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BioAge Labs today announced a multi-year research collaboration with Swiss pharma giant Novartis, with the news pushing the US biotech’s shares up 6.1% to $4.35 by early afternoon. 18 December 2024
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Marking its second deal this month alone, Novo Nordisk has entered into a multi-year collaboration with Massachusetts, USA-based Photys Therapeutics to develop novel proximity-based therapeutics for a cardiometabolic disease target. 18 December 2024
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Cara Therapeutics and Tvardi Therapeutics have announced a definitive agreement to merge, creating a new entity under the Tvardi name. 18 December 2024
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SiteOne Therapeutics has announced the completion of a $100 million series C financing, led by Novo Holdings, with participation from OrbiMed, Wellington Management, Mission BioCapital, and others. 18 December 2024
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Flagship Pioneering-founded genome engineering biotech Tessera Therapeutics today announced an investment of up to $50 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop curative, globally accessible in vivo genetic therapies for sickle cell disease. 18 December 2024
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San Francisco-based Indapta Therapeutics, a privately held start-up developing next-generation cell therapies, has raised $22.5 million in a new financing round. The firm raised over $50 million in series A funding in 2022. 18 December 2024
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French CNS specialist Theranexus saw its shares leap more than 34% to 0.65 euros as it revealed a license and supply agreement with Exeltis to commercialize TX01, its novel formulation of a compound already approved in the indication for the treatment of rare neurological diseases. 18 December 2024
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Shares in US biopharma Viridian Therapeutics shot up by 21% on Monday. 17 December 2024
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US antivirals giant Gilead Sciences today revealed it has entered into a strategic collaboration to discover and develop novel, small molecule therapies across multiple targets with Californian biotech Terray Therapeutics. 17 December 2024
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Swedish biotech company Inify Laboratories has raised approximately 135 million kroner ($12.3 million) through a private placement, supporting a planned expansion into the UK. 16 December 2024
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Dewpoint Therapeutics and ConcertAI have announced the first phase of their translational oncology partnership, aligned around the former company's latest drug candidate, DPTX3186. 16 December 2024
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Bicycle Therapeutics, a UK-headquartered pharma company developing a new class of therapeutics based on its proprietary bicyclic peptide technology, closed a third lower on Friday. 16 December 2024
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In a filing with the US financial regulator, German mRNA specialist BioNTech has noted the lifting of a partial clinical hold on its PRESERVE-003 trial. 16 December 2024
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VectorY Therapeutics, a Netherlands-based biotech focused on neurodegenerative diseases, has appointed Jim Scibetta as chief executive officer. 16 December 2024
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Sino-American biotech BeiGene has announced it has entered into a global licensing agreement with China’s CSPC Zhongqi Pharmaceutical Technology for SYH2039, a novel methionine adenosyltransferase 2A (MAT2A)-inhibitor being explored for solid tumors. 13 December 2024
Pharmaceutical
US biotech Corcept Therapeutics has reported positive results from the Phase IV CATALYST study of Korlym (mifepristone) in people with hypercortisolism and difficult-to-control type 2 diabetes. 13 December 2024
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Nine months out from landing an additional $35 million in seed funding, Relation has more news – a big pharma collaboration. The group has announced a $45 million upfront deal, including a $15 million equity investment with UK pharma group GSK. 13 December 2024
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UK-based Tenpoint Therapeutics and Seattle’s Visus Therapeutics have announced the completion of their merger to create an entirely new chapter in ophthalmic therapeutic medicines aimed at rejuvenating the aging eye. 12 December 2024
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AI-driven biotech BenevolentAI has announced sweeping changes aimed at refocusing its operations and extending its financial runway into 2027. 12 December 2024
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USA-based Elevation Oncology, an innovative oncology company focused on the discovery and development of selective cancer therapies, has entered into a licensing agreement with Synaffix, part of Swiss out-sourcing major Lonza. 12 December 2024
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Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, a US biopharma specializing in rare neuroendocrine diseases, has announced that its drug Imcivree (setmelanotide) is expected to be funded and available for use in England and Wales within three months through the National Health Service (NHS) in specialist centers. 22 May 2024
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The Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology has published a post hoc analysis of data from the Phase III KINECT-4 study of Ingrezza (valbenazine). 22 May 2024
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Foghorn Therapeutics has announced the pricing of a direct share offering, with the goal of raising $110 million. 21 May 2024
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Israeli dermatology company Sol-Gel Technologies has signed an agreement with Beimei Pharma for the commercialization of Twyneo (tretinoin/benzoyl peroxide) in China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and Israel. 21 May 2024
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Medigene has extended a deal with fellow German company BioNTech to advance T cell receptor (TCR) immunotherapies. 21 May 2024
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UK antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) company Pheon Therapeutics today announced the completion of a $120 million Series B financing to fund the development of its pipeline of differentiated ADCs. 21 May 2024
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Massachusetts-USA-based biotech-Progentos Therapeutics has announced its launch and the closing of a $65 million Series A round of financing. 21 May 2024
Biotechnology
Shares of Massachusetts, USA-based muscle specialist Dyne Therapeutics closed up almost 28% at $35.38 yesterday, after it released positive clinical data from its ongoing Phase I/II ACHIEVE trial of DYNE-101. 21 May 2024
Pharmaceutical
Following a review of its strategic options, Swedish immunology company InDex Pharmaceuticals has opted for a reverse merger with Stockholm-based Flerie Invest. 21 May 2024
Biotechnology
Swiss biotech Idorsia today announced changes to its executive committee (IEC) and will propose changes in membership of the board of directors at the upcoming annual general meeting of shareholders (AGM), to be held on June 13, 2024. 21 May 2024
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Australian radiopharma developer Telix Pharmaceuticals has filed for a secondary listing, with proposals for an initial public offering in the USA. 20 May 2024
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Rapport Therapeutics, a company with a footprint in both Boston and San Diego, USA, has outlined plans for an initial public offering. 20 May 2024
Biotechnology
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the final withdrawal of the approval of BridgeBio Pharma Truseltiq (infigratinib) for previously treated, unresectable locally advanced or metastatic cholangiocarcinoma. 20 May 2024
Biotechnology
Swiss family-owned protein specialist Octapharma has appointed pharmaceutical industry veteran Kelly Hearn as vice president of commercial development and marketing of its American company, Octapharma USA.
Ms Hearn will take immediate leadership 20 May 2024
Biotechnology
Cambridge, USA-based generative protein design pioneer Nabla Bio has announced the closure of a $26 million Series A financing, led by Radical Ventures with participation from all existing investors. 20 May 2024
Biotechnology
Precision oncology company Erasca, which is focused on discovering, developing, and commercializing therapies for patients with RAS/MAPK pathway-driven cancers, opened trading 8% higher Friday. 17 May 2024
Pharmaceutical
Boston, USA-based start-up Monte Rosa Therapeutics intends to raise around $100 million through a public share offering. 17 May 2024
Pharmaceutical
Pliant Therapeutics has announced positive top-line data from a 12-week, mid-stage trial of bexotegrast, code name PLN-74809. 16 May 2024
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Cincinnati, USA-based CinDome Pharma, a CinRx portfolio company dedicated to advancing a safe, chronic therapy for gastroparesis, today announced a $40 million Series B financing extension. 16 May 2024
Biotechnology
Blackstone has announced the launch of the Blackstone Life Sciences portfolio company Uniquity Bio, a clinical-stage drug developer on immunology and inflammation. 16 May 2024
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