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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
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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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USA-based biotech Emergent BioSolutions has appointed Joseph Papa as president and chief executive (CEO), effective February 21, 2024. 22 February 2024
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Shares of US clinical-stage biotech Coya Therapeutics leapt almost 10% to $8.82 in morning trading, after releasing a letter to stockholders from its chief executive and chairman, Dr Howard Berman. 21 February 2024
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RAPT Therapeutics revealed that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has verbally notified the company that a clinical hold has been placed on the company’s Phase IIb trial of zelnecirnon (RPT193) in atopic dermatitis and its Phase IIa trial in asthma. 20 February 2024
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Australia’s Starpharma has announced that it has completed the formal dispute resolution process with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in relation to VivaGel BV (SPL7013/astodrimer sodium). 20 February 2024
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Biologics License Application (BLA) for Amtagvi (lifileucel) suspension for intravenous infusion, submitted by US biotech Iovance Biotherapeutics. 19 February 2024
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California, USA-based Firefly Bio emerged from stealth mode on Friday with a $94 million Series A financing co-led by founding investor Versant Ventures and by MPM BioImpact alongside Decheng Capital and with participation from Eli Lilly. 17 February 2024
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Shares of US cancer drug developer Kinnate Biopharma closed up 12.3% at $2.55 on Friday, on news of a takeover bid from biotech royalty aggregator XOMA Corp. 17 February 2024
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Japanese drug major Astellas Pharma says its subsidiary Xyphos has entered into research and license agreement with privately-held Boston, USA-based Kelonia Therapeutics, to develop novel immuno-oncology therapeutics. 16 February 2024
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Autoimmune diseases specialist Aurinia Pharmaceuticals lost 24% of its market value on Thursday after presenting an update on the firm’s future. 16 February 2024
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US biopharma Citius Pharmaceuticals has announced the resubmission of its Biologics License Application (BLA) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Lymphir (denileukin diftitox) for patients with relapsed or refractory cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) after at least one prior systemic therapy. 15 February 2024
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US biotech Cogent Biosciences saw its shares close up a massive 59.3% at $8.70 yesterday, after it announced a securities purchase agreement for a private investment in public equity financing 15 February 2024
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San Diego, USA-based precision oncology company Erasca announced two clinical trial collaboration and supply agreements (CTCSAs) with Swiss pharma giant Novartis for the MEK inhibitor Mekinist (trametinib). 15 February 2024
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Cathal Friel, co-founder, substantial shareholder, and currently non-executive chairman of London-listed Poolbeg Pharma, is assuming the role of executive chairman at the company effective immediately. 15 February 2024
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Japan’s Ono Pharmaceutical yesterday revealed that it has entered into an option and collaboration agreement with Swiss biotech Numab Therapeutics. 15 February 2024
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Shares in AN2 Therapeutics, a US biopharma focused on developing treatments for rare, chronic, and serious infectious diseases with high unmet needs, closed 74% lower on Monday. 14 February 2024
Biotechnology
After four years in stealth, California, USA-based biotech Latigo Biotherapeutics today announced its emergence with a $135 million Series A financing. 14 February 2024
Biotechnology
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the Priority Review period for the Biologics License Application (BLA) for Kresladi (marnetegragene autotemcel; formerly RP-L201) for severe leukocyte adhesion deficiency-I (LAD-I). 14 February 2024
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China-based biotech Brii Biosciences has entered into a second agreement with VBI Vaccines, sending the US firm’s up almost 10% to $0.72 in pre-market activity. 14 February 2024
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Clinical stage gene therapy company MeiraGTx Holdings announced the achievement of the first milestone under the asset purchase agreement with Janssen Pharmaceuticals. 14 February 2024
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Shares of Canadian clinical-stage precision oncology company Repare Therapeutics leapt 10% to $7.57 today, as it revealed that Swiss pharma major Roche was returning rights to a partnered product. 13 February 2024
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