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January 08, 2020___

Today's Rundown

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Bristol-Myers' ex-chief scientific officer joins Fred Hutchinson as president

As Bristol-Myers Squibb looked to subsume Big Biotech Celgene, its chief scientific officer Thomas Lynch decided to walk.

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Immunic adds Daiichi GI med to pipeline with phase 1 trial on deck

A year after Immunic Therapeutics secured the right to license an inflammatory bowel disease program from Daiichi Sankyo, the German biotech is pulling the trigger on that option and preparing to bring it into phase 1.

NorthSea raises $40M to wrap up phase 2b NASH trial

NorthSea Therapeutics has raised a $40 million (€36 million) series B round to wrap up its phase 2b nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) trial. The financing comes months after NorthSea enrolled the first NASH patient in the trial of its structurally engineered fatty acid icosabutate.

Mayo Clinic helps tech-enabled R&D shop nference to $60M B round

Nference has raised $60 million. The Mayo Clinic-backed series B round positions nference to forge ahead with its effort to capture and analyze health data, including unstructured information, to help researchers discover and develop medicines.

China's Adagene bags $69M to advance lead immunotherapies

General Atlantic poured $50 million into Adagene’s $69 million series D, joining the likes of Eight Roads Ventures China, F-Prime Capital, WuXi Corporate Venture Fund and Sequoia China. The latest round will push the company’s lead immunotherapies through the clinic as well as support further development of its drug discovery technology.

Verastem pens KRAS-focused drug licensing deal with Chugai

Verastem Oncology has signed a pact to license a drug targeting KRAS-mutation positive cancers from Chugai.

Allurion nets $34M to market its swallowable weight-loss balloon

Gastric weight-loss balloon manufacturer Allurion Technologies has raised $34 million in new funding to boost its commercialization efforts and entry into the U.S. market, pending FDA approval.

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