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Today's Rundown Featured Story | | | Wednesday, January 30, 2019 Roche has stopped a pair of phase 3 Alzheimer’s disease trials after an interim analysis found they were unlikely to hit their primary endpoint. The setback wipes out near-term hopes of getting the AC Immune-partnered anti-Abeta antibody crenezumab to market. |
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Top Stories Wednesday, January 30, 2019 Biogen isn’t due to report results from its phase 3 trials of Alzheimer’s disease antibody aducanumab until 2020 at the earliest, but its unwillingness to give any hint about interim data is spooking investors. Wednesday, January 30, 2019 Aslan Pharmaceuticals is set to cut its headcount by 30% in response to a recent setback in the clinic. The layoffs are expected to half Aslan’s operational costs, extending its runway as it heads toward upcoming readouts. Wednesday, January 30, 2019 MassBio's Project Onramp matches low-income students from across Massachusetts to well-paid summer internships at local biotech companies. The scheme, announced Tuesday at Framingham State University, aims to place 50 students. Wednesday, January 30, 2019 Dewpoint Therapeutics debuted Wednesday with $60 million in series A financing and a mission to develop drugs that target biomolecular condensates, an “understudied” type of organelle found inside cells. | This week's sponsor is ExL Events. | |  | |
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