KalVista's rival to Takeda's Firazyr aces trial, sending stock up 200% Veru's COVID-19 drug hopeful scrapes efficacy hurdle, but questions remain Tmunity expands Penn pact, picking up another CAR-T program, rights to manufacturing tech Sponsored: Understanding the pharmaceutical lifecycle and the benefits of a menu-driven approach Drug Farm bags $56M to take novel hepatitis B drug into humans Deerfield, Dana-Farber team up again, this time on $130M translational science deal Verily links with Janssen for at-home COVID-19 immune system study Boosting the response to immuno-oncology in pancreatic cancer by targeting inflammation Cancer trials a major victim of pandemic as global studies dropped by 60%: JAMA Eli Lilly CFO steps down—and gives up $24M-plus in cash and equity—after investigation finds 'inappropriate' behavior Featured Story | By Nick Paul Taylor KalVista Pharmaceuticals’ oral plasma kallikrein inhibitor has reduced the use of rescue medication in patients suffering swelling attacks associated with a rare disease. The phase 2 results boost KalVista’s prospects of establishing KVD900 as an alternative to injectable treatments such as Takeda’s Firazyr and Pharming’s Ruconest. read more |
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Top Stories By Ben Adams Little-known Miami biotech Veru saw its shares jump this week after reporting seemingly positive data from a small phase 2 in COVID-19 patients. read more By Amirah Al Idrus Tmunity Therapeutics was born out of an extensive collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania that netted it the technology, know-how and programs it needed to go after better cell therapies for cancer. Now, the biotech is bolstering that pact, picking up a new CAR-T program and the rights to certain technologies. read more Sponsored By: Avid Bioservices The concept of one-stop shopping has become more popular in the biopharmaceutical industry in recent years, prompting many traditional commercial manufacturing organizations (CMOs) to provide support to clients throughout the manufacturing lifecycle. read more By Nick Paul Taylor Drug Farm has raised $56 million to take its lead hepatitis B treatment into the clinic. The series A round will equip Drug Farm to start learning whether its mutagenesis-based approach to drug target discovery translates into effective therapies. read more By Amirah Al Idrus Deerfield Management and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute are at it again. Two years after teaming up on protein degradation R&D, the duo inked a 10-year partnership aimed at turning scientific discoveries at Dana-Farber into new medicines and diagnostics for cancer. read more By Conor Hale Verily is teaming up with Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen division to observe the body’s earliest immune responses to a coronavirus infection, with people participating in the research from within their own homes. read more By Arlene Weintraub Immune-stimulating antibodies that target the receptor CD40 are emerging as promising therapies for pancreatic cancer, but they don't work in many patients. Penn researchers discovered that high levels of inflammation impede the response to CD40 drugs. Combinations that suppress inflammation may be the answer, they said. read more By Ben Adams Data out from Medidata and published by the JAMA network have found oncology tests dropped off dramatically in the first wave of the pandemic last year. read more By Eric Sagonowsky After Eli Lilly heard allegations of an inappropriate relationship between its chief financial officer, Josh Smiley, and an employee, the drugmaker hired an external firm to investigate. Now, Smiley is not only out of the job, but also forfeiting $24 million in cash and equity awards. read more Enrollment Showcase | Sponsored by: University of Florida College of Pharmacy Learn about the Top 5-Ranked UF College of Pharmacy’s online graduate programs in pharmaceutical outcomes & policy. Select from five specializations, including the new pharmaceutical value assessment & communication option. Over half of graduates progress to a new role within one year. Register now. |
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