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Today's Rundown Aerpio shares plummet on eye study flop Allergy Therapeutics’ shares nose-dive as another setback hits the biotech Dermira soars as Dupixent challenger hits midphase endpoint Cold Genesys bags $22M to push oncolytic virus for bladder cancer After a hiring blitz, Karuna nabs $68M funding round Imara lands $63M crossover round to trial sickle cell drug Apple presents smartwatch results from 400,000-strong heart study Featured Story | | | Monday, March 18, 2019 Shares in Aerpio Pharmaceuticals were more than halved in early trading Monday morning after the company announced the failure of its leading drug candidate. |
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Top Stories Monday, March 18, 2019 Allergy Therapeutics saw its stock down by 40% in early trading in London Monday morning after its birch pollen drug failed to move the needle in a key phase 3 trial, though the biotech, no stranger to setbacks, has vowed to keep calm and carry on. Monday, March 18, 2019 Dermira has generated evidence that its treatment for moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis can pose a challenge to Dupixent. The phase 2b data link the treatment to significant gains on an eczema scale but leave doubts about whether it can improve on the dosing of Regeneron and Sanofi’s fast-selling drug. Monday, March 18, 2019 Cold Genesys is developing its lead asset both as a single agent and in combination therapies and has taken it through phase 2 in nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer. Monday, March 18, 2019 Boston startup Karuna Therapeutics has raised a chunky $68 million just six months after getting off a $42 million series A as it looks to beef up work on its Alzheimer’s/schizophrenia combo therapy. Monday, March 18, 2019 Imara has raised a $63 million crossover round to advance its sickle cell disease drug. The series B will enable Imara to wrap up a phase 2a trial of a phosphodiesterase-9 inhibitor it picked up from Lundbeck and push deeper into the clinic. Monday, March 18, 2019 After canvassing more than 400,000 people across all 50 states in just eight months, Apple has finished a virtual investigation of its smartwatch’s ability to alert users to irregular heart rhythms possibly linked to atrial fibrillation. It was one of the largest studies of its kind. | This week's sponsor is Accenture. | | | [Webinar] Embracing Emerging Technology in Drug Development
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