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June 20, 2018

Today's Rundown

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Sarepta leaps 50% on early data for Duchenne gene therapy

The data, taken from three patients, showed a 38% increase in a muscle protein that boys with DMD usually lack.

Top Stories

ITeos raises $75M to trial immuno-oncology drugs

ITeos Therapeutics has raised $75 million (€64 million) to take two immuno-oncology assets into the clinic. The MPM Capital-led series B tees iTeos up to start dosing patients with an adenosine A2A antagonist later this year while expanding into new offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Eidos Therapeutics raises $106M IPO to advance ATTR med

Eidos' $106 million IPO comes on the heels of a $64 million series B and will support phase 2 and phase 3 trials of its transthyretin amyloidosis drug.

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Novimmune, TG ally to take CD47-CD19 bispecific into clinic

Novimmune has brought TG Therapeutics on board to help with the development of its CD47-CD19 bispecific antibody. TG will fund and run early-phase clinical trials of the treatment for hematologic B-cell malignancies, with Novimmune set to return to help out with the pivotal program.

Anika’s combo arthritis drug Cingal flunks phase 3 test

It’s turned out to be a challenging 2018 for Anika Therapeutics’ new CEO Joseph Darling—and a failed phase 3 trial for lead pipeline drug Cingal won’t make his job any easier.

Organ-chip developer Emulate raises $36M in VC funding

Organ-on-a-chip developer Emulate has gathered $36 million in series C financing and plans to expand its platform to include a wider range of disease models for drug efficacy testing.

Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase appoint CEO for healthcare venture

Atul Gawande, M.D., was officially named chief executive officer of the three-way partnership's newly formed company to address U.S. employee healthcare.

Enrollment Showcase

SBMI Now Offering an Online Graduate Program in Bioinformatics

UTHealth SBMI now offers a M.S. track in clinical and translational bioinformatics.

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