Vertex pays $320M for ViaCyte in diabetes push
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MacroGenics closes solid tumor clinical trial after 7 people die

MacroGenics has closed a phase 2 clinical trial of its anti-cancer antibody enoblituzumab after learning of seven deaths potentially associated with hemorrhagic events. The setback means two of MacroGenics’ three attacks on B7-H3 have hit setbacks but the biotech is forging ahead with the third candidate.

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'Organize. Align': Women in biotech see Roe v. Wade ruling as a call to action

More than 100 women in biotech have signed on to a letter decrying the Supreme Court's ruling overturning Roe v. Wade. They say this is only the beginning of their activism.

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Vertex absorbs ViaCyte and its stem cell-based diabetes treatment for $320M, clearing out competition

Just a week after Vertex’s stem cell therapy to treat type 1 diabetes was released from an FDA clinical hold, the company is clearing out potential competition by buying ViaCyte for $320 million. 

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Sponsored: Ramp up your AAV production with Lonza’s HEK 293 cell line and patented vectors technologies

Advance your AAV-based therapeutics by leveraging Lonza expertise, using the same tools and technologies used for our platform processes. Balance risk and speed, while maintaining high AAV productivity

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Sanofi preps hemophilia duo for patients seeking as 'normal a life as possible'

Sanofi presented data on its broad bleeding disorder pipeline at the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis 2022 Congress Sunday, showcasing key late-stage data on two therapies: efanesoctocog alfa and fitusiran.

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Sponsored: Decentralized clinical trials, patient experience and the role of supply chain management

The rise of clinical trial complexity has been well-documented but the impact on logistics is not well understood. Here, we look at decentralized trials, patient experience and the role of logistics.

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Emerald Health sees CEO, CFO resign as CBD-focused company faces fraud allegations

Emerald Health Pharmaceuticals’ CEO and CFO have both stood down as the CBD-focused company battles fraud allegations from the SEC.

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Pliant surges as phase 2 data raise hopes for lung disease asset

Pliant Therapeutics’ idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) candidate has impressed investors. With phase 2 data supporting more development, the biotech boasted a 60%-plus stock surge on Monday morning.

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Quelling star-shaped brain cells may prevent long-term brain injury deficits

Researchers have discovered that quelling astrocytes—star-shaped brain cells—might fight long-term effects of traumatic brain injury, pointing to a protein involved in the process that could serve as a potential therapeutic target.

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Innoviva snaps up La Jolla and its 2 FDA-approved drugs for $149M

With sales of blood pressure medicine Giapreza lagging, La Jolla has sold out to royalty management company Innoviva for $149 million. The Waltham, Massachusetts, company intends to pay $5.95 per share, which is a 70% premium on La Jolla’s 30-day share price.

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Exelixis trots out combo win for Cabometyx and BMS meds in kidney cancer. Will the FDA get on board?

Bristol Myers Squibb's Opdivo and Yervoy and Exelixis' Cabometyx have their own newly diagnosed kidney cancer nods. Now, Exelixis showed that adding its drug to the immuno-oncology duo can confer additional benefits, but so far only on stalling tumor progression.

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Dr. Reddy's reveals FDA write-up at Indian formulation plant

Following a preapproval inspection at one of the drugmaker's formulations manufacturing sites, Dr. Reddy’s says the FDA slapped the company with a two-observation Form 483.

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Primary care company Forward cuts 5% of workforce amid 'extremely tough' market conditions

Primary care company Forward, reportedly worth more than $1 billion, is the latest digital health company to feel pressure from the current market downturn.

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FDA denies Lumos Diagnostics' bid for rapid test to differentiate between bacterial, viral infections

Lumos Diagnostics’ FebriDx point-of-care test will have to wait a bit longer to see the light of day in the U.S., as the Australian company announced Monday that its 510(k) submission to the FDA has been rejected.

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