Today's Rundown Featured Story | | | Friday, July 12, 2019 Amgen and Novartis have stopped pivotal tests of CNP520 in Alzheimer’s disease. The failure is a blow to the hypothesis that anti-amyloid drugs delay or prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s when given before patients develop symptoms. |
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Top Stories Friday, July 12, 2019 Sofinnova Partners has invested €12 million ($14 million) in Abivax, securing itself more than 10% of the company. The investment buys the biotech time to fund ABX464 to milestones while seeking a partner for the asset. Thursday, July 11, 2019 Back in May, new Gilead CEO Daniel O’Day said he’d be looking for a CEO for Gilead’s Kite unit. And he’s found his pick. Thursday, the Big Biotech said it would bring on Eli Lilly executive Christi Shaw to run the cell therapy company. Thursday, July 11, 2019 Broad Institute researchers have developed a new strategy for editing RNA they believe could someday be used to treat brain diseases like Alzheimer’s. In cells, they showed the technology can be used to target 24 disease-causing mutations. Thursday, July 11, 2019 In this week's EuroBiotech Report, BioNTech raises $325 million, Osivax pulled in €8 million and FDA accepts BLA filing for Sanofi's Darzalex rival. Friday, July 12, 2019 Janssen has scrapped an obesity drug collaboration with Hanmi after midphase trials. Yuhan signs $870 million NASH deal with Boehringer Ingelheim. GSK opens new manufacturing facilities in Singapore and sells a Chinese site to Fosun. And more. Friday, July 12, 2019 Former Merrimack CEO becomes new chief at Yumanity; Lilly Bio-Medicines chief steps aside; 23andMe's therapeutics leader leaves for board roles at up-and-coming biotechs. Those moves plus more hirings, firings and retirings throughout the industry. | This week's sponsor is ExL Events. | |  | |
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