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Novartis suspends dosing in phase 2b Huntington's trial after side effects reported

After seeing signs of side effects in some participants, Novartis has suspended dosing in its phase 2b Huntington’s disease trial assessing branaplam. Specifically, the review found that branaplam may cause peripheral neuropathy.  

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Chasing GSK, Pfizer races to regulators after RSV vaccine paints positive impression in RENOIR phase 3

Pfizer has kept up the heat on GSK in the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine race, joining its rival in posting positive phase 3 data and staying tucked in its slipstream with plans to seek approval in the fall.

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Aktis makes waves with $84M extension as 3 big pharmas channel funds to radiopharmaceutical pipeline

Aktis Oncology has closed a series A extension round to the tune of $84 million, with big pharmas Merck Novartis and BMS joining to expand the biotech’s bandwidth for developing radiopharmaceutical cancer treatments.

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UPDATED: PACT Pharma to cull lead asset, divert 54 employees to new business development venture

More than a month after axing 94 employees, PACT Pharma is culling its lead asset and diverting 54 of the laid-off employees to a new business development venture that's yet to be named.

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Westlake backs 3T to use Stanford tech to land one-two punch on TCR challenges

3T Biosciences has stepped out of the shadows equipped with $40 million in series A cash and a platform designed to address two major challenges in T-cell-receptor-based therapeutics. Armed with the cash, the West Coast biotech plans to advance a pipeline featuring development-stage TCR-T cell assets.

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AbbVie, J&J's Imbruvica wins first pediatric nod, this one for chronic graft-versus-host disease

After nine years on the market and winning 11 FDA approvals, Johnson & Johnson and AbbVie’s Imbruvica has gained its first pediatric nod. This one is for chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) and gives children ages 1 to 11 their first treatment option for the life-threatening disorder. The FDA first signed off on Imbruvica’s use for those 12 and older with cGVHD in 2017.

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Open Orphan inks £10.4M deal to produce new H1N1 challenge virus

Open Orphan subsidiary hVIVO has inked a 10.4 million pound sterling ($12.3 million) deal with a large, unnamed pharmaceutical company to produce a novel batch of H1N1 influenza challenge virus.

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It's a spinoff: Novartis parts ways with Sandoz just as its generics biz shows signs of recovery

Less than a year into a strategic review, Novartis has decided to spin off its generics unit Sandoz. The separation will allow both companies to pursue different capital allocation strategies, CEO Vas Narasimhan, M.D., said.

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MIT researchers track Parkinson’s patients using radar as they sleep

The AI system analyzes a sleeping person's breathing patterns for some of the earliest signs of Parkinson’s or to note changes in the severity of the disease over time.

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Worldwide CRO expands with new bioanalytical lab

Worldwide Clinical Trials, a North Carolina-based CRO, is expanding its services with a new 15,000-square-foot bioanalytical laboratory at its Austin, Texas, location.

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Amazon Care is shutting down at the end of 2022. Here's why

Three years after it began piloting a primary care service for its employees that blended telehealth and in-person medical services, Amazon plans to shutter its Amazon Care service for employers.

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