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Aug 29, 2023

LIB's cholesterol-busting drug aces 2nd phase 3 trial, keeping Amgen blockbuster in its sights


Apellis lays off 25%, culls preclinical programs to free up cash for Syfovre’s growth


Introducing Fierce Biotech's 2023 Fierce 15


Activist investors once again take AIM at biotech working on treatment for long COVID symptom 


Clene polishes tarnished ALS asset with long-term survival data


New crew, new experiments: NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 mission brings more biomedical research to ISS 


Fierce Biotech Fundraising Tracker '23: Superluminal snags $33M seed; i2o Therapeutics raises $46M


Fierce Biotech M&A Tracker 2023: Cybin merges with Small Pharma to broaden psychedelic pursuits; Regeneron presses play with Decibel


Combining Mirati's KRAS GD12 inhibitor with immunotherapy halts pancreatic cancer in mice

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LIB's cholesterol-busting drug aces 2nd phase 3 trial, keeping Amgen blockbuster in its sights

LIB Therapeutics has passed another milestone on its path to launching a challenger to cholesterol drugs sold by Amgen, Regeneron and Sanofi. In the latest phase 3 readout, the private biotech’s subcutaneous PCSK9 inhibitor cut levels of LDL cholesterol to maintain momentum going into the final two data drops.
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Apellis lays off 25%, culls preclinical programs to free up cash for Syfovre's growth

While it continues to hone in on the cause of a rare side effect linked to its geographic atrophy drug Syfovre, Apellis has decided to lay off a quarter of its workforce and cull its two preclinical assets to claw back $300 million in savings.

Introducing Fierce Biotech's 2023 Fierce 15

This year's Fierce 15 features companies pushing the envelope not only in the lab, in the clinic or on the conference circuit.

This CDMO's global footprint is helping innovative companies bring their medications to patients

With the rapid increase in cell and gene manufacturing, companies need support from experienced, reliable, and global, CDMO's with a deep and rich technology network.

Activist investors once again take AIM at biotech working on treatment for long COVID symptom

A group of activist investors is once again taking on AIM Immunotech's leadership, suing the company for changes to its bylaws made earlier this year. The company rejected three board nominations earlier this month.

Accelerate and Optimize Rare Disease Patient-Finding with AI

Using artificial intelligence to predict and uncover de-identified rare disease patients shortens the time to diagnosis, benefiting both patients and life science companies.

Clene polishes tarnished ALS asset with long-term survival data

Clene has shared another cut of long-term data from its phase 2 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) trial. The open-label extension linked a gold nanocrystal suspension to improved survival, but, with setbacks including a primary endpoint miss hanging over it, Clene’s share price remains in the basement.

New crew, new experiments: NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 mission brings more biomedical research to ISS

It's hard enough to juggle two experiments at once. Now, try to imagine managing 200 of them—in space.

Fierce Biotech Fundraising Tracker '23: Superluminal snags $33M seed; i2o Therapeutics raises $46M

Alongside the new year, we've launched a new Fierce Biotech Fundraising Tracker to keep the pulse on the industry's financing.

Fierce Biotech M&A Tracker 2023: Cybin merges with Small Pharma to broaden psychedelic pursuits; Regeneron presses play with Decibel

Fierce Biotech's M&A Tracker, your one-stop shop for dealmaking in the biopharma universe.

Combining Mirati's KRAS GD12 inhibitor with immunotherapy halts pancreatic cancer in mice

New research that helps explain why KRAS mutations drive pancreatic cancer suggests that monotherapy isn’t sufficient to eliminate it—but that combining KRAS inhibitors with immunotherapy might be the key.

Amgen launches new 'Lower Your LDL Cholesterol Now' campaign backed by the American Heart Association

Many survivors of heart attacks or strokes remain uncertain about the risks associated with "bad cholesterol" or their LDL levels.

'Tsunami of exclusion': Patients shut out while payers cut obesity drug coverage

Obesity impacts roughly 40% of Americans, but insurers are becoming less willing to cover weight loss drugs for the disease. Health companies are looking to bridge the gap.

Drugs from J&J, Merck, Novartis, BMS and more set for first round of Medicare price negotiations: CMS

The drugs that made the cut for the first price negotiations are Johnson & Johnson’s Imbruvica, Stelara and Xarelto plus Bristol Myers Squibb’s Eliquis, Merck & Co.’s Januvia, Novartis’ Entresto, Eli Lilly’s Jardiance, AstraZeneca’s Farxiga, Novo Nordisk’s Fiasp and Amgen’s Enbrel.
 

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Novel Antibodies for the Characterization of CAR-T Cells

Download this webinar to learn how to avoid pitfalls when characterizing CAR-T cells in your development workflow, how to save time by using one antibody to examine your entire panel of CARs, and more.
 

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