Top Stories Tuesday, November 8, 2016 Bone Therapeutics has scrapped plans to trial its autologous cell therapy Preob in the U.S. The bone fracture specialist had planned to run a Phase IIb/III trial in the U.S. to complement its activities in Europe, but has pulled back from the proposal to focus on its other pipeline prospect. Tuesday, November 8, 2016 Mylan has filed for FDA approval of its biosimilar copy of Roche’s Herceptin. The submission tees up Mylan and its partner Biocon to start chipping away at a cornerstone of Roche’s business while advancing their own attempts to establish a portfolio of biosimilars in the U.S. Tuesday, November 8, 2016 Scientists from Stanford University School of Medicine have used CRISPR in early-stage work to patch up the gene that causes sickle cell disease as they eye human trials in 2018. Tuesday, November 8, 2016 Swedish biotech BioInvent has been told by the FDA to stop dosing multiple myeloma patients in its Phase II test for BI-505 due to safety concerns. Tuesday, November 8, 2016 An NIAID-funded team has discovered a Zika antibody that reduces mother-to-fetus transmission of the virus in pregnant mice. This research could lead to the development of vaccines or other therapeutics against the virus. Tuesday, November 8, 2016 With biosimilar challengers champing at the bit to snag a piece of AbbVie’s world-leading Humira sales, much is riding on the company’s IP protection. And Monday, that protection held up, notching a win in the latest battle between AbbVie and Coherus. | This week's sponsor is Catalent. | | | eBook | Healthy Aging: Improved Dose Forms for Aging Population
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| | | Asterias Biotherapeutics has given the highest dose of 20 million cells of AST-OPC1 to its first patient with complete cervical spinal cord injury. Statement Seattle Genetics and med partner Takeda have finished up patient enrollment in their late-stage study of Adcetris as a frontline combo chemotherapy in patients with CD30-positive mature T-cell lymphoma. Release An artificial intelligence company from the U.K. has penned an exclusive deal with Janssen to use AI tech with its drug development process. Statement | |
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