As Urovant gears up for vibegron FDA decision, the biotech gets snapped up by Sumitovant Biopharma Synairgen stock climbs on COVID-19 treatment results AHA: Amgen heart failure med meets phase 3 goal—but doesn’t help patients live longer Best Practices for Research Sites: Effectively Using Patient Recruitment Advertising Dollars Sanofi pumps €50M into rising French VC shop Jeito Roche ditches EGFR drug pact with C4 Therapeutics Cleveland Clinic team draws a link between COVID-19 protection and the sleep aid melatonin AstraZeneca, looking for clarity, snags ImpediMed sensors for heart, kidney failure trials FiercePharmaAsia—10 Chinese biotechs to know; RemeGen's $515M IPO; Sinovac COVD vax trial halt Chutes & Ladders—Proxy brawler Denner joins board at Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Featured Story By Ben Adams Urovant began life as an offshoot of Vivek Ramaswamy’s Roivant goliath, but is now firmly a part of the Sumitovant Biopharma family after the life science company bought up the rest of its shares in the biotech. read more |
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| Top Stories By Nick Paul Taylor Synairgen has shared more data from the COVID-19 clinical trial that sent its stock up 300% earlier this year. The latest update, which triggered a 30% jump in Synairgen’s shares, contains a closer look at the effect of inhaled nebulised interferon beta-1a SNG001 on hospitalized COVID-19 patients. read more By Amirah Al Idrus Amgen and Cytokinetics did not impress when they unveiled topline data for their heart failure drug last month. Now, the duo are sharing a deeper look at a treatment that met its goal in a phase 3 study but did not help patients with heart failure live longer. read more By WCG Are you looking to optimize your site’s patient recruitment advertising dollars? WCG’s experienced team of patient recruitment experts can help your site efficiently use your advertising funds by creating customized recruitment campaigns for any of your studies, and we’ve also curated a list of best practices to ensure your spend sees the best ROI. read more By Nick Paul Taylor Sanofi has invested €50 million ($59 million) in French VC firm Jeito Capital. The investment, Sanofi’s first in a private French fund, boosts Rafaèle Tordjman’s efforts to establish Jeito as an emerging force in the European biotech VC scene. read more By Ben Adams Roche has handed back the rights to one of its C4 Therapeutics targets as it tweaks a four-year research pact. read more By Angus Liu Scientists are continuing to try to repurpose existing medicines as a fast approach to containing COVID-19. After analyzing a large patient registry, researchers at the Cleveland Clinic suggested that a popular over-the-counter sleep aid melatonin may be a possible option for the disease. read more By Conor Hale To capture a clearer picture of patients’ progress in its clinical trials for heart failure and chronic kidney disease, AstraZeneca has tapped the Australian developer ImpediMed and its devices that can measure the fluid status of a person’s tissues in 30 seconds. read more By Angus Liu We list 10 biotech leaders in China, most of which have attracted Big Pharma companies to invest in their R&D. Antibody-drug conjugate developer RemeGene raised $515 million in one of the world's largest biotech IPOs. Sinovac's COVID vaccine hit a temporary trial halt in Brazil. 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