This week's sponsor is Premier Research. | | Clearing the Path for Orphan Drug Development The unmet therapeutic need in rare disease is huge, but so are the cost and complexity of drug development. Read our white paper to see how the FDA and EMA are easing the path to regulatory approval. Premier Research. It's what we do. Best. | Top Stories Tuesday, December 6, 2016 After a torrid year that has seen multiple deaths in testing, FDA- and self-imposed study halts and its shares tanking, Juno last night held up to the light its new great hope: JCAR017 Tuesday, December 6, 2016 AbbVie has struck five-year cancer research pacts with Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Northwestern University's Lurie Cancer Center. The similarly-structured agreements give the academic centers access to new AbbVie therapies for use in preclinical research—and give the drug developer an option to license discoveries made by its new partners. Tuesday, December 6, 2016 TiGenix has taken another step toward its delayed Nasdaq IPO. The stem cell therapy specialist is aiming to net $42.9 million (€39.8 million) through the listing, approximately half of which will go toward a U.S. late-phase trial of Crohn's disease candidate Cx601. Tuesday, December 6, 2016 Creo Medical Group is set to raise approximately $26 million in an IPO. The British surgical endoscopy specialist will use the money to commercialize its radiofrequency and microwave-enabled system for tissue dissection, resection, ablation and coagulation in the U.S. and Europe. Monday, December 5, 2016 Johnson & Johnson’s interest in Actelion as a takeover target may not yet have sparked a deal, but it has made founder and CEO Jean-Paul Clozel a billionaire. Thing is, Clozel isn't nearly as excited about making a deal as his investors are. | AstraZeneca has posted some early data for its med acalabrutinib in chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Release Sage has sped up its plans for SAGE-547 in postpartum depression after talking with the FDA. Statement Auris Medical said it is "on track" to restart enrollment for its Keyzilen tinnitus program after a chat with regulators. Release | |
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