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January 09, 2018

Today's Rundown

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Biotech stocks fail to lift on so-so J.P. Morgan conference's first day

Last year, things were pretty quiet out of the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference: few deals, few major updates. That seemed to set the tone for much of the year, at least on the M&A front.

Top Stories

In it for the long haul: A chat with Barry Greene

Alnylam President Barry Greene discusses the retooled Sanofi deal, Alnylam's transition to a commercial-stage company and what's on the horizon in 2018.

After $270M round, BioNTech pens TCR pact with Scancell

BioNTech has followed up on its $270 million megaround by striking a deal with Scancell. The alliance gives BioNTech the chance to work with Scancell to discover and characterize T cell receptors (TCRs) and an option to form a license agreement covering the resulting therapeutics. 

[Sponsored] INNOVATION BY DESIGN

Astellas, like many of our industry peers, prioritizes innovation. What sets Astellas apart, however, is how we function at the intersection where our “Science First” approach meets the flexibility we’ve built into our innovation infrastructure.

BerGenBio’s AXL inhibitor clears early efficacy test in NSCLC

BerGenBio has brought cancer drug BGB324 through an early efficacy assessment. The study linked the AXL inhibitor to a 33% disease control rate in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients who had previously progressed following treatment with an EGFR inhibitor.

BioClin Therapeutics hires Gilead blood cancer R&D exec

Nearly a year after closing a second funding round, cancer biotech BioClin has nabbed Esteban (Steve) Abella, M.D., as its new chief medical officer.

Datavant integrates 150 data sets, teams with Duke, G3, Verge Genomics

Aimed at helping drug development by improving the design and interpretation of clinical trials though data, Roivant Sciences’ Datavant is quickly expanding its database and has formed a series of partnerships with researchers.

FierceBiotech’s #JPM18 live blog: Alnylam, biotech stocks, BioNTech on a roll and more

Our rolling live blog for all the biotech news that's fit to print from J.P. Morgan. Check here frequently for ongoing updates.

JPM need-to-know: J&J talks deal outlook, Teva chief ID's root of cost cuts, Allergan goes for reassurance, Vertex eyes M&A, and more

As J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference attendees trooped through pouring rain and searched for the elusive taxi or Uber ride, biopharma CEOs talked tax reform, M&A and new data, some of it not so positive (see Axovant, for starters). Here's a full agenda of updates from Merck, Allergan, Teva and more.

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Resources

[Marketplace] Asia-Pacific Compliance Training for Life Sciences Professionals

Don’t miss this educational program trusted by multi-national companies as part of their employee’s compliance training. Explore legal, regulatory and ethical issues faced by pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device manufacturers operating in the Asia-Pacific region. Visit event page for session topics.

[Whitepaper] Streamline your mAb Intact Protein Characterization: Download App Note

This Agilent intact protein analysis includes:

[Whitepaper] Best Practices for Managing Regulatory Processes 

Regulatory leaders share challenges and best practices from a lack of standardization, manual processes, and fragmented systems.

[Whitepaper] Choosing the Right Solution: Improving the Site Feasibility Process

Selecting the right sites to conduct your clinical trials will determine the success or failure of meeting your enrollment goals.

[Whitepaper] 5 Steps to Managing Quality Globally

Read this guide if you’re a global life sciences company - conducting clinical trials across several countries, or manufacturing and distributing products in multiple regions - to learn five steps to align and improve quality oversight, as well as avoid common mistakes in harmonization initiatives.

[Whitepaper] How Do Sponsors Ensure Quality in Global Clinical Trials?

Global clinical trials are the trend and gaining in popularity, but running a global trial is not a straightforward process. This white paper explores some of the challenges associated with global clinical trials and considerations for ensuring that the collected data comply with the trial's overall objectives.

[Webinar] Validating a 7 Day Membrane Filtration Sterility Test using Celsis®

Join us as we discuss how Charles River Celsis® helped Labor L+S AG validate a 7-day membrane filtration sterility test using existing protocols.

[Infographic] Evolution of Flexible Commercial Biologics Manufacturing

Learn how Catalent Biologics is paving the way for flexible biologics development and manufacturing through advanced technologies and fully integrated multi-product facility.

[eBook] Developing Site-specifically Modified ADCs: Using a Chemoenzymatic Approach

Download the eBook to get articles from various Elsevier journals highlighting developments in ADC technology.

[Article] Optimizing titer and use of a specific enzyme for generating a fully processed antibody

Learn how cell development and process scale-up can be optimized for antibodies requiring additional processing.

[Webinar] Within-Subject Clinical Trials: Intro to New Methods & Stat. Models

In this webinar, we will introduce the rapidly-evolving within-subject clinical trial (WSCT) methods for early phase evidence generation that require fewer people, less time, and usually less funding than traditional early phase methods.

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