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January 10, 2018

Today's Rundown

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Is bigger better? Highlights from FierceBiotech's Executive Breakfast at JPM

SAN FRANCISCO—Six panelists representing biotech, pharma and VC discussed the meaning of good science, how money affects a company's behavior and how different players can work together to leverage their respective strengths and deliver therapies to patients.

Top Stories

Hung out to dry? Axovant’s terrible JPM week

David Hung is the CEO who sold his company, Medivation, to Pfizer for $14 billion. He got the plaudits, a big payday and seemingly a free pass to almost any biopharma job he wanted. Now his decision to join Axovant looks more like a gamble that isn't paying off.

Evolus plans $75M IPO to bring Botox biosimilar to market

Evolus has filed for a $75 million IPO. The financing will position Evolus to challenge Allergan’s grip on the wrinkle-busting sector by bringing a biosimilar copy of Botox to market in the U.S. and elsewhere.

[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.

Adapsyn signs $162M microbe-mining deal with Pfizer

Canadian biotech Adapsyn Bioscience has developed a system that could sift out promising drug candidates from microbes more quickly—catching the eye of a big pharma partner.

Genentech, Syndax expand HDAC-PD-L1 combination pact

Genentech and Syndax have expanded their exploration of the effects of combining HDAC and PD-L1 inhibitors. The new agreement clears the Roche subsidiary to test its Tecentriq in combination with Syndax’s entinostat in a subset of breast cancer patients.

FierceBiotech’s #JPM18 live blog: Pricing, Axovant's nightmare, 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.

Truffle gets $102M, seeks $130M more, for medtech fund

Truffle Capital has held the first close of its BioMedTech venture fund. The French VC shop moved quickly to put the initial $102 million to use by setting up and financing three startups in its home country.

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Resources

[Webinar] How to Prevent, Identify, and Implement a Clinical Trial Rescue

: What do you do when timelines are missed, data is dirty, and everyone is pointing fingers? From study delays to quality issues, sponsors can find their studies at risk with no clear solution.

[Whitepaper] Key to regulatory transformation is unified RIM

Expanding into new markets places a spotlight on inefficient processes.

[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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