Quince’s ex-leadership returns for leftover assets

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Jan 27, 2023

UK biotech IPOs fell to lowest level for a decade in 2022, but VC funds may offer salvation: report


Celularity warns 'substantial portion' of staff about possible layoffs after reviewing cell therapy strategy


Quince's former leadership returns to scoop up unwanted Alzheimer's assets


Senti slams brakes on CAR-NK program to eke out remaining cash


Neither ear nor there: Altamira stakes for-sale sign again after asset deal crumbles


Institutions establish guidelines to track progress on open science initiatives


XyloCor gene therapy hits goals, paving way for phase 3 in cardiovascular space with no current treatment


Chutes & Ladders—Johnson & Johnson CMO Joanne Waldstreicher announces retirement

 

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UK biotech IPOs fell to lowest level for a decade in 2022, but VC funds may offer salvation: report

British biotech IPOs in 2022 dropped to their lowest levels in a decade, with the amount the sector raised also plummeting year over year. However, some hope may be on the horizon in the form of billions of pounds in fresh VC funds.
 

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Celularity warns 'substantial portion' of staff about possible layoffs after reviewing cell therapy strategy

Celgene spinout Celularity has left an ax dangling over a “substantial portion” of its workforce. While the cell therapy firm is “hopeful” it can avoid significant layoffs, it has told many staffers their jobs are on the line as it pursues an updated strategy.

Quince's former leadership returns to scoop up unwanted Alzheimer's assets

Quince Therapeutics may have picked up a new leadership team, a rare disease focus and even a new name over the past year, but the biotech’s previous C-suite members clearly have some unfinished business. Under the guise of Lighthouse Pharmaceuticals, they’ve returned to pick up Quince’s unwanted protease inhibitor portfolio.

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Senti slams brakes on CAR-NK program to eke out remaining cash

And then there were two. Senti Bio, seeing the end of its cash runway hove into view, has pulled the plug on its liver cancer candidate and narrowed its focus onto two CAR-NK programs to preserve its money.

Neither ear nor there: Altamira stakes for-sale sign again after asset deal crumbles

Altamira Therapeutics’ plan to sell subsidiary Zilentin and its inner ear R&D work in efforts to become a “pure play” RNA company have grown murky, as the proposed buyer has failed to come up with the money.

Institutions establish guidelines to track progress on open science initiatives

Amid new policies to make research publications more readily available to both scientists and the public, stakeholders from an international cohort of universities signed off on a set of practices to monitor accessibility in biomedical research. They also committed to tracking their institutions’ adherence to the new guidelines on a digital dashboard.

XyloCor gene therapy hits goals, paving way for phase 3 in cardiovascular space with no current treatment

XyloCor Therapeutics’ lead candidate, a one-time gene therapy dubbed XC001, has met both safety and efficacy goals among 28 patients with refractory angina.

Majority of docs would prescribe new mRNA therapies, but there's an uphill battle convincing patients: report

When it comes to using new drug technology doctors can sometimes be a little conservative, but for next-gen mRNA tech physicians appear to be all-in.

Ex-Neuralink exec’s brain implant startup Precision Neuroscience nets $41M

Synchron and Elon Musk’s Neuralink are currently leading the brain-computer interface pack, but a potential competitor has emerged complete with tens of millions of dollars in financing and a former Neuralink executive at the helm.

The last to fall: FDA nixes emergency nod on AstraZeneca's COVID-19 antibody Evusheld

This week, the FDA nixed Evusheld’s emergency nod for prevention of COVID-19. The regulator noted AZ’s prophylactic has lost effectiveness in the face of circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants.

FDA panel approves path toward one-shot yearly COVID vaccine

A panel of experts that advises the FDA approves a one-shot approach in which all COVID-19 vaccines would be used to formulate boosters.

Chutes & Ladders—Johnson & Johnson CMO Joanne Waldstreicher announces retirement

J&J CMO announces retirement after 20-year executive run. Vir taps Bayer dealmaker to replace outgoing CEO Scangos. Vividion promotes R&D chief to CEO.

Fierce Pharma Asia—Takeda's cancer deal; BeiGene's Brukinsa nod; Astellas' gene therapy reprieve

Takeda has bought into a Hutchmed cancer drug in a deal potentially worth more than $1 billion. BeiGene's Brukinsa earned a key FDA approval in chronic lymphocytic leukemia. An Astellas gene therapy candidate has come off an FDA clinical hold. And more.
 
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