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Today's Rundown Seattle Genetics sets $614M buyout of Cascadian and its breast cancer program FDA hits Bellicum with clinical hold after brain damage cases in T-cell therapy trial In conversation with: Laurence Reid, Warp Drive Bio CEO Sage expands into sleep disorders after early-phase success After years of setbacks, Vical to slash jobs, Astellas drug work Ohio State researchers find pacemaker-like device reduces Alzheimer’s effects Featured Story | | | Wednesday, January 31, 2018 After a multibillion-dollar deal to buy Immunomedics fell through last May, Seattle Genetics has scaled down its spending as it sets up a $614 million deal for Cascadian Therapeutics. |
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Top Stories Wednesday, January 31, 2018 The FDA has placed a clinical hold on Bellicum’s lead cell therapy. Bellicum suffered the setback after the FDA learned of three cases of brain damage possibly related to adjunct T-cell therapy BPX-501. Wednesday, January 31, 2018 Co-founded by Harvard Medical School professor of genetics and genomics expert George Church, Ph.D., Warp Drive Bio was launched by Sanofi and Third Rock Ventures back in 2012 with $125 million and a mission to “build an innovative genomics search engine to reveal nature's drugs.” Since then, it has been working to live up to its name, speeding through development and deals. Wednesday, January 31, 2018 Sage Therapeutics has added sleep disorders to the list of indications targeted by SAGE-217. The CNS specialist committed to initiating sleep disorder trials of the GABA receptor modulator after getting a look at data from a small study in healthy volunteers. Wednesday, January 31, 2018 Vical has been hit with trial flop after trial flop, from cancer and herpes vaccines to a cytomegalovirus vaccine just last week. Now, the micro-cap biotech is letting go of around half its workforce. Wednesday, January 31, 2018 Researchers at Ohio State University say deep brain stimulation from a device similar to a cardiac pacemaker can slow the decline of problem-solving and decision-making skills in Alzheimer’s patients. Enrollment Showcase | | | Sponsored by: Drexel University Online Drexel University’s online graduate programs in biomedicine, clinical research, drug discovery, and molecular medicine were developed with working professionals in mind, providing you with the education, practical skills, and competitive edge you need to be successful in your career. Learn more. |
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