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February 06, 2018

Today's Rundown

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Allergan CGRP drug hits goals in phase 3 migraine trial

A phase 3 trial of Allergan’s oral CGRP drug ubrogepant has met its co-primary endpoints. The drug offered greater relief than placebo to acute migraine patients in the two hours after dosing, but the size of the effect and cases of elevated liver enzymes leave room for doubt about its prospects.

Top Stories

Array’s encorafenib/binimetinib beats Roche’s Zelboraf in phase 3

Array's combo treatment nearly doubled survival in patients with BRAF-mutant melanoma compared to Roche’s Zelboraf.

Chinese upstart DL Medicine forges alliance with Pfizer

Chinese biotech NetVation DL Medicine has arrived on the scene with a two-year alliance with Pfizer, plus an equity investment from the big pharma group.

[Sponsored] Can emerging technology help biopharma improve the returns on R&D?

While biopharma companies are investing more than ever to develop innovative therapies, returns are not keeping pace. How can emerging technologies help improve productivity? Learn more from Deloitte’s annual ROI analysis.

Chinese funds plow cash into British VC shops

Chinese investors are set to pump money into two British funds. The agreements stand to create investment vehicles with more than $1 billion (€810 million) under management and an interest in bringing British innovations to China.

After a round trip, ex-Intellia CEO Bermingham lands back at Atlas

A couple of months ago, Intellia’s leader and founder Nessan Bermingham, Ph.D., left the CRISPR company, but we knew not where. Today we found out, and there is little surprise on this occasion as Bermingham has returned full circle, back at Atlas Ventures, the firm that also helped launch Intellia.

Prostate cancer shake-up looms with new data from Pfizer, Astellas and Johnson & Johnson

Pfizer, Astellas and J&J envision a wide-open new field for patients whose prostate cancer hasn't yet spread, and they've got data that could open the gates. Next up: a high-stakes market scrum pitting Pfizer and Astellas' Xtandi against J&J's candidate apalutamide—and, potentially and crucially, generics of J&J's blockbuster Zytiga.

Resources

[Marketplace] Is This Part Of Your Corporate TO DO List?

Guiding corporate executives through regulatory complexities, while delivering an array of sophisticated investment options. Learn more.

[Whitepaper] Is Your In-House Strategy Ready For The Uncertainties Of Biologic Drug Development?

Download Patheon’s whitepaper to discover two main areas where a drug developer can face significant obstacles during biologics development and how by evaluating these capabilities, it can answer the critical question of whether its in-house strategy is ready for these uncertainties.

[On Demand] 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? Watch this webinar to learn how to prevent, identify, and implement a successful clinical trial rescue.

[Whitepaper] Key to regulatory transformation is unified RIM

Expanding into new markets places a spotlight on inefficient processes.

[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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