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February 07, 2017

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Today's Rundown

  1. Biotech leaders take on Trump’s immigration ban, warn of mounting harm

  2. FDA lifts clinical hold on Northwest Bio cancer vax trial

  3. GW Pharma’s cannabis-derived combo med helps brain cancer patients

  4. Serono spinout raises €29M for phase 2 Parkinson’s trials

  5. Renova takes over Janssen's rights to heart failure candidate stresscopin

  6. Weight-loss balloon maker Allurion reels in $19M

  7. Editor's Corner—Who are the most influential people in biopharma today? We're asking you

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Biotech leaders take on Trump’s immigration ban, warn of mounting harm

More than 160 biotech and VC execs have signed a strongly worded letter in Nature Biotech today denouncing President Donald Trump’s recent three-month immigration executive order that has delayed or banned some travelers from across seven predominantly Muslim countries trying to enter the U.S.


Top Stories

FDA lifts clinical hold on Northwest Bio cancer vax trial

FDA has lifted the partial clinical hold on Northwest Biotherapeutics’ phase 3 cancer vaccine trial. The action comes 18 months after FDA suspended the screening of new patients in the trial, and potentially just months before Northwest Bio hits the thresholds needed to wrap up the study.

GW Pharma’s cannabis-derived combo med helps brain cancer patients

After failing in an ulcerative colitis test a few years back, GW Pharma’s cannabis-derived orphan drug treatment has had better luck in a small oncology study for an aggressive type of brain tumor.

Serono spinout raises €29M for phase 2 Parkinson’s trials

Prexton Therapeutics has raised €29 million ($31 million) to take its Parkinson’s disease candidate through two phase 2 trials. The Series B positions the Merck Serono spinout to build on last year’s phase 1 success by testing the mGluR4 positive allosteric modulator in larger efficacy studies.

Renova takes over Janssen's rights to heart failure candidate stresscopin

Gene therapy specialist Renova Therapeutics has strengthened its position in heart failure by licensing rights to an injectable peptide drug held by Janssen.

Weight-loss balloon maker Allurion reels in $19M

Allurion Technologies raised $19 million of a $27 million offering. The Natick, Massachusetts-based company markets an ingestible weight-loss balloon in parts of Europe and the Middle East.

Editor's Corner—Who are the most influential people in biopharma today? We're asking you

Once again, we at FiercePharma and FierceBiotech are putting together a list of the year’s most influential people in biopharma. And we want your help.

News of Note

The FDA will allow Cellectis to later this year start an early-stage test for its gene edited cell therapy in certain blood cancers. Reuters story

Aurinia said it has given its founder Dr. Richard Glickman the CEO role at the biotech as Charles Rowland steps down. Release

Vyome Biosciences has posted new data from its phase 1 test of VB-1953 in acne patients. Statement

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