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February 07, 2018

Today's Rundown

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Sanofi culls ImmunoGen cancer drug from clinical pipeline

Sanofi has dropped an anticancer antibody-drug conjugate it licensed from ImmunoGen. The French pharma gained full control of the anti-LAMP1 drug as part of a recent deal but has now removed the asset from its pipeline.

Top Stories

Janssen, Theravance ink GI pact worth up to $1B

Theravance picked up $100 million up front to bring its JAK inhibitor through phase 2/3 trials in Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. The biotech could potentially earn another $900 million in milestones and royalties.

De Rothschild raises €345M Europe-skewed life science fund

Edmond De Rothschild Investment Partners has raised €345 million ($430 million) for its latest fund. The haul makes BioDiscovery 5 the largest fund dedicated to biotechs and medical devices in Europe and tees up Edmond De Rothschild to invest in 15 to 17 companies.

[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.

Celltex pairs with Texas A&M on exosome therapy for Alzheimer’s

Celltex Therapeutics has joined forces with Texas A&M Institute for Regenerative Medicine on a project that hopes to have a stem cell-derived therapy for Alzheimer’s in the clinic within three years.

FDA clears seizure-detecting wearable for epilepsy patients

The FDA has approved Empatica’s seizure-detecting wearable for use by epilepsy patients. Empatica picked up the 510(k) clearance for Embrace after the device detected every seizure in a 135-patient clinical trial.

Abcam, Molecular Devices join forces to develop immunoassays for researchers

Abcam, a supplier of protein research material and kits, has teamed up with bioanalytical measurement solutions expert Molecular Devices to develop screening tools for the life science industry.

GSK's China bribery scandal lingers as U.K. continues its probe

GlaxoSmithKline’s China bribery imbroglio is the scandal that just won’t die. After having paid more than half a billion dollars to lay to rest investigations by Chinese and U.S. authorities, the U.K. drugmaker has now been asked for new info from fraud investigators in its home country.

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

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[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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