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February 07, 2019

Today's Rundown

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Sanofi punts 38 R&D projects to narrow pipeline focus

Sanofi has punted 38 R&D projects from its pipeline. The cull comes as Sanofi continues to increase its focus on oncology and other specialty care areas under the R&D leadership of John Reed.

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Alector and Stealth Bio aim high with pricings of their IPOs

The state of the appetite for biotech IPOs in the new year, so far, appears to be strong—with immuno-neurology developer Alector pricing out a $176 million listing, and mitochondria-focused Stealth BioTherapeutics aiming to raise $81 million.

Solid Bio plummets on early DMD gene therapy readout

Solid Bio’s run of negative news is continuing with another setback for its Duchenne muscular dystrophy gene therapy.

Galapagos continues fibrosis pipeline build-out with Evotec deal

Galapagos has secured the global rights to a preclinical fibrotic disease program from Evotec. The small molecule will slot into the growing fibrosis pipeline Galapagos is building through internal R&D and deals.

HiberCell launches with $60M+ to combat cancer relapse and metastasis

HiberCell reckons it is the first to exclusively focus on detecting and treating tumor dormancy that can lead to cancer spread.

Chimerix’s CEO departs and is replaced by a trio of officers

Antiviral developer Chimerix has announced that its president and CEO, M. Michelle Berrey, M.D., has resigned, and she is being replaced in the interim by a triumvirate of senior company officers.

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