Vyne focuses on BET inhibitors

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Mar 10, 2023

Biotech bank SVB's capital crunch sparks bank run as companies huddle to consider exposure


Olema, prioritizing oral SERD, plans 25% head count cut, pulls back from early-stage work


Vyne swings behind BET inhibitors, seeks partner for failed eczema drug


After slimming down, Applied Molecular Transport no closer to taking UC drug into phase 3


Female mouse behavior more stable than males' despite hormone fluxes, challenging prevailing dogma in neuroscience research  


Chutes & Ladders—Biogen names Stelios Papadopoulos' successor

 

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SVB capital crunch sends biotechs on bank run

Silicon Valley Bank’s capital raise of $2 billion has sent shockwaves across the biotech industry and spurred a panic among some top venture capital firms that are urging their companies to withdraw deposits.
 

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Olema, prioritizing oral SERD, plans 25% head count cut, pulls back from early-stage work

Olema Oncology is betting the farm on its oral selective estrogen receptor degrader. After a year in which rivals dropped out of the race, the biotech reaffirmed its faith in the mechanism by narrowing its focus on a phase 3 breast cancer program—and put 25% of its people out of work in the process.

Vyne swings behind BET inhibitors, seeks partner for failed eczema drug

Vyne Therapeutics is putting its mash-up of Pfizer’s Xeljanz and Novartis’ Gilenya on the back burner. After sifting through the data from a failed midphase eczema trial, the biotech has begun searching for a partner for the program to free up its own cash for development of its BET inhibitors.

Broadening the Commercialization Partnership

This story centers on the benefits of implementing a full service commercial model to improve launch success for customers who lack the necessary infrastructure. Watch how Syneos Health expertise in Medical Affairs acted as a bridge to forge this full service commercial partnership, which helped meet critical deadlines for patients.

After slimming down, Applied Molecular Transport no closer to taking UC drug into phase 3

Applied Molecular Transport has already sacrificed a lot to keep its chronic pouchitis treatment on track—including 40% of its staff and early-stage pipeline activities. But despite shedding the extra weight, the company is still searching for a partner to finally get the candidate into phase 3 trials.

Female mouse behavior more stable than males' despite hormone fluxes, challenging prevailing dogma in neuroscience research

A new study suggests that hormone fluctuations don’t affect the behavior of female mice to the degree that it could influence study results—and that, in fact, they may be more stable than their male counterparts.

Pfizer hopes to nose out competition with approval for new migraine nasal spray Zavzpret

The key prize in Pfizer’s $11.6 billion acquisition of Biohaven Pharmaceuticals was blockbuster-to-be migraine pill Nurtec OTC. Now, five months after competing the purchase, Pfizer has taken a nasal spray version of the treatment across the FDA finish line. On Friday, the regulator signed off on Zavzpret (zavegepant) for both the treatment and prevention of migraine headaches in adults.

DOJ charges former Stimwave CEO with fraud scheme that added a fake receiver to neurostim device

Laura Perryman, the former CEO of neurostimulation device maker Stimwave, was arrested in Florida on Thursday after being accused of running a yearslong scheme to defraud insurers.

In PD-1 rivalry, Merck's Keytruda catches up with Opdivo in rare lung cancer type

Merck & Co. refuses to give Bristol Myers Squibb the comfort of an immunotherapy monopoly in a rare type of lung cancer. Merck's Keytruda has data that could allow it to go after BMS' Opdivo and Yervoy in mesothelioma.

Amid Novartis spinoff efforts, Sandoz pledges $400M for biosimilar manufacturing in Slovenia

Novartis may be in the process of spinning out its generics and biosimilar outfit, Sandoz, but that doesn't mean the latter company is pausing manufacturing investments. The generics and biosimilar player revealed plans for a $400 million plant in Slovenia.

'The Top Line': Why pharma needs to ramp up its use of AI and machine learning, plus this week's headlines

This week on "The Top Line," we take on AI and machine learning in the pharma and healthcare universe. The expectation is that these tools will speed up innovation and open up new markets, helping the sector stay ahead of the curve. Plus, this week's headlines.

Fierce Pharma Asia—Leqembi's priority review; Enhertu's broad trial win; Cipla's FDA censure

The FDA has set a decision date for Eisai and Biogen's Leqembi. AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo's Enhertu may be nearing a tumor-agnostic indication. A Cipla manufacturing facility received a 23-page Form 483. And more. 

Chutes & Ladders—Biogen names Stelios Papadopoulos' successor

Less than a month after longtime Biogen chairman Stelios Papadopoulos, Ph.D., announced his planned retirement, the company has found a successor, naming Caroline Dorsa for the job.
 
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