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Mar 20, 2023

Biogen, Novartis deliver one-two punch to Sangamo, walking away from deals in quick succession


Athenex’s cash dries up as it faces clinical hold on cancer therapy in wake of patient death 


Fierce Medtech's 2022 Fierce 15


Zymeworks, Daiichi end $293M bispecific collab after 6 unfruitful years


BioNTech's cancer push continues, coughing up $200M for OncoC4's CTLA-4 antibody


Takeda's $4B drug clears psoriasis in one-third of patients, laying down marker in bid to challenge BMS


Karuna continues to build hype for schizophrenia drug with phase 3 data drop but investors not convinced

 

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Biogen, Novartis deliver one-two punch to Sangamo, walking away from deals in quick succession

For Sangamo, last week is probably one to forget. Late on Friday, the gene-based therapy biotech revealed it had lost two partners in quick succession, with Biogen and Novartis walking away from partnerships collectively worth billions of dollars in milestones within days of each other. 
 

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Athenex's cash dries up as it faces clinical hold on cancer therapy in wake of patient death

As Athenex’s cash dries up, the FDA has slapped a clinical hold on its phase 1 trial assessing a CAR-NKT cell therapy for neuroblastoma in the wake of a patient death.

Fierce Medtech's 2022 Fierce 15

Since its humble beginnings back in 2012, the Fierce 15 has made a point of spotlighting the most exciting startups in medtech—those not only challenging the limits of both the tech and healthcare industries but also making real progress toward their lofty goals. The companies on this year’s list—which kicks off the second decade of Fierce Medtech’s Fierce 15—are setting the bar even higher.

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Zymeworks, Daiichi end $293M bispecific collab after 6 unfruitful years

After more than six years, Zymeworks and Daiichi Sankyo have agreed to amicably part ways from an immune-oncology agreement that once had the potential to bring in $293 million in biobucks.

BioNTech's cancer push continues, coughing up $200M for OncoC4's CTLA-4 antibody

BioNTech is making it clear that the company is working to become a cancer-treating powerhouse. A licensing deal for OncoC4's CTLA4-targeting antibody is the latest in a string of recent moves.

Takeda's $4B drug clears psoriasis in one-third of patients, laying down marker in bid to challenge BMS

Takeda has revealed the data that persuaded it to pay $4 billion upfront for Nimbus Therapeutics’ TYK2 inhibitor. The highest dose completely cleared psoriasis in one-third of patients, adding weight to claims that the candidate is an improvement on Bristol Myers Squibb’s rival drug Sotyktu.

Karuna continues to build hype for schizophrenia drug with phase 3 data drop but investors not convinced

Momentum continues to build for Karuna’s much-hyped schizophrenia therapy, with the company revealing another late-stage win. Yet, a secondary endpoint fail and a share price wobble were a reminder that the anticipated U.S. approval this year isn't yet in the bag.

Syneos in AI-focused pact with Microsoft to speed up trials

Syneos Health inked a multiyear deal with Microsoft to further develop a platform that leverages machine learning to support and speed the analysis, design and operations of clinical trials.

Eli Lilly CEO racked up $21.4M in 2022 pay as stock price hit all-time high

Under David Ricks’ leadership, Eli Lilly’s stock price reached a record high in 2022. But the CEO’s pay decreased slightly last year.

Novo Nordisk, Eli Lilly replenish Type 2 diabetes stars Ozempic, Mounjaro after off-label weight-loss boom

Ozempic, which has been in short supply for some six months, is once again available in two common, lower doses, while a third higher dose will maintain limited availability through the end of the month, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s drug shortage database. Novo Nordisk confirmed the restocking in an emailed statement.

BD, Visby Medical snag updated FDA nods for women's health PCR tests

The FDA cleared a pair of tests this week both aimed specifically at improving diagnoses of women’s health conditions.

#FierceMadness: The competition to determine healthcare's most powerful person is back!

The NCAA basketball tournament is officially underway, and that means the Fierce Healthcare team is back with another bracket competition as well.
 
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