Featured Story | By Amirah Al Idrus Studies on diversity in the life sciences industry often look at the makeup of companies’ employees, executive teams and board members. In a new report, Deerfield Management zeroed in on early-stage companies and the venture capital firms that back them, offering a look at gender diversity in company creation. read more |
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Top Stories By Amirah Al Idrus Metastatic cancer is responsible for most cancer deaths, but people whose disease has spread to other parts of the body don’t have enough effective treatment options. Volastra Therapeutics wants to change that by developing drugs that target chromosomal instability, a hallmark of solid tumors that’s linked to metastasis. read more By Ben Adams While 2020 was a year to forget for almost the entire globe, the R&D engine of pharma roared to life in a never-before-seen way by creating new drugs, vaccines and tests for the pandemic that ravaged the world. read more Sponsored By: BioIVT Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) are common pathologies without specialized therapeutics, but new models may provide opportunities for drug discovery. read more By Nick Paul Taylor Novavax has added crossover arms to late-phase clinical trials of its COVID-19 vaccine. The action will enable participants in the placebo cohorts of the original trials to get vaccinated without unblinding the studies. read more By Nick Paul Taylor Scholar Rock has reported 12-month data on spinal muscular atrophy candidate apitegromab. The readout is in line with the six-month data drop that sent Scholar Rock’s stock price soaring in October, teeing the biotech up to move into a pivotal study by the end of the year. read more By Conor Hale It's been a busy day for Invitae. The genetic testing provider inked a $200 million buyout and wrapped up a hefty investment from a group of backers marshaled by SoftBank. read more Resources Sponsored by: August Bioservices How has COVID-19 impacted CRO/CDMO customer (dis)satisfaction and outsourcing decisions for pharma and biotech companies in 2021 and beyond? 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