Bluebird's chief medical officer flies the nest to gene writing biotech Tessera Novartis taps Artios for targets to enhance radioligand drugs Icosavax raises $100M to take RSV, COVID-19 vaccines into clinic Sponsored: NAFLD & NASH: Emerging In Vitro Models Aid Drug Discovery Bayer-backed Metagenomi bumps up series A to $75M as it gears up for gene editing push BMS, PsiOxus add an asset to Opdivo-oncolytic virus combo deal Pear Therapeutics to take digital treatments physical with sensor, activity tracker deals FibroGen admits to messing with roxadustat safety data, upending hopes for the AZ-partnered anemia drug Featured Story | By Ben Adams After nabbing $230 million at the start of the year, “gene writing” biotech Tessera Therapeutics has boosted its management and research team, including poaching bluebird bio’s chief medical officer. read more |
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Top Stories By Nick Paul Taylor Novartis has struck a deal with Artios Pharma to access DNA damage response (DDR) targets with the potential to enhance its radioligand therapies. Artios, which is run by some of the people behind pioneering DDR drug Lynparza, is set to get $20 million upfront and up to $1.3 billion in milestones in return for the targets. read more By Nick Paul Taylor Icosavax has raised $100 million to study viruslike particle vaccines against diseases including respiratory syncytial virus and COVID-19. The series B round equips Icosavax to take two assets into clinical trials this year. 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 Ben Adams Metagenomi has added a cool $10 million extra to its January series A funding round with help from RA Capital as it also adds the VC firm’s M.D. to the board. read more By Amirah Al Idrus Bristol Myers Squibb and PsiOxus are expanding their partnership—again. The duo first teamed up in June 2016 to study the latter’s cancer-killing virus, inking a deal later that year to combine the virus with BMS’ checkpoint inhibitor, Opdivo. Now, they’re adding a second asset from PsiOxus to the mix. read more By Conor Hale Pear Therapeutics is building out its app-based digital treatment platform into something a little more tangible with the addition of wearable sensors and activity trackers. read more By Angus Liu In a stunning revelation, FibroGen admitted to presenting roxadustat data manipulated to make the anemia drug look safer than it is. The late-Tuesday announcement sent FibroGen shares tumbling and prompted analysts to reassess the potential first-in-class therapy ahead of an FDA decision. 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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