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CytoDyn's chief scientific officer Rahman quietly exits amid leronlimab limbo

CytoDyn has lost its chief scientific officer Mahboob Rahman, M.D., Ph.D., just six months into his tenure at the biotech.

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Bannister joins SVB to help companies raise cash, access public markets

SVB Leerink has hired Jack Bannister from Goldman Sachs. In the new role, Bannister will “partner with healthcare and life sciences companies to raise capital and position them for success in the public markets.”

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Ventus raises $100M to pursue NLRP3, crack undruggable targets

Ventus Therapeutics has raised a $100 million series B to take small molecules against traditionally undruggable targets into clinical trials. The pipeline features NLRP3 inhibitors that Ventus is pitching as best-in-class candidates in the competitive inflammasome space.

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Sponsored: NAFLD & NASH: Emerging In Vitro Models Aid Drug Discovery

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.

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Mission Bio, poised for growth, snags Thermo Fisher veteran Zhang as new CEO

After a decade at Thermo Fisher Scientific, Yan Zhang is taking the helm of Mission Bio from Charlie Silver. Silver, the company’s co-founder and CEO who led the team that developed the company’s platform and took it to market, will move into an advisory role.

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ValenzaBio picks up $70M, Pierre Fabre antibody for inflammatory eye disease

Maryland’s ValenzaBio reeled in a $70 million series A round that will propel a pair of monoclonal antibody programs toward the clinic. Those include a treatment for an autoimmune kidney disease, which is poised to start a phase 1b/2a study in the second quarter of this year, and a treatment for thyroid eye disease (TED) licensed from Pierre Fabre Medicament.

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FDA grants first COVID-19 antibody green light for at-home, fingerprick blood test

Antibody testing just went DIY: The FDA has given the go-ahead to a COVID-19 test that can detect the virus’s antibodies in a dried blood spot sample taken at home.

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Lilly, AbCellera tout COVID-19 antibody combo potential as it loses strength against variants

The feds stopped distributing Eli Lilly's and AbCellera's COVID drug bamlanivimab as a monotherapy, out of concern that it may not be effective against new coronavirus variants. Now the companies have new findings that they believe provide support for the drug to be used with another antibody to protect against those variants.

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AstraZeneca COVID-19 shot tagged with new warning in EU, highlighting rare blood clot risk

Unusual blood clots with low blood platelets should be listed as a “very rare” side effect of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, the European Medicines Agency said Wednesday. With cases piling up over the past month, several countries have stopped using the shot altogether.

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Whitepaper: COVID-19 Survey report: The Lasting Impact on Outsourcing Decisions

How has COVID-19 impacted CRO/CDMO customer (dis)satisfaction and outsourcing decisions for pharma and biotech companies in 2021 and beyond?

Content Hub: Emerging Biotech Resource Center

A one-stop hub for Cytiva resources to support process development and manufacturing of your novel molecule

Whitepaper: Top 5 Benefits of a Cloud ELN

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Annual Report: Why do US pharma come to Russia for clinical trials.

Find out why more than 400 clinical trials annually are initiated in Russia by US and EU pharma in the free annual report by OCT Clinical.

Special Report: The Marketer’s Guide to Taking the Vaccine Viral

Access this guide for the latest insights into how marketers can use data, technology, and personalized messaging to build vaccine confidence and drive successful immunization efforts.

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Report: New research indicates an accelerated shift to decentralized clinical trials

New research indicates an accelerated adoption of decentralized clinical trials due to COVID-19.

Whitepaper: Roche to pick up GenMark Diagnostics in $1.8B infectious disease testing deal

Roche has inked a $1.8 billion, all-cash deal for GenMark Diagnostics, to acquire its molecular tests designed to screen patient samples for multiple infections simultaneously.

Report: State of the Industry Report: Embracing Trial Change and Elevating IRT Systems

This industry report reveals qualitative and quantitative candid insight from clinical development insiders and their views on current clinical trial challenges faced amidst uncertainty.

Content Hub: Remarque Systems Resource Hub

Remarque Systems consolidates data, then layers on visualization and automated metrics to generate consistent, actionable data insights in real-time. Click here for more info. 

Whitepaper: New Data: A Better Way to Run CHO Cell Culture Experiments

Find out how upstream bioprocess scientists can use Culture Biosciences’ bioreactor system and real-time data visualizations to get faster insights and get their product to market more quickly.

Whitepaper: Overcoming the hurdles of Real-World Data Access through a federated global network

Those wishing to unlock RWD’s true value must have access to a variety of data sources/types and the technological capabilities to use the data to uncover meaningful insights.

Report: New research indicates an accelerated shift to decentralized clinical trials

New research indicates an accelerated adoption of decentralized clinical trials due to COVID-19.

Executive Summary: Manufacturing Strategies to Effectively Industrialize Autologous Cell Therapies

Autologous cell therapies have seen propelled growth since 2017, with the spotlight on the first FDA approval of a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell immunotherapy, Kymriah® (tisagenlecleucel), for the treatment of relapsed/refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

eBrief: Drug Product Process Development: Ensuring a Consistent, High-quality Biologic

Learn about drug product process development challenges and risks, the difference between innovator and biosimilar drug product process development, and more during the drug product process development phase.

Whitepaper: Achieving a Successful Drug Product Technology Transfer

Get insights on key considerations for a successful tech transfer process for manufacturing a biologic drug product, including a case study on overcoming challenges in a process transfer for a sterile diluent.

Whitepaper: The Art of Recognizing Clinical Supply Risk Factors

In a BioPharma Dive industry survey, planning and forecasting were identified as top concerns for trial sponsors. In response to this need, the CSM team at Catalent has developed a methodology for identifying, evaluating, and proactively managing the inherent risks involved in clinical trial supply chain management.

eBook: Expecting the Unexpected: Strategies for Efficient Clinical Supply Management and Forecasting

Learn how to drive excellence within the forecasting process and utilize forecasting throughout the clinical study to better plan clinical supply budgets and project timelines. Explore how to identify potential supply-related issues before they can negatively impact your study.

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