Amgen, Entera end $270M pact

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May 8, 2023

So you think you can go public? Few biotechs dance with Wall Street


Enher-tu, Eisai? Japanese drugmaker inks Bliss ADC deal to tee up challenge to AstraZeneca blockbuster


Amgen, Entera ax $270M oral biologic pact 'out of mutual convenience'


Farallon declares victory in Exelixis proxy battle, but attention now turns to R&D war


Busy dealmakers Ginkgo, Boehringer Ingelheim sign one together with $406M for undruggable targets


NGM hunts for light at end of tunnel as midphase NASH trial hits primary goal

 

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So you think you can go public? Few biotechs dance with Wall Street

The historically slow pace of biotech IPOs in 2022 has kept up so far this year, with just six companies hitting Wall Street so far.
 

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Enher-tu, Eisai? Japanese drugmaker inks Bliss ADC deal to tee up challenge to AstraZeneca blockbuster

Eisai is joining the HER2 antibody-drug conjugate gold rush. After seeing AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo validate the approach, Eiasi has struck a $2 billion biobucks deal with Bliss Biopharmaceutical for a spot alongside BioNTech in the chasing pack.

Amgen, Entera ax $270M oral biologic pact 'out of mutual convenience'

Amgen has ended its alliance with Entera Bio. The partners entered into a $270 million, three-molecule deal in 2018 but have agreed to scuttle the collaboration before reaching any major milestones.

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Farallon declares victory in Exelixis proxy battle, but attention now turns to R&D war

Exelixis’ board of directors is waving the white flag after a third director targeted by activist investor Farallon Capital Management announced he wouldn’t stand for reelection. 

Precision's President Sofia Baig on Change, Adaptation & The Future of Clinical Research from a CRO’s Perspective

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Busy dealmakers Ginkgo, Boehringer Ingelheim sign one together with $406M for undruggable targets

Ginkgo Bioworks and Boehringer Ingelheim are linking arms as they venture into the forest of undruggable targets, with the larger pharma offering up to $406 million for Ginkgo’s molecules. 

NGM hunts for light at end of tunnel as midphase NASH trial hits primary goal

If at first you don’t succeed, try again. That’s what NGM Biopharma has done with a previously failed nonalcoholic steatohepatitis candidate, in hopes that it could provide some light at the end of a dark time in the clinic.

As COVID vaccine sales plummet, BioNTech looks for new growth opportunities

After raking in billions with its Pfizer-partnered COVID-19 vaccine, BioNTech is now forced to look for growth elsewhere.

Tempus clocks FDA approval for 648-gene cancer test

The time has come for Tempus to secure its first premarket approval from the FDA, with a green light for a companion diagnostic to help profile the underlying genetic makeup of solid tumors.

FDA, weighing Perrigo's OTC birth control application, raises questions about real-world use

Ahead of a long-awaited advisory committee meeting on Perrigo’s over-the-counter birth control prospect Opill, the FDA says many big questions remain.

Twist Bioscience cuts a quarter of workforce amid record-high revenues

As Twist Bioscience aims to untangle its operations and focus only on its most potentially profitable work, the synthetic DNA maker is cutting down its workforce.
 
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