Oxurion’s one last shot
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Catalent Trending Topic: Cell & Gene Therapy
Read on to understand how the industry is addressing gene therapy and cell therapy research and development.

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J&J axes Bavarian Nordic pact for HPV and Hep B vax, keeps two other programs

J&J is taking the cleaver to its Bavarian Nordic-partnered HPV and hepatitis B programs, both of which had yet to produce clinical assets. But the Big Pharma is still holding onto its HIV and Ebola collaborations.

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LogicBio's sun and shares rise again after FDA releases clinical hold on pediatric genome editing therapy

The sun and shares are rising again at LogicBio after the FDA lifted a clinical hold on a gene editing therapy for children with a rare disorder. Shares of the Lexington, Masschusetts-based biotech were sent skyward by 60% as the markets opened Monday morning.

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Another Oxurion eye disease drug flunks phase 2, leaving biotech all-in on last prospect

Oxurion is left with one last shot at success. The latest drug candidate to flounder in the clinic is THR-687, a pan RGD integrin antagonist that failed a midphase eye disease trial, dragging Oxurion's stock down 40% to 0.60 euro cents ($0.63).

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Sesen Bio reports progress with regulators as it preps for new cancer trial, but issues remain

Sesen Bio said it's mostly aligned with the FDA on expectations of a new phase 3 trial of its cancer drug, but outstanding issues remain. The update comes days after the company said it was open to a financial escape route to keep afloat.

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Investors take root in Aspen Neuroscience’s customized cell therapy as $147.5M round closes

Aspen Neuroscience, a biotech developing the first autologous neuron replacement for Parkinson’s disease, is seeing double, as investors have flooded the company's series B with $147.5 million following an initial $70 million round two years ago.   

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Most influential people in biopharma—the scientists

Without science, biopharma wouldn't exist. Without new, groundbreaking science, it might exist, but it wouldn't be very exciting—and it certainly wouldn't be a trillion-dollar enterprise. That's why our look at this year's most influential people had to turn to scientists next.

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2,000 Cedars-Sinai Medical Center workers launch five-day strike

Cedars-Sinai is the latest California provider organization to face demonstrations from healthcare workers calling for higher wages and safer workplace policies.

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Biogen syncs up with MedRhythms for music-based walking app in MS

Biogen is looking to employ a music-based digital therapeutic to help improve the strides of multiple sclerosis pateints who may have trouble walking.

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Seagen CEO Clay Siegall put on leave amid domestic violence investigation

Seagen’s co-founder Clay Siegall, Ph.D., has been put on a leave of absence after an alleged incident of domestic violence that happened at his home.

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UnitedHealth was this quarter's most profitable payer—again

Each of the six major national payers exceeded Wall Street's expectations for profit in the first quarter, with UnitedHealth Group out in front as the most profitable company.

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Insulet to swap CEOs amid Omnipod 5 insulin pump rollout

Shacey Petrovic, who served as Insulet’s president and chief executive since 2019, will be stepping down June 1 for personal family reasons. She will be replaced by ResMed's Jim Hollingshead.

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Research: Healthcare Has No Borders: The Role of Rescue Sites in Times of Global Calamity

More than 570 clinical trials in Ukraine have been disrupted. Unanticipated disruptions to medical testing and clinical trials impede progress toward new breakthroughs and new therapies that millions of patients around the world hang their hope on. What role do rescue sites play?

Infographic: United Cargo: Providing Comprehensive Solutions For the Most Critical Shipments

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