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May 17, 2019

Today's Rundown

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Genentech joins immune tolerance field with Parvus hookup

Genentech has teamed up with Parvus Therapeutics to develop immune tolerance drugs. The Roche subsidiary put together an $800 million-plus deal to work with Parvus on drugs to treat autoimmune diseases.

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Actuate raises $22M to expand GSK-3β cancer trial

Actuate Therapeutics has raised $21.7 million to take its lead oncology asset deeper into the clinic. The series B round comes shortly after Actuate dosed the first patient in a phase 1/2 trial of glycogen synthase kinase‐3 beta (GSK-3β) 9-ING-41.

Takeda teams up with Frazier Healthcare for GI biotech launch

With the Shire deal done, Takeda is looking to lighten the load a little from its central R&D base. To that end, it has launched a new biotech alongside Frazier Healthcare to take its late-stage gastrointestinal drug to the finish line.

How a parasitic fish inspired a new way to get drugs into the brain

Scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Texas at Austin have turned to the jawless sea lamprey for inspiration in developing a new way to bypass the blood-brain barrier and ferry drugs directly to previously difficult-to-access diseased sites.

EuroBiotech Report—Bayer's $150M site, Merck, F-star, Philogen round and roxa data

In this week's EuroBiotech Report, Bayer pumps $150 million into cell therapies, Merck KGaA retools F-star pact and Philogen raises $70 million. 

FiercePharmaAsia—Post-Shire Takeda outlook; generics price-fixing suit; Daiichi’s leukemia woe

Takeda expects revenue to come in flat or slightly decline in a first glimpse at the combined business. Indian generics makers and their executives are named in a U.S. price-fixing suit. Daiichi's quizartinib got a thumbs-down from an FDA panel. And more.

Chutes & Ladders—AstraZeneca nets executive to lead breast cancer R&D

AstraZeneca hires R&D executive to lead breast cancer research and its $7 billion Daiichi drug pact; Teva stars in price-fixing scheme, but 19 others "willingly" joined, attorneys general claim; and EUSA Pharma nabs new executives, including Abeona's recently ousted CEO. Those moves plus more hirings, firings and retirings throughout the industry.

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