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Jun 14, 2024

New EHA data reveal how Gilead's $4.9B bet on CD47 imploded 


Takeda circles leukemia rival to Novartis' Scemblix in up to $1.3B deal with Ascentage 


Chutes & Ladders—Longtime J&J exec retiring after 17 years 


Vertex presents longer-term data that shows durability and consistency of Casgevy 


Radiopharma biotech Telix drops $200M Nasdaq IPO plans at last minute 


FDA joins international push for transparency in AI development 


Bristol Myers bags FDA tumor-agnostic nod for Augtyro to challenge Bayer, Roche 


J.P. Morgan's private financing arm closes inaugural $500M-plus biotech fund 

 

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New EHA data reveal how badly Gilead's $4.9B bet on CD47 imploded

New data presented at 2024’s European Hematology Association meeting show how Gilead's bet on its now-abandoned CD47 drug magrolimab failed to deliver left and right.
 

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Takeda circles leukemia rival to Novartis' Scemblix in up to $1.3B deal with Ascentage

In deal potentially worth up to $1.3 billion, Takeda has gained an option to license Ascentage's third-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitor, which could go up against Novartis' Scemblix in chronic myeloid leukemia.

Chutes & Ladders—Longtime J&J exec retiring after 17 years

Longtime J&J exec Willaim Hait, M.D., Ph.D., is set to retire this fall after a 17-year run with the Big Pharma. 

Vertex presents longer-term data that shows durability and consistency of Casgevy

Six months after Vertex earned a historic FDA approval for sickle cell disease (SCD) gene therapy Casgevy (exa-cel), long-term data is beginning to show the consistent efficacy and durability of the treatment, which is the first ever to be developed using CRISPR gene editing technology.

Radiopharma biotech Telix drops $200M Nasdaq IPO plans at last minute

Investors celebrating the summer resurgence of biotech IPOs might want to put the champagne back on ice, after Telix Pharmaceuticals made the last-minute decision to pull its own Nasdaq listing plans.

FDA joins international push for transparency in AI development

The FDA is joining hands with regulators in Canada and the U.K. on policies to ensure transparency in the development of medical devices powered by machine learning.

Bristol Myers bags FDA tumor-agnostic nod for Augtyro to challenge Bayer, Roche

A Bristol Myers Squibb drug has got an FDA approval to treat tumors with a specific biomarker regardless of their locations in the body, and it's facing two competitors.

J.P. Morgan's private financing arm closes inaugural $500M-plus biotech fund

J.P. Morgan Private Capital has closed an inaugural life sciences fund of more than $500 million, cash that will go toward a wide range of private biotechs and build value for existing portfolio companies.

Inside this year’s ASCO: Biggest data drops, trends and the best exhibit booth

In this week's episode of "The Top Line," journalists from Fierce Biotech and Fierce Pharma discuss the most talked-about data drops at ASCO and share on-the-ground details, including their experience with Gilead’s virtual reality Trodelvy ride. 

Cabaletta's 2-patient CAR-T data hint at autoimmune remission, but investors want more

Cabaletta Bio’s shares tumbled 13% Friday morning as the biotech shared just a crumb of data from two patients in an autoimmune CAR T trial that hinted at remission.

Merck KGaA's MilliporeSigma devotes €62M to new quality control building in Germany

MilliporeSigma is plugging €62 million (about $66.3 million) into the build-out of a new quality control building at its Darmstadt, Germany, headquarters. The facility will ultimately unite some 135 employees across several departments into a single space, the company said in a press release.

Mission Based Media unveils ad-free model for health podcasts, including Eisai-backed Alzheimer’s series

A maker of health education podcasts—including installments sponsored by major biopharma and medtech players—is adding a subscription model to power future development of even more audio content.
 
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