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Featured Story | | | Tuesday, June 27, 2017 Hit by trial setbacks and failures that have blighted the entire class, Merck is mulling whether to file its cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) medication anacetrapib after posting some surprising positive topline data from the Reveal test. |
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Top Stories Tuesday, June 27, 2017 Controversial billionaire biotech entrepreneur Patrick Soon-Shiong and his outfit NantCell say it will acquire Altor Bioscience for two bucks a share, plus a weighted CVR. Tuesday, June 27, 2017 It’s another hard luck story for Xenon and partner Teva’s experimental pain drug TV-45070 after missing a full set of endpoints in patients with pain following shingles. Monday, June 26, 2017 Neoantigen-based cancer vaccines represent new, truly personalized therapeutic approaches to treating cancer. Tuesday, June 27, 2017 The third BioGeneration Ventures Fund has gone over its €50 million target and hit €66 million ($74 million) as it attracts new investors. Tuesday, June 27, 2017 New York City's bid to become a life sciences hotspot took another step forward this week with the help of a $5 million grant from the mayor's office. Tuesday, June 27, 2017 Preclinical startup Mitoconix Bio has secured a $20 million series A round for its research work on neurological disorders, including its lead candidate for Huntington’s disease. Monday, June 26, 2017 Low-density lipoprotein is commonly called “bad cholesterol” because it builds up along the walls of the arteries, forming plaques that can cause deadly blockages. A new finding by scientists at NYU shows how a key player in that inflammatory process switches roles, becoming a healing influence instead. Tuesday, June 27, 2017 Digital diabetes management player Glooko has been on a roll and is showing no signs of stopping. The company has picked up $35 million to further develop its technology and expand in a number of geographic regions. Monday, June 26, 2017 Last June, a key CDC vaccines committee stiff-armed AstraZeneca's nasal influenza vaccine based on worries about its effectiveness. Despite the company's efforts to fix things since then, the committee once again recommended that doctors eschew FluMist for the upcoming flu season. | This week's sponsor is J.P. Morgan Private Bank. | |  | How Your Assets Are Structured Can Have Long-Term Implications On Your Wealth
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| | | It's name-change day, as RaNA Therapeutics has relaunched as Translate Bio, coming after its recent Shire deal. Statement Cancer company Lion Biotechnologies has changed its name to Iovance Biotherapeutics with a new Nasdaq ticker symbol "IOVA" to boot. Release Hoping to compete with Big Pharma rivals, Alder has posted new positive phase 3 data for eptinezumab in preventing frequent episodic migraine. Statement | |
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