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Endo's frozen shoulder plan comes unstuck, with phase 2 flop driving strategy reevaluation

Endo International’s attempt to use ultrasound-guided injection of collagenase clostridium histolyticum to treat frozen shoulder has come unstuck. The drug, the active ingredient in the approved Xiaflex, failed to beat placebo in a phase 2 clinical trial, driving Endo to reevaluate its plans in the indication.

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Getting Cerebral: VCs bet $40M on epilepsy implant development

Cerebral Therapeutics has secured cash to get its implanted infusion epilepsy treatment ready for phase 3 development. Lynx1 Capital Management led the series C round, joining with VCs including RA Capital Management and Perceptive Advisors to give Cerebral $40 million to wrap up a midphase study.

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Zimura 2.0: Iveric taps DelSiTech to develop sustained-release form of retinal disease prospect

Iveric Bio has struck a deal to switch up the delivery profile of its age-related macular degeneration prospect Zimura. With phase 3 data on the current formulation due soon, the retinal disease biotech has partnered with DelSiTech to develop a sustained-release successor.

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Avacta's doxorubicin prodrug clears another early safety test

Avacta has cleared another small hurdle in its race to provide an improved doxorubicin using its delivery platform. The safety data monitoring committee gave the thumbs-up to Avacta after reviewing data from the second dose cohort, clearing the company to step up to the next level.

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ReCode breaks the mold with $120M financing, bringing clutch of Big Pharmas along for ride

ReCode Therapeutics has stuck to a formula of $80 million funding rounds, but thanks to investments from the venture arms of Bayer and Amgen, the genetic medicine and mRNA biotech is breaking the mold with a $120 million extended series B.

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'The Top Line' podcast: FDA's coming COVID shot makeover, what's driving new M&A activity, plus this week's headlines

This week on "The Top Line," we discuss what FDA advisors want added to future COVID vaccine doses—and why. Also, experts predict an uptick in dealmaking, particularly for a few key companies.

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