Steady layoffs continue in Q2

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Jul 10, 2024

Flagship brings in $2.6B via 8th fund, with another $1B coming from other projects


After withdrawing ALS drug, Amylyx CEOs take lessons to rebuild the pipeline


2024's layoff woes continue in Q2: Fierce Biotech analysis


Kazia prunes failed brain cancer trial dataset to manufacture path to FDA


Allucent selected for new BARDA decentralized trial initiative for pandemic preparedness


CytoDyn's legal fight against CRO Amarex ends in $12M settlement

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Flagship brings in $2.6B via 8th fund, with another $1B coming from other projects

Flagship Pioneering has brought in $2.6 billion via its eighth venture fund, with a further $1 billion coming from an array of side funds, as the venture creation firm hunts for even more Big Pharma partnerships.
 

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After withdrawing ALS drug, Amylyx CEOs take lessons to rebuild the pipeline

Amylyx’s co-CEOs Josh Cohen and Justin Klee have already had to make what may end up being the toughest decision of their careers. Next up, they're rebuilding the pipeline.

2024's layoff woes continue in Q2: Fierce Biotech analysis

Just as there’s been little relief from the intense heat scorching much of the world this summer, the biotech industry continues to be burned by layoffs. According to the Fierce Biotech Layoff Tracker, there were 38 layoff announcements in the second quarter of 2024, compared to 36 in the same period during 2023.

Kazia prunes failed brain cancer trial data set to manufacture path to FDA

Kazia Therapeutics has found a way to try to salvage a win from a failed late-phase brain cancer trial. By removing part of the control arm, the biotech has emerged with survival data that it will share with the FDA to see whether a path to accelerated approval has opened up.

Allucent selected for new BARDA decentralized trial initiative for pandemic preparedness

Allucent has been chosen as a U.S. Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority’s (BARDA) partner for a new five-year program that aims to scale up the capacity for decentralized clinical trials in preparation for future pandemics.

CytoDyn's legal fight against CRO Amarex ends in $12M settlement

CytoDyn’s legal fight with Amarex Clinical Research appears to be coming to a close. The biotech said it reached a settlement in which its former CRO will pay CytoDyn $12 million on top of eliminating a $14 million bill.

Bayer to largely complete layoffs within pharma commercial team in 2024, exec says

Bayer’s massive reorganization championed by CEO Bill Anderson is bringing major changes to the German company’s pharma commercial team. And the division’s newly named commercial chief Christine Roth is among those changes.

FTC: PBMs may ‘urgently’ require ‘potential regulation’

The FTC turned its attention toward pharmacy benefit managers in a new report detailing the consequences of consolidation and vertical integration, warning legal action and regulation could follow.

Elevar, Hengrui eye quick refile for PD-1 liver cancer combo after surprise FDA rejection

After a meeting with the FDA last week, Elevar Therapeutics and Jiangsu Hengrui Pharma are preparing to refile their PD-1 combination potentially as early as October, Elevar’s CEO Saeho Chong, Ph.D., said.
 
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