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Jul 19, 2023

Pfizer spies cardiovascular potential in Riparian preclinical licensing agreement


9 Meters calls it quits after measuring options, reports just $150K in cash


Can biotechs be 'catfished'? AIM ImmunoTech hits back at online identity thief


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Faron's latest data snapshot suggests antibody has potential as leukemia combo treatment


Blue Water Biotech makes the case for better mpox vaccines, even at 'hyperlow endemicity' 


Fierce Biotech Fundraising Tracker '23: Renibus reels in $47M; Surge snags $32M

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Pfizer spies cardiovascular potential in Riparian preclinical licensing agreement

Pfizer has licensed a preclinical cardiovascular program from Riparian Pharmaceuticals as part of an agreement that will also see the Big Pharma support further discovery efforts by the biotech.
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9 Meters calls it quits after measuring options, reports just $150K in cash

9 Meters Biopharma has filed for bankrupty, reporting just $152,000 in cash on hand. The company was working on advancing a metabolic pipeline after a late-stage failure in 2022.

Can biotechs be 'catfished'? AIM ImmunoTech hits back at online identity thief

Being “catfished”—a term for impersonating someone else online, usually to lure a romantic partner—has long been a problem in the shadowy world of social media. But not even biotechs are immune from the phenomenon of identity theft, as AIM ImmunoTech learned this week.

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Faron's latest data snapshot suggests antibody has potential as leukemia combo treatment

Faron Pharmaceuticals has pointed to the latest snapshot of early-stage data as proof that its tumor-associated macrophage candidate bexmarilimab is ready to enter phase 2 trials this year.

Blue Water Biotech makes the case for better mpox vaccines, even at 'hyperlow endemicity'

Mpox may no longer be a public health emergency, but the disease is here to stay. Blue Water Biotech is one of the few biotechs trying to build a better vaccine.

Fierce Biotech Fundraising Tracker '23: Renibus reels in $47M; Surge snags $32M

Alongside the new year, we've launched a new Fierce Biotech Fundraising Tracker to keep the pulse on the industry's financing.

Beckman Coulter, Fujirebio partner on gold rush for Alzheimer's blood tests

The two companies aim to get ahead of potentially high patient demand as advancements are made in hopefully treating the neurodegenerative condition.

Medicare proposes broadening Alzheimer's brain scan coverage

CMS could remove PET scan restrictions that limit just one brain scan per clinical trial to better determine whether new Alzheimer's drugs are slowing cognitive decline.

Johnson & Johnson becomes 4th drugmaker to file suit against IRA's drug price negotiations

Johnson & Johnson has hopped on the litigation bandwagon, becoming the fourth Big Pharma company to sue the U.S. government over drug price negotiations in the Inflation Reduction Act. In U.S. District Court in New Jersey, J&J claimed that price negotiations by Medicare would violate the First and Fifth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution.

J&J's Abiomed receives Class I recall label over potential Impella collisions with TAVR implants

Abiomed has identified 27 cases where the stentlike struts on the outer edge of the TAVR implant have connected with the Impella’s spinning blades.

Signant Health snaps up DSG to expand decentralized trial offerings

Signant Health acquired fellow trial data specialist DSG for an undisclosed price as part of its plans to expand service offerings for site-based and decentralized clinical trials.

Pharma brands make the biggest splash for TV ad debuts so far this year

Pharmaceutical drugs made up half of the most-seen new brands by TV ad impressions for the first half of 2023 as the industry looks to boost awareness of its newest offerings.

Extreme heat drives $1B in excess healthcare utilization per year, study estimates

A recent extrapolation of Virginia weather trends and care utilization data suggests that about 234,000 excess emergency department visits and 56,000 hospital admissions occur nationwide due to heat event days.
 
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