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August 01, 2019___

Today's Rundown

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Belldegrun's Vida raises $600M biotech investment fund

Arie Belldegrun’s Vida Ventures has put together a $600 million fund, moving the total raised by the VC shop in its two-year history up toward $1 billion. 

Top Stories

Chipscreen upsizes IPO as investors flock to China's STAR Market

Shenzhen Chipscreen Biosciences upsized its IPO after the shares reserved for individuals were almost 3,000 times oversubscribed. The Chinese drug developer expects to raise RMB 1 billion ($145 million), 27% more than it initially aimed to generate.

Adaptimmune R&D chief leaves at dawn of critical trial

Rafael Amado has handed in his notice at Adaptimmune. The R&D chief is set to leave Adaptimmune in less than two weeks, triggering a search for a new clinical leader.

Amicus shares early look at Batten disease gene therapy

Amicus Therapeutics has shared interim data on a Batten disease gene therapy it acquired last year. The study has generated early evidence that the gene therapy may stabilize the motor and language function of children with the rare genetic disorder.

Novo, e-therapeutics extend Type 2 diabetes research pact to include new genomics tech

Novo Nordisk and e-therapeutics have opted to extend their drug discovery collaboration launched last December in Type 2 diabetes to incorporate a new approach to genomic data.

Bayer teams up with AI firm Sensyne Health to mine NHS data for its heart disease pipeline

Bayer tapped Sensyne Health to sift through patient data from the U.K. National Health Service, mine it for insights using its artificial intelligence platforms and apply the findings to its cardiovascular disease pipeline.

Reversing sickle cell disease with CRISPR-edited stem cells

Scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center used CRISPR-Cas9 to boost the production of fetal hemoglobin to treat blood disorders. By targeting a specific population of stem cells, they were able to slash the number of cells required for transplantation by 10-fold in monkey studies.

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