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August 02, 2017

Today's Rundown

  1. Spying a chance to stop a ‘catastrophic threat,’ VCs funnel $67M into Amplyx to trial a broad-spectrum antifungal

  2. X4 joins hands with Yale on rare disease program

  3. Agilis forms joint venture to advance gene therapy vectors

  4. News of Note—Clementia IPO; Eloxx series C; Collidion-Plex stake

  5. Icon enhances commercialization arm with Mapi buy, reports record Q2

  6. Celgene and Agios win FDA approval for targeted AML drug Idhifa

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Spying a chance to stop a ‘catastrophic threat,’ VCs funnel $67M into Amplyx to trial a broad-spectrum antifungal

Amplyx Pharmaceuticals has raised $67 million to fund antifungal R&D. The series C sets Amplyx up to take its lead broad-spectrum antifungal candidate into phase 2 later this year.

Top Stories

X4 joins hands with Yale on rare disease program

Yale University has teamed up with cancer biotech X4 Pharmaceuticals to work on its therapy for WHIM syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that plays havoc with the immune system but has no approved treatment.

Agilis forms joint venture to advance gene therapy vectors

Agilis Biotherapeutics has formed a joint venture with Japan’s Gene Therapy Research Institution. The alliance gives Agilis a base in Japan and a partnership with a fellow CNS specialist to support its development of adeno-associated virus vectors and gene therapies.

News of Note—Clementia IPO; Eloxx series C; Collidion-Plex stake

Here's more of Wednesday's biopharma news of note.

Icon enhances commercialization arm with Mapi buy, reports record Q2

Icon has bought health research and commercialization company Mapi for integration into its existing late-phase team, a deal that bumped Icon’s whole-year revenue guidance to $1.77 billion on the upper end.

Celgene and Agios win FDA approval for targeted AML drug Idhifa

Patients with a specific type of acute myeloid leukemia have their first treatment option with the FDA’s decision on Tuesday to approve Idhifa from partners Celgene and Axios.

Resources

[Webinar] Results from the 2017 Unified Clinical Operations Survey

Learn why 99% of respondents report the need to unify their clinical applications, including CTMS, EDC, eTMF, and study start-up.

[Video] API Discussion with Dr. Robert DeWit, CEO of MPI Research

FierceBiotech interviews Dr. DeWit to discuss a common cause for drug development delays, and strategies to avoid these costly setbacks.

[Whitepaper] Industry Report: Findings from the 2017 Unified Clinical Operations Survey

Learn why 99% of respondents report the need to unify their clinical applications, including CTMS, EDC, eTMF, and study start-up.

[Webinar] Within-Subject Clinical Trials: Intro to New Methods & Stat. Models

In this webinar, we will introduce the rapidly-evolving within-subject clinical trial (WSCT) methods for early phase evidence generation that require fewer people, less time, and usually less funding than traditional early phase methods.

[Webinar] Leveraging Medical Insights for Better Healthcare Engagement

Join this global webinar to learn a new approach for demonstrating medical affairs' impact with better metrics - beyond reach and frequency, enabling launch success and better engagement with strategic KOL insights, and increasing your organization's share of voice in the healthcare landscape.

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