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August 18, 2017

Today's Rundown

  1. Biotech deals down by half and could be lowest since 2013: report

  2. Five Prime names ex-Genentech I-O specialist research SVP

  3. Medivir sells Chinese rights to hepatitis C drug to Ascletis

  4. Arcus adds WuXi Biologics-developed PD-1 drug under $816M deal

  5. Pfizer wins approval for blood cancer drug Besponsa

  6. EuroBiotech Report—Mullen backs Vicarius, GlaxoSmithKline jilts Ionis, CellAct lands $250M deal and data on Sanofi diabetes pill

  7. FiercePharmaAsia—Zai Lab’s $115M IPO, Takeda-Stanford R&D deal, Chinese firms’ bids for Arbor

  8. Chutes & Ladders—Novartis lures UCSF cardiovascular scientist Coughlin

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Biotech deals down by half and could be lowest since 2013: report

We all know that biotech M&A activity has been pretty sluggish in 2017, but new stats out from Bloomberg show just how quiet things have been.

Top Stories

Five Prime names ex-Genentech I-O specialist research SVP

Five Prime Therapeutics has appointed Bryan Irving, Ph.D., as its SVP of research. Irving made his name in the industry in a decadelong stint at Genentech, during which he performed research that gave rise to anti-PD-L1 antibody Tecentriq.

Medivir sells Chinese rights to hepatitis C drug to Ascletis

Medivir has offloaded the Chinese rights to its early-stage hepatitis C candidate to Ascletis. The deal continues the retreat from infectious diseases Medivir began after Gilead and others cornered the hepatitis C market.

Arcus adds WuXi Biologics-developed PD-1 drug under $816M deal

Just weeks after Celgene got a PD-1 drug from China’s BeiGene, Arcus Biosciences inked an $816 million deal to get a PD-1 candidate WuXi Biologics had developed under a contract with Chinese firm Gloria Pharmaceuticals.

Pfizer wins approval for blood cancer drug Besponsa

Pfizer today won FDA approval for a new targeted drug for the treatment of relapsed or refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The approval comes at a watershed moment for the disease with new treatment options on the horizon.

EuroBiotech Report—Mullen backs Vicarius, GlaxoSmithKline jilts Ionis, CellAct lands $250M deal and data on Sanofi diabetes pill

In this week's EuroBiotech Report, Vicarius raises $22 million, GlaxoSmithKline jilts Ionis, CellAct lands a $250 million deal and more. 

FiercePharmaAsia—Zai Lab’s $115M IPO, Takeda-Stanford R&D deal, Chinese firms’ bids for Arbor

Pfizer alum Samantha Du's Zai Lab filed for a $115 million Nasdaq IPO to help push forward several in-licensed cancer meds in China, Takeda formed a wide-ranging drug discovery alliance with Stanford University, China's Fosun and Shanghai Pharma are aiming to take a stake in Arbor Pharma and more.

Chutes & Ladders—Novartis lures UCSF cardiovascular scientist Coughlin

USCF cardiovascular research leader Shaun Coughlin will join the Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Novo Nordisk's China GM was promoted to lead the company's corporate operations and troubled Teva lost a key executive to small biotech Cavion. Plus more hirings, firings and retirings throughout the industry.

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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