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BMS oncology chief Namouni lands at Blueprint Medicines to lead R&D

As Blueprint Medicines preps for the U.S. and EU approvals of its RET inhibitor, the company is bringing its research and clinical development work under one roof and putting Bristol Myers Squibb veteran Fouad Namouni, M.D., in charge. Namouni arrives after a 20-year career at the Big Pharma, which included leading the teams behind immuno-oncology stars Opdivo and Yervoy.

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Orca Bio, Lyell Immunopharma pen new pact to open up CAR-T for solid tumors

Two Californian biotechs are partnering up to try and break the barrier from blood to solid tumors in cell therapy.

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Santhera bags DMD drug in 3-way deal with Idorsia and ReveraGen

Santhera has exercised its option on non-hormonal steroid modulator vamorolone, giving it control of a Duchenne muscular dystrophy asset it thinks can rack up annual sales of more than $500 million.

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Compass plans IPO to take 'magic mushroom' drug to phase 3

Compass Pathways has filed paperwork for a Nasdaq IPO that will tee it up to take psilocybin therapy COMP360 through midphase development. Compass is developing psilocybin, the active ingredient in psychedelic mushrooms, for use in patients with treatment-resistant depression.

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Nocion grabs new CMO as it kicks off COVID-19 cough study

Nocion Therapeutics has a new chief medical officer, and not a moment too soon. Christopher Silber, M.D., arrives as the company pushes its first program into the clinic: an inhaled treatment for chronic and acute cough that could come in handy against COVID-19. Suppressing coughs could help curb the spread of the disease, while also treating a symptom that can be debilitating.

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Two-thirds of healthcare experts plot virtual trial use as a result of COVID-19: report

A new report by life science data analytics firm GlobalData has found that two-thirds of healthcare experts surveyed over the summer plan to use decentralized clinical trials.

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FDA approves Medtronic's Bluetooth-controlled insulin pump for children ages 2 and up

The FDA has approved the latest automated artificial pancreas system from Medtronic, the MiniMed 770G, for adults and children with Type 1 diabetes as young as 2 years old.

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In a BioPharma Dive industry survey, planning and forecasting were identified as top concerns for trial sponsors. In response to this need, the CSM team at Catalent has developed a methodology for identifying, evaluating, and proactively managing the inherent risks involved in clinical trial supply chain management.

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