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September 04, 2018

Today's Rundown

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Former GSK cancer scientist admits attempt to steal trade secrets

A scientist who worked at GlaxoSmithKline’s R&D unit in Philadelphia has pleaded guilty to attempting to steal confidential research and funnel it to conspirators in China.

Top Stories

CRISPR Therapeutics, Vertex start first company-backed human CRISPR trial

CRISPR Therapeutics and Vertex Pharmaceuticals are the first companies to sponsor a human trial of CRISPR gene editing. The trial will take place at a single site in Germany and will test a gene therapy in patients with beta thalassemia.

Job cuts among ‘tangible changes' in Bayer’s R&D review: Reuters

A management review at Bayer could result in job cuts and outsourcing the company’s drug-testing services, according to Reuters. The new report comes just months after a German business weekly said that up to 1,000 positions could be on the chopping block.

Abivax posts ulcerative colitis data, commits to phase 2b

Abivax has posted data from a phase 2a trial in patients with moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis that are refractory. The trial linked ABX464 to improvements in mucosal healing and performance on a symptom scale, leading Abivax to commit to a phase 2b.

BioCryst says oral drug works for HAE attacks

BioCryst says its BCX7353 drug was effective in treating acute hereditary angioedema (HAE) attacks in a midstage trial, setting up a possible registration study as an alternative to current injectable or intravenous therapies.

Redmile, GV power exosome specialist Evox to £36M round

Evox Therapeutics has raised £35.5 million ($45.4 million) to support its pipeline of exosome-based drugs. The series B, which attracted the support of GV, sets Evox up to take rare disease candidates into the clinic.

Sanofi diabetes VP jumps to NYC metabolic disease startup Applied Therapeutics

Sanofi VP and Senior Medical Officer Riccardo Perfetti, M.D., Ph.D., has jumped to the metabolic disease startup Applied Therapeutics to become its chief medical officer as it moves into first-in-human trials.

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