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Sep 14, 2023

Moderna follows AstraZeneca's lead, dumping 2 previously shared programs—plus 2 more 


Sanofi slings long-dormant Alzheimer's asset to First Wave for repurposing, secures buy back rights


AbbVie cuts ties to Harpoon’s BCMA trispecific, puncturing dream of $200M payday 


Generate raises $273M—$100M less than previous round—but a huge bounty


Hemogenyx gears up to get CAR-T into clinic as FDA approves plan to address hold concerns 


A drop under the tongue and you're done: Researchers test sublingual COVID vaccine in primates

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Moderna follows AstraZeneca's lead, dumping 2 previously shared programs—plus 2 more

Right after making headlines for a phase 3 mRNA flu shot win, Moderna shared that it’s axing four clinical assets from its pipeline—including two AstraZeneca dumped last year.
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Sanofi slings long-dormant Alzheimer's asset to First Wave for repurposing, secures buy back rights

Sanofi has handed First Wave BioPharma a chance to reposition a long-dormant molecule. The biotech is paying a “modest” upfront fee for capeserod as part of a deal that gives Sanofi the right of first refusal to buy the asset back.

AbbVie cuts ties to Harpoon’s BCMA trispecific, puncturing dream of $200M payday

AbbVie has punctured Harpoon Therapeutics’ dream of a $200 million payday. Needing to pay the sum to take up its option on the anti-BCMA T-cell engager HPN217, AbbVie has opted against moving deeper into a space that is already congested with candidates including its own rival bispecific.

IQVIA supports sites and participants through patient-centric trial experiences

With IQVIA’s clinical trial solutions and flexible site support strategies, decentralized trial elementss are being leveraged to enhance patient- centered care as well as support sites through hands- on enablement and implementation of DCT platforms these services.

Generate raises $273M—$100M less than previous round—but a huge bounty

Generate Biomedicines has corralled another nine-digit financing, raising $273 million in new funds. The money will go toward expanding a pipeline of infectious disease, immunology and oncology assets.

Hemogenyx gears up to get CAR-T into clinic as FDA approves plan to address hold concerns

After a summer of stasis, Hemogenyx Pharmaceuticals is one step closer to finally getting its CAR-T therapy into the clinic after the FDA accepted its plan to get a clinical hold lifted.

A drop under the tongue and you're done: Researchers test sublingual COVID vaccine in primates

What if the COVID-19 vaccine could be a simple drop under the tongue instead of a shot in the arm? That's the result researchers from Japan’s Intelligence & Technology Lab Inc. and the Biomedical Institute of NPO Primate Agora are hoping for. 

After Kenvue spinoff, J&J says it's 'uniting' Janssen and medtech segments under one brand

J&J is uniting its medtech and pharmaceutical arms so that they will be “more connected to the Johnson & Johnson brand," the company said. Over time, Janssen is slated to become Johnson & Johnson Innovate Medicine, while the company’s medical technology segment will continue to run with the J&J MedTech moniker.

It's unanimous: FDA panel says decongestant drug phenylephrine does not work

For decades, hundreds of oral decongestant products containing phenylephrine have been available in the United States over the counter. But on Tuesday, an FDA advisory committee agreed by a 16-0 vote that the ingredient does not work.

Canadian CRO Cirion Biopharma acquired by French diagnostic group Cerba HealthCare

Canadian CRO Cirion Biopharma was acquired by Cerba HealthCare in a deal that expands the French clinical trial lab and diagnostics provider’s offerings and geographic reach.

FDA, manufacturers make progress in resolving key cancer drug shortages: White House

Efforts from regulators and manufacturers have brought the U.S. supply of cisplatin back to nearly 100% of pre-shortage levels, according to the White House. The moves are “greatly alleviating the shortages of carboplatin,” too, the White House said.

Outpatient hospital care costs much more than care at doctors' offices, surgery centers: Blues research

The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association today released an issue brief that blames provider consolidation for higher costs for care at hospitals.
 
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