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Biogen's non-opioid painkiller drops another phase 2 trial, this time in sensory pain disorder

Biogen’s non-opioid pain therapy did not reduce average daily pain as intended during a midstage study, but patients did report an overall improvement in the pain they experience.

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Aerie tries to wash over failure of midstage eye disease drug, but investors see right through it

Aerie Pharmaceuticals earned the ire of Bio Twitter and its investors Wednesday night after it dropped a failed midstage study after-hours, but whitewashed the flop and said it would still push on with a phase 3.

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ESMO: Zymeworks lays down marker in fight to unseat Herceptin

Herceptin’s long-lasting dominance of the gastroesophageal cancer market may be under threat. At the European Society of Medical Oncology Congress 2021, Zymeworks presented encouraging early data on its HER2‑targeted bispecific antibody—and a showdown with the incumbent is up next. 

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Intellia's ex vivo gene editing candidate for cancer cleared by FDA for human studies

Intellia's application to kick start a trial for an ex vivo CRISPR genome editing cancer candidate has been accepted by the FDA. The biotech plans to start screening patients for a phase 1/2a study by the end of the year.

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China's IASO nets $108M to advance cell therapies, antibodies for cancer, autoimmune disease

IASO Biotherapeutics bagged $108 million to fuel a teeming pipeline of cell therapies and antibodies for cancer and autoimmune disease. The series C round brings the company’s total raised to more than $178 million.

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Abingworth, Gimv and Pfizer back stealthy Swiss startup's $61M round to crack gene therapy delivery

In 2017, Joël de Beer dropped out of his Ph.D. program and began trying to build a leading genetic medicines company from a site the size of a parking space. After working quietly for several years to realize the vision, de Beer’s Anjarium Biosciences has now broken cover with 55.5 million Swiss francs from top-tier investors including Abingworth, Gimv and Pfizer Ventures.

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Novo-backed Amolyt Pharma snags $80M series B for endocrine pipeline

Amolyt Pharma secured an $80 million series B to advance three core programs and build up its earlier-stage pipeline. The French biotech is backed by Novo Holdings, Mass General Brigham Ventures and other cross-continental venture groups.

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Rune Labs carves out $22M for platform that translates brain data into neurological devices, drugs

Deciphering the inner workings of the brain to get to the root of neurological conditions like Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis is a lot like translating ancient writing systems into our modern languages—but the aptly named Rune Labs is on the case.

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ESMO: In unconventional move, Bayer pits genetically driven cancer drug Vitrakvi against Roche's Rozlytrek in adjusted comparison

It’s almost an unspoken rule in the biopharma industry that companies seldom compare two drugs with similar mechanisms of action side by side in the same study. But Bayer decided to go for a comparison of its “tumor agnostic” cancer drug Vitrakvi, though indirectly.

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Venture firms warn R&D funding for new drugs will 'drop off a cliff' if Dem bill approved

Several venture capital funds warned that funding for new drugs would quickly dry up if Democrats give Medicare far-reaching drug price negotiation powers in a $3.5 trillion infrastructure package.

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