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Today's Rundown Featured Story | | | Tuesday, September 18, 2018 Novo Nordisk is laying off 400 employees in China and Denmark as part of a reorganization of its R&D department. The reshuffle comes as the company seeks to build a pipeline of chronic disease drugs capable of mitigating the pressures faced by its core diabetes business. |
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Top Stories Tuesday, September 18, 2018 Another scientist who previously worked for GlaxoSmithKline has admitted conspiring to steal trade secrets from the company and pass them on to a Chinese rival. Tuesday, September 18, 2018 Servier has turned down the chance to license a multiple sclerosis drug from GeNeuro. The decision comes a year after the monoclonal antibody, GNbAC1, failed to beat placebo in a phase 2b trial. Monday, September 17, 2018 Clinical research sites have a tough, but critically important, job. It’s rigorous and precise work, but essential to the progress of medicine. Tuesday, September 18, 2018 Allergan and Sosei have voluntarily paused development of HTL0018318 after tests in nonhuman primates uncovered unexpected toxicology findings. Phase 1 and 2 clinical trials of the muscarinic M1 receptor agonist are on hold while the partners investigate the toxicology results. Tuesday, September 18, 2018 Roivant Sciences’ spinout machine keeps turning, with the launch of the lung-disease focused Respivant Sciences, a company built around an inhaled drug for treating chronic cough in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Tuesday, September 18, 2018 Virion Biotherapeutics announced Monday that Vanessa King and Isabel Najera have signed on as CEO and chief scientific officer, respectively. Tuesday, September 18, 2018 Viking Therapeutics’ lead lipid disorder asset met its primary and secondary endpoints in a midstage trial, dropping cholesterol and liver fat levels in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Tuesday, September 18, 2018 BioTime has appointed Brian Culley to serve as its sole CEO, as part of a corporate restructuring executed by the board of directors. Culley takes over for co-CEOs Adi Mohanty and Michael West, effective immediately. Monday, September 17, 2018 Scientists at Genentech have perfected a naturally occurring molecule so it can penetrate E. coli and other Gram-negative bacteria. The discovery could lead to a whole new class of antibiotics. Monday, September 17, 2018 This year, we’re hoping to continue spotlighting the most innovative and promising private startups in the medtech industry, and we need your help. | This week's sponsor is the Fierce Innovation Awards – Life Sciences Edition. | |  | |
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