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September 18, 2019___

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Henlius falls short of IPO goal, but still rakes in $410M on HKEX

Last week, Shanghai Henlius Biotech teed up for a $477 million IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. It fell a little short when it priced on Wednesday, ultimately bagging $410 million, but still made the top five biopharma IPOs so far this year.

Top Stories

Themis raises €40M to run phase 3 chikungunya vaccine trial

Themis has raised €40 million ($44 million). The Merck-backed series D positions Themis to take its chikungunya vaccine through a phase 3 trial and move the lead candidate from its immuno-oncology R&D program into humans.

Amgen to bring Adaptive's MRD diagnostic to its wider blood cancer portfolio

Amgen has tapped Adaptive Biotechnologies to deliver next-generation sequencing assays as it moves drugs toward approval. Under a four-year agreement, Adaptive’s clonoSEQ Assay will be used to assess minimal residual disease in clinical trials.

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Versantis raises cash to take liver failure drug to clinical POC

Versantis has raised a €16 million series B round to gather clinical proof-of-concept data on a drug designed to clear out ammonia and other toxic metabolites that contribute to poor health outcomes in liver disease patients.

Biogen ramps up its SMA rivalry with Novartis with new Spinraza trial

In its latest gambit to preserve market share in spinal muscular atrophy, Biogen's launching a new Spinraza trial designed to determine whether a higher dose might be more effective than the one already FDA-approved.

X4 Pharma founder Renato Skerlj signs on as its R&D chief

X4 Pharmaceuticals has a new R&D chief: Renato Skerlj, Ph.D., who founded the company alongside CEO Paula Ragan, Ph.D. and biotech luminary Henri Termeer. Skerlj joins X4 from Lysosomal Therapeutics, where he led drug discovery and preclinical development efforts.

Alexion replaces CFO Clancy and his 'legendary caution.' Could an M&A spree follow?

When Paul Clancy jumped ship from Biogen to become Alexion’s chief financial officer in 2017, he was touted as a “careful steward” by top brass after the company's troubled past. Now, the careful steward is gone, and an M&A spree could be on the horizon.

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