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Featured Story | | | Tuesday, September 19, 2017 Sir Andrew Witty has joined Hatteras Venture Partners. The former GlaxoSmithKline CEO is taking up a venture partner position at the VC shop, setting him up to offer advice on the positioning of its portfolio companies. |
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Top Stories Tuesday, September 19, 2017 Acceleron's long-running collaboration with Celgene on sotatercept has taken another turn today, with an amendment of their agreement to give Acceleron the right to develop the drug for pulmonary diseases. Tuesday, September 19, 2017 Disarm Therapeutics has seen a strong $30 million series A round as it looks for a breakthrough approach in axonal degeneration. Monday, September 18, 2017 For pharma and biotech, in which data is the most valuable asset, industry analysts agree that digital transformation presents an opportunity to realize unprecedented productivity gains and competitive advantage. Tuesday, September 19, 2017 Aerie Pharmaceuticals has yet again looked to Novartis’ struggling eye care unit for a new hire. Eric Carlson, Ph.D., has become the latest in a string of former Alcon employees to land at the smaller eye disease specialist. Tuesday, September 19, 2017 After deadly outbreaks that caught scientists and providers off guard, vaccine experts may be happy to see Johnson & Johnson and a U.S. development agency collaborate on pandemic flu. In a novel agreement, they've paired up to focus on a vaccine program and potential flu drugs from J&J. Tuesday, September 19, 2017 Catalent signaled a year ago that it was looking for the right M&A target to bulk up like some of its competitors have. Now it says it has found one, having agreed to pay $950 million to buy Cook Pharmica and its extensive biologics manufacturing operation in Bloomington, Indiana. Resources Sponsored by: Ashfield Healthcare Join this webinar to learn how to design, deliver, and measure a successful patient support program. Presented by Nareda Mills, Ashfield's SVP of Patient Services in the US, you’ll discover how to improve adherence and improve patient outcomes using 5 key methods. Presented By: PRA Health Sciences Children participating in pediatric clinical trials are included in the contraceptive requirements applied to women of child-bearing potential, creating significant challenges for sponsors, parents, investigators and study staff. Sponsored By: RTI Health Solutions In this webinar, we will introduce the rapidly-evolving within-subject clinical trial (WSCT) methods for early phase evidence generation that require fewer people, less time, and usually less funding than traditional early phase methods. 2nd Strategic Partnerships for Drug Repurposing October 26-27, 2017 | Boston, MA Compliance Certificate and Training for Life Sciences Professionals October 9 -12, 2017 | Newark, NJ CBI’s MedComm 2017 Conference October 26-27, 2017 | San Francisco, CA FierceBiotech 2nd Drug Development Forum September 25-27, 2017 | Boston, MA FierceBiotech Executive Summit- London October 2, 2017 | London 11th Digital Pharma East October 3-6, 2017 | Philadelphia, PA Don't Miss This Opportunity | Life Sciences Innovation Awards Application Deadline: Friday, October 20 at midnight EST Drug Development Boot Camp® 2017 November 15-16, 2017 | Boston, MA | 