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Novavax kick-starts phase 3 of COVID-19 vaccine in U.K. as cases surge across the country

Novavax is starting a phase 3 trial of its pandemic vaccine hopeful NVX-CoV2373 in 10,000 adults over the next month.

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Top Stories

Flagship's Valo emerges with $100M and plans to transform R&D

Flagship Pioneering has lifted the lid on its latest biotech: Valo Health. The startup begins life with close to $100 million, Forma Therapeutics’ hit discovery capabilities and ambitions to shave years off drug development timelines. 

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Looking for an edge in the wet AMD market, phase 3 biotech Opthea guns for $150M IPO

Australian eye disease biotech Opthea is seeking out a meaty $150 million IPO as it looks to clear a late-stage clinical hurdle and become a commercial company.

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Palladio grabs $20M to take once-discarded drug through phase 3

Palladio Biosciences has raised a $20 million series B round. The financing, which attracted support from Roche Venture Fund and Medicxi, sets Palladio up to test its vasopressin V2 receptor antagonist in a phase 3 kidney disease trial.

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Galecto bags $64M to push lung fibrosis med toward EU nod

Galecto started the year picking up a new fibrosis asset and a U.S. oupost through its merger with PharmAkea. Now, it’s adding $64 million to the bank to push its lead lung disease treatment toward an approval in Europe and fund multiple midstage studies for its other programs.

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New atlas of the human heart could guide personalized medicine in cardiology

A new atlas of nearly 500,000 cells from 14 donated hearts was designed to help researchers build their understanding of how a healthy heart operates—and what goes wrong when heart disease develops. Its developers believe the cardiology community will be able to use the atlas to develop personalized treatments for heart disease.

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Babson Diagnostics nets new CEO, plus $13.7M for its blood test devices

Babson Diagnostics, a startup looking to make widespread blood sample collection a simpler process, has closed its initial funding round of $13.7 million and gained a new CEO.

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FiercePharmaAsia—Legend CEO probe; AZ-Samsung biologics deal; Fujifilm's Avigan in COVID-19

Newly appointed Legend Biotech CEO is under “residential surveillance” by Chinese police. Samsung Biologics strikes a $331 million supply deal with AstraZeneca. Fujifilm eyes expanded approval of flu drug Avigan in COVID-19 after positive phase 3 data. And more.

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Chutes & Ladders—Day One brings on Gilead alum Bender as CEO

Gilead vet Bender takes place as CEO at Day One; Repertoire taps Pfizer alum Coyle as R&D head; Vibalogics taps Hochuli as global CEO.

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