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Sep 25, 2023

FDA’s no-holds barred objection to BrainStorm’s NurOwn on display days before advisory meeting 


AbbVie axes I-Mab pact to exit fast-thinning race for CD47 space


Novo Nordisk pays $60M for 3 preclinical assets as part of AI-powered cardio collab with Valo


Morphic's stock sinks as phase 2 data on oral rival to Takeda's Entyvio disappoint


BridgeBio makes $250M in securities sale while planning acoramidis commercial launch


Too much of a good thing: Livers of young mice filter out nanodrugs, making them less effective

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FDA’s no-holds barred objection to BrainStorm’s NurOwn on display days before advisory meeting

“Scientifically incomplete.” “Grossly deficient.” “Lacking scientific rigor.” These are just a few of the ways the FDA has described BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics’ application for the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis treatment NurOwn—a therapy that has already been rejected twice and is now getting its day before an agency advisory committee meeting after being filed over protest.
 

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AbbVie axes I-Mab pact to exit fast-thinning race for CD47 space

AbbVie has put I-Mab out of its misery. More than one year after scrapping a pair of clinical trials, the Big Pharma has cut its ties to the anti-CD47 antibody lemzoparlimab altogether and deprived I-Mab of the chance to pocket up to $1.3 billion in milestones.

Novo Nordisk pays $60M for 3 preclinical assets as part of AI-powered cardio collab with Valo

Novo Nordisk may be enjoying a revenue boost courtesy of its next-gen diabetes and obesity drugs, but the company isn’t kicking back and counting the cash. Instead, the Danish Big Pharma is handing over $60 million to Valo Health in the hope that the Flagship-founded company’s AI expertise can reproduce the same success in cardiovascular disease.

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Morphic's stock sinks as phase 2 data on oral rival to Takeda's Entyvio disappoint

Investors have found a flaw in Morphic’s glittering EMERALD-1 trial. Months after raising $240 million on the back of top-line results that sent its stock soaring, the biotech has shared a fuller look at the data on its oral ulcerative colitis candidate and wiped out its earlier gains.

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BridgeBio makes $250M in securities sale while planning acoramidis commercial launch

BridgeBio Pharma has roped in $250 million via a securities purchase agreement, infusing the company with much-needed cash as it plans a potential commercial launch for heart drug acoramidis.

Too much of a good thing: Livers of young mice filter out nanodrugs, making them less effective

There’s little question that young livers work better than old ones. But for pediatric, adolescent and young adult patients who need to take nanodrugs—formulations of medicines packaged into nanoparticles about 100,000 times smaller than a red blood cell—having optimal liver function might actually backfire.

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FDA panel votes down Intarcia's twice-rejected, long-term diabetes drug implant

The third time held no charm for Intarcia Therapeutics, which saw its long road through the FDA potentially forced down another detour.

Novartis targets first-line use for radiotherapy Lutathera after trial win in neuroendocrine tumors

More than five years after an initial FDA approval, Novartis is touting positive trial results for its radiotherapy Lutathera as a first-line therapy against the rare cancer that killed Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.

MedRhythms sounds out Curavit to study auditory stimulation tech on stroke patients

Curavit, a virtual contract research organization, has been signed on by MedRhythms to run a study of its technology aimed at aging adults with walking impairments as a result of a stroke.

Seagen and Astellas' Padcev, in Keytruda combo, delivers 'practice-changing' bladder cancer win

In a critical win, the Padcev-Keyturda combo significantly reduced the risk of death in first-line bladder cancer patients who are eligible for platinum-based chemotherapy at an interim analysis of the closely watched EV-302 trial.

US Chamber of Commerce outlines path to global universal health coverage

The main hurdle to reaching global universal health coverage by 2030 is raising the $176 billion needed to achieve that goal, according to research by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

Nominations for the 2023 Fiercest Women in Life Sciences close SOON—last week to enter

Nominations are now open for this year’s list of the fiercest women in pharma, biotech and medtech.
 
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