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Sep 28, 2023

BrainStorm's ALS cell therapy resoundingly rejected by FDA advisers


Bionomics' midphase PTSD trial hits primary endpoint, briefly tripling its battered share price


Karuna’s KarXT reaches FDA with hopes for first new schizophrenia drug mechanism in decades 


Gritstone in line for $433M in BARDA funds to push mRNA COVID-19 shot into large-scale trial


Merck KGaA goes again in AI, expanding Quris toxicity prediction pact days after inking 2 deals


Fierce Biotech Fundraising Tracker '23: Avalyn raises $175M series C; Evozyne snags $81M

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BrainStorm's ALS cell therapy resoundingly rejected by FDA advisers

FDA advisers voted down BrainStorm's cell therapy for ALS, saying that there was not enough evidence to demonstrate the treatment's potential efficacy. The committee also raised issues with the lack of data on the company's manufacturing and delivery process.
 

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Bionomics' midphase PTSD trial hits primary endpoint, briefly tripling its battered share price

Bionomics’ bid to bounce back from its stock-crushing anxiety trial failure has gained a little momentum, with investors sending the share price up over 180% on the strength of phase 2 data in post-traumatic stress disorder.

Karuna’s KarXT reaches FDA with hopes for first new schizophrenia drug mechanism in decades

Karuna has formally submitted a new drug application to the FDA for its schizophrenia treatment. The company expects to launch in the second half of 2024 if approved.

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Gritstone in line for $433M in BARDA funds to push mRNA COVID-19 shot into large-scale trial

Gritstone Oncology is the latest drug developer to be tapped for BARDA’s Project NextGen, with the biotech in line for over $400 million to conduct an 10,000-person phase 2 study of its COVID-19 vaccine.

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Merck KGaA goes again in AI, expanding Quris toxicity prediction pact days after inking 2 deals

The artificial intelligence deals keep coming at Merck KGaA. Days after the Merck put out news of two new AI pacts, Quris-AI has shared details of the expansion of the drug toxicity prediction project it is working on with the German drugmaker.

Fierce Biotech Fundraising Tracker '23: Avalyn raises $175M series C; Evozyne snags $81M

Alongside the new year, we've launched a new Fierce Biotech Fundraising Tracker to keep the pulse on the industry's financing.

Bluebird taps Lonza to boost manufacturing capacity for its gene therapies Zynteglo, Skysona

Bluebird and Lonza recently amended their production contract for the second time since the deal was announced in summer of 2016. Under the updated deal, Lonza has agreed to increase manufacturing capacity for bluebird’s therapies Zynteglo and Skysona, according to a SEC filing published Wednesday.

Clario partners with CellCarta to streamline trial tissue, sample handling

Clinical trial tech firm Clario has joined forces with CellCarta to improve the way tissue and other samples are handled during trials.

How Amazon's $4B investment in AI company Anthropic impacts healthcare

Amazon announced this week that it would invest up to $4 billion in artificial intelligence company Anthropic as the AI arms race heats up. The collaboration introduces more competition and more options for healthcare teams looking to innovate using different approaches or to get more tactical with their AI strategy, one health IT expert said.

Emmes calls in telehealth capabilities to expand eClinical platform

Maryland-based CRO Emmes has added telehealth capabilities to its Advantage eClinical platform, allowing for virtual video calls for trial participants and sites.

Newer primary care disrupters constrain already limited supply of clinical providers, new analysis finds

As new primary care models, including retail health clinics, continue to scale, the national supply of clinical providers will become even more constrained. For health systems, hospitals and medical groups, competition for the shrinking pool of nurses and doctors will intensify, according to a new analysis.
 
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