Untitled Document Today's Rundown Special Report—FierceBiotech's 2018 Fierce 15 Roche bags anti-cancer bispecific from GO Therapeutics Momenta calls time on biosimilar R&D, cuts half its staff Avrobio slumps on Fabry gene therapy data Synlogic names Brennan as permanent CEO Featured Story | | | Tuesday, October 2, 2018 All of our Fierce 15 winners care deeply about biomedical science and understand the unique pressure to translate every penny they've raised into something truly innovative for patients. And it seems this passion is infectious when it comes to luring investors. |
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Top Stories Tuesday, October 2, 2018 Roche has licensed an anti-cancer bispecific antibody from GO Therapeutics. The deal gives Roche a license for antibodies generated against a novel cancer target and the right to develop a bispecific antibody. Tuesday, October 2, 2018 Momenta is axing 50% of its workforce and executive team as it drops the bulk of its biosimilar work in favor of an immunology-based novel pipeline. Tuesday, October 2, 2018 Shares in Avrobio were halved after the company reported results from the first three patients on its Fabry disease gene therapy, even though one was able to be weaned off enzyme replacement therapy. Tuesday, October 2, 2018 Synlogic has named Aoife Brennan as its permanent CEO. Brennan took up the position on an interim basis in May when Jose Carlos Gutiérrez-Ramos resigned. | This week's sponsor is IQVIA. | | | Congratulations Fierce 15
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