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October 11, 2018

Today's Rundown

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FDA lifts clinical hold of Vertex/CRISPR Therapeutics’ sickle cell drug

The FDA lifted a clinical hold it placed on Vertex and CRISPR Therapeutics’ gene-edited stem cell therapy for sickle cell disease. The companies are on track to start a human study in sickle cell by the end of the year.

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Carrick bags ex-Onyx cancer drug, plans pivotal trials

Carrick Therapeutics has licensed an ovarian cancer drug from BTG. The British biotech is working to get the former Onyx Therapeutics drug into pivotal trials on the strength of phase 1 data.

Ionis may have found a home for dry AMD drug with Roche in $760M deal

In a deal worth up to $760 million, Ionis signed on with Roche to help develop its RNA-based drug for advanced dry AMD and other diseases, after being snubbed by GlaxoSmithKline in 2017.

Bristol-Myers, Compugen ally to test checkpoint combinations

Bristol-Myers Squibb has struck a deal to test Opdivo in combination with Compugen’s anti-PVRIG antibody COM701. The Big Pharma is investing $12 million in Compugen as part of a deal that gives it the right to first negotiations for the COM701 license.

Otsuka and Proteus sign 5-year, $88M digital pill partnership

Otsuka and Proteus Digital Health have re-upped their global smart-tablet partnership for another five years, aiming to develop a new generation of ingestible sensors.

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