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CureVac giving up on first COVID mRNA vax, focusing on GSK-partnered 2nd attempt

With more than a touch of inevitability, CureVac is abandoning its first mRNA COVID vaccine after dismal results earlier this year, and switching focus to its second mRNA asset with GlaxoSmithKline.

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J&J science chief Stoffels to retire after decade at the top, adding to C-suite changes 

Johnson & Johnson Chief Scientific Officer Paul Stoffels is to retire at the end of the year, ending a nine-year stint at the top of the rejuvenated R&D unit and creating more turnover at the top of the Big Pharma.

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Billions club: Takeda taps Poseida for 2nd $1B-plus gene therapy pact in 2 weeks

Last week it was Selecta Biosciences. This week, Takeda's gene therapy investment push is helping lift Poseida in a potentially $3.6 billion research collaboration and licensing deal that will give the Japanese Big Pharma access to up to eight non-viral gene therapies for liver and hematologic diseases.

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Sponsored: Purify DNA, RNA, proteins, and cells for many applications

Discover ways your Thermo Scientific™ KingFisher™ system can empower your research beyond SARS-CoV-2.

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Boston biotech backers quit Dana-Farber board after U-turn on investment policy: report

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has reportedly barred trustees from newly investing in biotechs created to license its science, leading to the resignation of board members including a co-founder of C4 Therapeutics.

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Sponsored: Partnership to unlock the full potential of data to advance the science and practice of healthcare: Q&A with Syntropy and the University of California, Irvine

Q&A with Syntropy and UCI on their collaboration to work across their enterprise and with external partners to advance health research and patient care.

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Gossamer unveils new pipeline plans a year after lead program fizzled out in phase 2

Almost a year to the day after Gossamer Bio’s lead program failed twice in phase 2, the California biotech is unveiling two preclinical assets ready to enter the clinic in an effort to turn things around.

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Roche's Spark adds epilepsy asset to pipeline with $328M CombiGene licensing deal

Roche’s Spark Therapeutics unit is offering up to $328.5 million in biobucks for CombiGene’s gene therapy for epilepsy, which has a specific focus on drug-resistant forms of the condition.

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Veracyte kicks off limited release of its nasal swab lung cancer test as it gears up for full commercial launch

The company also delivered recent findings that showed the Percepta genomic test’s ability to more accurately separate groups of patients based on their risk of developing tumors from suspicious lung nodules.

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Eyes itching from allergies? Ocular's Dextenza wins FDA approval as first monthly implant

Patients with itchy eyes caused by allergic inflammation often take eye drops multiple times per day. Thanks to an FDA approval, a monthly insert into the canaliculus of the eye will soon be available.

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Kaiser Family Foundation: Public not buying pharma's arguments over drug price reforms

A new poll finds that a large swath of the public aren't buying the pharmaceutical industry's arguments against giving Medicare drug price negotiation authority.

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Resources

Whitepaper: Applications of Digital Twins in Clinical Trials for Alzheimer’s Disease

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Research: eTMF Implementation Quick Guide

Check out the eTMF Implementation Quick Guide to see a checklist TMF experts developed to help you reduce risks, maintain compliance, and establish effective processes in your eTMF.

Whitepaper: Modernizing Key Clinical Trial Processes with Artificial Intelligence

This whitepaper addresses where AI can make the biggest impact in clinical trials.

Free Infographic: Identifying Opportunities for Biotech Scale-Up

Looking to accelerate your biotech company, but not sure where to start?

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Drexel University’s online graduate programs in biomedicine, clinical research, drug discovery, and molecular medicine were developed with working professionals in mind, providing you with the education, practical skills, and competitive edge you need to be successful in your career. Learn more.

Whitepaper: Achieving a Successful Drug Product Technology Transfer

Get insights on key considerations for a successful tech transfer process for manufacturing a biologic drug product, including a case study on overcoming challenges in a process transfer for a sterile diluent.

Report: New research indicates an accelerated shift to decentralized clinical trials

New research indicates an accelerated adoption of decentralized clinical trials due to COVID-19.

Whitepaper: Transform LIMS Data into Action-Ready Insights with Advanced Analytics

Shift from data collection to data science. Add advanced analytics to your lab informatics platform to yield valuable, action-ready insights from LIMS and other data.

eBrief: Drug Product Process Development: Ensuring a Consistent, High-quality Biologic

Learn about drug product process development challenges and risks, the difference between innovator and biosimilar drug product process development, and more during the drug product process development phase.

Whitepaper: Clinical trial simulation: Advanced modeling techniques enable data-driven supply chain planning

Integrate supply chain simulation into your early clinical trial planning to minimize risk in an uncertain supply chain environment, improve supply chain outcomes, and help streamline time-to-market for innovative therapies.

Whitepaper: Big Challenges for Small Sponsors: Competition in Oncology Research

Every biopharma sponsor faces the challenge of initiating, running and closing trials on time, but oncology studies pose several unique hurdles.

eBook: Get solutions to market faster

Read Get to Know Cloud Content Management for Life Sciences and learn how to eliminate silos across all workflows, from R&D to commercialization.

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