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Oct 17, 2024

Sage lays off half of R&D team, shakes up C-suite again

Kezar rejects Concentra bid that 'substantially undervalues' the biotech

Novartis pays China's Baiyu $70M upfront, with $1.1B chaser, for small molecule cancer candidate

Sanofi returns to Orano with €300M for radioligand 'pioneer' project

Terray assembles $120M series B to push AI-powered small molecules into clinic

Noema ticks off phase 2a Tourette win for ex-Roche molecule

Clario and PathAI partner up to create streamlined workflow for gastrointestinal clinical trials

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Sage lays off half of R&D team, shakes up C-suite again

By James Waldron

Sage Therapeutics’ latest attempt to shrink its pipeline and workforce will see a third of the biotech’s employees heading for the exits along with a swath of the company’s leadership.

Kezar rejects Concentra bid that 'substantially undervalues' the biotech

By James Waldron

Kezar Life Sciences has become the latest biotech to decide that it could do better than a buyout offer from Concentra Biosciences.

Novartis pays China's Baiyu $70M upfront, with $1.1B chaser, for small molecule cancer candidate

By Nick Paul Taylor

Novartis is paying Chengdu Baiyu Pharmaceutical $70 million to add to its crop of cancer candidates. The deal, which features $1.1 billion in milestones, covers the global rights to a small molecule discovered by a Chinese biotech that has built a business around botanical drugs.

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Sanofi returns to Orano with €300M for radioligand 'pioneer' project

By James Waldron

The new entity, which will operate under the Orano Med brand, will be focused on discovering and developing next-generation radioligand therapies based on lead-212 alpha-emitting isotopes.

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Terray assembles $120M series B to push AI-powered small molecules into clinic

By Gabrielle Masson

Terray Therapeutics has raked in $120 million for a series B fundraise as the AI-focused biotech aims to transform small molecule drug development.

Noema ticks off phase 2a Tourette win for ex-Roche molecule

By Nick Paul Taylor

Noema Pharma has racked up a phase 2a win for its Tourette syndrome drug candidate, reporting hits on the primary and key secondary endpoints in a small study of the former Roche molecule.

Clario and PathAI partner up to create streamlined workflow for gastrointestinal clinical trials

By Darren Incorvaia

Clinical data company Clario and AI firm PathAI are teaming up to create an end-to-end imaging and pathology workflow for gastrointestinal clinical trials.

Compounds from healthy vaginal bacteria show promise as inflammation treatment

By Darren Incorvaia

The vaginal microbiome hasn’t received as much attention as the one in the gut, but it is known to influence health.

3rd time's the charm: AbbVie scores FDA nod for continuous Parkinson's disease therapy Vyalev

By Zoey Becker

The 24-hour Parkinson's disease therapy crossed the FDA finish line after an initial manufacturing-related rejection last year and another snub in June.

NIH study shows Bavarian Nordic's mpox shot elicits immune response in teens

By Kevin Dunleavy

With the clade 1 outbreak of mpox raging through parts of Africa, interim results of an NIH trial of Bavarian Nordic's Jynneos indicate that it is safe and elicits an immune response in adolescents.

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