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October 21, 2019___

Today's Rundown

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Seattle Genetics' breast cancer drug hits mark in pivotal trial

A pivotal trial of Seattle Genetics’ tucatinib in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer has met its primary endpoint. The data tee Seattle Genetics up to file for FDA approval of a TKI inhibitor it paid $614 million to acquire last year.

Top Stories

Ex-Obama health official becomes Google's first chief health officer

Google snagged Karen DeSalvo, a former health official in the Obama administration, to become its first chief health officer. Her appointment is just the latest in a string of hires that deepen the tech giant’s investment in and focus on healthcare, including those of former FDA Commissioner Robert Califf and ex-Geisinger CEO David Feinberg.

After $700M-plus Merck buyout, Tilos CEO Fox lands at Rheos Medicines

Barbara Fox, Ph.D., is getting right back on the horse. Fresh off Tilos Therapeutics’ $773 million sale to Merck, Fox is taking the helm of another Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company: Rheos Medicines.

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Verseau bags $50M for cancer R&D, names Golumbeski as chairman

Verseau Therapeutics has raised $50 million to develop macrophage-targeted immunotherapies. The startup, which appointed George Golumbeski as chairman, will use the money to take macrophage checkpoint modulators into the clinic.

Aerpio may hang the 'for sale' sign up, axes CEO after eye drug flop

In a classic plot line for biotechs, Aerpio is seeking a “strategic review” for its business and assets after being hit by a trial failure for its leading med earlier this year.

The top AI lighthouse projects to watch in biopharma

As the biopharma industry’s digital transformation continues apace, with the rapid acceptance of tools such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, certain projects promise to yield impacts on a much wider scale.

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[Webinar] Clinically Integrated Networks: A Growing Disruptor in American Healthcare

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[Case Study] Clinical Supply Management

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