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Oct 21, 2024

Merck-Gilead long-acting oral combo suppresses HIV for 48 weeks, setting stage for pivotal program


Seaport loads up $225M series B to continue Karuna veterans' voyage to clinical milestones


Septerna plans $158M IPO to fund clinical readouts for GPCR pipeline


Italy’s Angelini pens $360M biobucks pact for Cureverse’s phase 1 brain disorder drug


Vertex posts full pain data ahead of FDA ruling, unpacking combo results, Vicodin miss and stellar safety


BioNTech-OncoC4 phase 3 cancer trial under partial hold after varying results reported


Lykos accepts FDA’s view that reviving rejected MDMA therapy’s fortunes requires fresh phase 3 trial 

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Merck-Gilead long-acting oral combo suppresses HIV for 48 weeks, setting stage for pivotal program

Gilead and Merck & Co. have guided their once-weekly HIV combination therapy past another milestone, linking the cocktail to sustained suppression of the virus out to 48 weeks in a midphase clinical trial.
 

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Seaport loads up $225M series B to continue Karuna veterans' voyage to clinical milestones

After launching on its maiden voyage in April, Seaport Therapeutics and its crew of Karuna veterans have loaded up with $225 million in series B funds to support the journey to key clinical milestones for its neuropsychiatric medicines.

Septerna plans $158M IPO to fund clinical readouts for GPCR pipeline

Septerna may still be yet to disclose “any meaningful clinical data,” but the biotech clearly thinks there will be investor appetite for its G protein-coupled receptors.

The sudden progress in rare kidney disease is built on years of dedication

When a specialized field of medicine has long been quiet, a buzz of breakthrough can seem like a sudden development. The reality is more nuanced.

Italy’s Angelini pens $360M biobucks pact for Cureverse’s phase 1 brain disorder drug

Italy’s Angelini Pharma has signed a $360 million biobucks pact to gain regional rights to a phase 1-stage brain health drug from South Korea’s Cureverse.

Real-World Data Meets Clinical Trial Design: Optimizing Protocols and Site Selection

Now’s the time to rethink clinical trials with real-world data (RWD). Discover strategies to optimize your protocols and site selection.

Vertex posts full pain data ahead of FDA ruling, unpacking combo results, Vicodin miss and stellar safety

Vertex has reported phase 3 data on its near-approval pain drug candidate suzetrigine, shedding light on how the non-opioid painkiller combines with ibuprofen and why the prospect failed to match a Vicodin equivalent in one of the studies.

BioNTech-OncoC4 phase 3 cancer trial under partial hold after varying results reported

The FDA has implemented a partial hold on a phase 3 non-small cell lung cancer trial run by BioNTech and OncoC4 after seeing varying results among patients.

Lykos accepts FDA’s view that reviving rejected MDMA therapy’s fortunes requires fresh phase 3 trial

Lykos Therapeutics may have shed three-quarters of its staff in the wake of the FDA's rejection of its MDMA candidate for post-traumatic stress disorder, but the biotech’s new leadership believes the regulator may yet grant the company a path to approval.

GSK and Boston scientists team up to study pulmonary fibrosis and develop new treatments

London-based GSK is crossing the pond to form a new lung disease research collaboration with Boston scientists. The Big Pharma is joining forces with researchers from the Center for Regenerative Medicine at Boston University and Boston Medical Center to develop new models for lung diseases like pulmonary fibrosis.

Takeda details another round of layoffs in Massachusetts as restructuring drive rolls on

As part of a new round of layoffs, certain Takeda staffers at two Massachusetts sites are set to lose their jobs. This marks the third round of job cuts Takeda has initiated in the state since it revealed a large restructuring drive in May.

Novo plots US, EU approval filings after oral semaglutide shows cardio benefits in certain diabetes patients

As Novo Nordisk’s injectable diabetes-obesity duo Ozempic and Wegovy grab all the limelight, an oral version of the semaglutide drug showed it can provide heart-related benefits, too.
 
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