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Oct 22, 2024

Editas prioritizes in vivo gene therapies, looks to partner reni-cel


Roche tosses out tau prospect, returning rights to UCB 4 years after placing $120M bet


AvenCell secures $112M series B to flick 'switchable' CAR-Ts in the clinic


Otsuka’s kidney disease drug improves UPCR levels in phase 3 trial


Minghui’s thyroid eye disease drug slashes eye bulging in midstage trial


Rectify's new lead candidate improves bile composition, reduces inflammation in mice with liver disease

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Editas prioritizes in vivo gene therapies, looks to partner reni-cel

Editas Medicine is pushing its in vivo gene therapy strategy to the top of its agenda, boasting proof-of-concept data and signing a $238 million biobucks pact at the same time as it searches for a partner for its more advanced ex vivo sickle cell disease (SCD) medicine.
 

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Roche tosses out tau prospect, returning rights to UCB 4 years after placing $120M bet

Roche has returned the rights to UCB’s anti-tau antibody bepranemab, walking away from a $120 million bet on the Alzheimer’s disease drug candidate on the cusp of the release of phase 2a data.

AvenCell secures $112M series B to flick 'switchable' CAR-Ts in the clinic

AvenCell Therapeutics has secured $112 million in series B funds as the Novo Holdings-backed biotech seeks clinical proof that it can generate CAR-T cells that can be turned “on” once inside a patient.

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.

Otsuka's kidney disease drug improves UPCR levels in phase 3 trial

Otsuka Pharmaceutical’s kidney disease drug has hit the primary endpoint of a phase 3 trial by being shown in an interim analysis to have reduced patients’ urine protein-to-creatine ratio levels.

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Minghui’s thyroid eye disease drug slashes eye bulging in midstage trial

China-based Minghui Pharmaceutical has linked its thyroid eye disease treatment to a reduction in eye bulging in a small phase 1b/2 clinical trial.

Rectify's new lead candidate improves bile composition, reduces inflammation in mice with liver disease

Three years after raising $100 million in series A funds, the Atlas Venture-backed biotech has chosen a lead drug candidate. The small molecule RTY-694 is meant to treat the rare liver disease primary sclerosing cholangitis by restoring and enhancing the function of two cell membrane proteins in the ABC transporter family.

Starboard wants to hold Pfizer leadership 'accountable' for overpaid M&A deals, poor return on R&D investment

Activist investor Starboard Value is baring its teeth at Pfizer management, more openly going after CEO Albert Bourla’s job in a new presentation.

Radiopharma CDMO Nucleus lays out plan to triple manufacturing capacity, add 100 jobs

Two years after emerging with its initial funding round, CDMO Nucleus RadioPharma is going bicoastal, revealing expansions at two sites that the company believes will "significantly improve” market access to the promising cancer treatments.

Reckitt’s Mucinex inspires consumers to swipe left on cold and flu symptoms with Mr. Mucus’ Tinder debut

The upcoming winter months bring with them the annual cold and flu season, as well as “cuffing season” for singles everywhere, and consumer health giant Reckitt is capitalizing on both occurrences.
 
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