Today's Rundown Featured Story | | | Thursday, November 29, 2018 Novartis is set to move its U.K. headquarters to London. The relocation will see Novartis set up in the White City Place development next to Imperial College London’s new campus. |
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Top Stories Thursday, November 29, 2018 The U.K. has been punching below its weight in attracting clinical research, and Brexit could provide an opportunity to remedy that, according to an industry body. Thursday, November 29, 2018 Alkermes' schizophrenia drug met its primary endpoints in a second phase 3 trial, setting it up for an FDA filing in mid-2019. Patients taking the drug gained less weight on average than patients taking olanzapine, the antipsychotic on which it is based. Monday, November 26, 2018 A diagnosis of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) can mean a long road with many twists and turns as patients try to achieve long-term remission from this chronic, complex and progressive form of blood cancer. Thursday, November 29, 2018 ViaCyte has raised $80 million to continue clinical development of its cell therapy treatments for diabetes. The series D positions ViaCyte to generate phase 1/2 data on one candidate while working to get another back into the clinic. Thursday, November 29, 2018 Inflazome has brought on Thomas Jung, M.D., Ph.D., to be its new chief medical officer and lead clinical development of its NLRP3 inhibitors for inflammatory diseases. Thursday, November 29, 2018 Biohaven has created a wholly owned subsidiary in Shanghai. BioShin will develop and commercialize Biohaven’s migraine and neurology assets in China and other markets in the Asia-Pacific region. Wednesday, November 28, 2018 Blaze Bioscience has enrolled the first patient in a pivotal phase 2/3 trial of its scorpion venom-based “tumor paint,” a fluorescent molecule that homes in on cancer cells and illuminates them, making it easier for surgeons working to remove brain tumors. | This week's sponsor is Johnson & Johnson Innovation. | |  | |
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