Today's Rundown Astellas inks $3B Audentes buyout to expand in gene therapy 'Positive surprise' for Biogen in lupus, but all eyes on CTAD data this week FDA nixes Lexicon’s diabetes hopeful Zynquista—again [Sponsored] Thwarting Subjectivity in Clinical Trials Brii Biosciences nabs Icon, GSK veteran to lead new focus on neuroscience Biopharma vet Martin Williams takes the helm at autophagy biotech Caraway Therapeutics Ardelyx's kidney disease drug hits goal in phase 3, teeing it up for FDA filing Treating multiple sclerosis with the help of the gut microbiome The top 15 biopharma M&A mistakes of the last decade Featured Story | | | Tuesday, December 3, 2019 Astellas Pharma is set to buy Audentes Therapeutics for $3 billion. The deal will enable Astellas to set up a new genetic regulation unit spearheaded by a neuromuscular disease gene therapy that is set to be submitted for approval next year. |
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Top Stories Tuesday, December 3, 2019 Biogen is joining AstraZeneca on a strong positive for its lupus candidates as the pair face going head-to-head on the market. Tuesday, December 3, 2019 The FDA rejected Lexicon Pharmaceuticals and Sanofi’s Zynquista in March, dashing their hopes of launching the Type 1 diabetes drug this year. Nine months later, the agency has rebuffed Lexicon’s appeal of that decision. Along the way, Lexicon lost its partner, which in 2015 handed over $300 million upfront for a license to Zynquista. Monday, December 2, 2019 A clinical trial is a measurement system, but too often, we fail to calibrate the most significant of measurement instruments: trial participants. Tuesday, December 3, 2019 U.S.-China biotech Brii Biosciences is pushing out into new territory with a new hire alongside a focus on a new R&D area. Tuesday, December 3, 2019 Martin Williams, the GlaxoSmithKline and Roche alum who helmed Tokai Pharma and co-founded Yuma Therapeutics, has a new gig—he's now the CEO of Caraway Therapeutics, a biotech working on treatments for neurodegenerative diseases that target the cell’s garbage disposal. He joins as the company mulls indications for its lead program. Tuesday, December 3, 2019 A phase 3 trial of Ardelyx’s tenapanor in chronic kidney disease patients on dialysis has met its primary endpoint. The success comes months after tenapanor hit the mark in another pivotal clinical trial, putting Ardelyx on track to file for approval in the indication around the middle of next year. Monday, December 2, 2019 A team at Brigham and Women's Hospital discovered a microRNA in the microbiome that increases when multiple sclerosis peaks. When they gave a synthetic version of the microRNA to mice as an oral treatment, it suppressed symptoms of the disease. While many of the decade's M&A deals worked out for the buyers, others didn't deliver on their promises. Here, we feature 15 of those deals, including Bayer's Monsanto buy, Teva's purchase of Allergan's generics, AbbVie's Synageva pickup and many others. | | Experts in our field; with 20+ years’ experience in Viral Vector & plasmid DNA (R&D, High Quality and GMP) manufacture for pre-clinical, clinical & commercial supply. Take a virtual tour of our facilities & find out more about our expansion project. |
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