Biopharma happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Acelrx, Advanz, Ajinomoto, Alvaxa, Altum, Aqualung, Astrazeneca, Betterlife, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bold, Brill, Ceapro, Conatus, Correvio, Cumberland, Edigene, Fujifilm, Heat Biologics, Histogen, Homology, Humanigen, Immunitybio, Immunochina, Inmed, Innovation, Kantum, Lily, Merck, Nantkwest, Novavax, Nuformix, Organicell, Praha Vaccines, Regeneron, Rentschler Biopharma, Sanofi, Sensei, Sonoma, Synthetic Biologics, Tetraphase, Triplet Therapeutics, Virna, Vistagen.

Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Centinel Spine, Zionexa.

Med-tech happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Aclaimant, Alucent Medical, Alr Technologies, Anthem, Biodot, Biolytical, Coventus Orthopaedics, Empire, Flower Orthopedics, Fujifilm Wako, Genomic Testing Cooperative, Immunoprecise, Inovalon, Julian Jewel Jeyaraj, Masimo, Medmira, Multi Radiance Medical, Neovasc, Quest Diagnostics, Royal Philips, Smiledirectclub, Titan Medical, Webbdx.

Clinical updates, including trial initiations, enrollment status and data readouts and publications: Altapure, Biodesix, Biotronik, Clinical Genomics, Procept Biorobotics, Roche.

Med-tech firms raising money in public or private financings, including: 1Life Healthcare, Inari Medical, Magnolia Medical Technologies, Siren, Stryker, Wright Medical.

New hires and promotions in the med-tech industry, including: Axim Biotechnologies, Centricity Vision, Flagship Biosciences, Neuromod Devices, RTI Surgical Holdings.

Regulatory snapshots, including global drug submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Algernon, Amivas, Anivive, Astellas, Azitra, Beyond Air, BMS, Diffusion, Fresenius Kabi, GSK, Immunitybio, Intelgenx, Microbion, Protara, Radius, Regenerx, Regeneron, Relmada, Sanofi, Sorrento.

Clinical updates, including trial initiations, enrollment status and data readouts and publications: Abbvie, Adamis, Aileron, Alucent, Auris, Biolinerx, Compugen, Cytovation, Genentech, GT, Ironwood, Macrogenics, Mersana, Mina, Nascent, Novartis, NS Pharma, Radius, Transcenta, Vir, Zynerba.

Biopharmas raising money in public or private financings, including: Argenx, Atara, Abcellera, Caladrius, Deerfield, Fortress, Great Lakes Discoveries, Hoth, Outlook, Pliant, Pneumagen, Saniona, Seneca, Turning Point, Vaxcyte, VBI Vaccines.

New hires and promotions in the biopharma industry, including: Amunix, Arcus, Assembly, Brainstorm Cell, Corbus, Evox, Kinnate, Matrisys, TCR², Urovant.