Inventisbio Co. Ltd. has raised ¥2.084 billion (US$296 million) in an IPO on Shanghai’s STAR Market priced at ¥18.12 per share, though its stock saw a disappointing debut, opening at ¥14 per share on the first trading day July 25 and closing at $15.29, for a drop of 15.6%. The stock closed Aug. 1 at ¥14.42.
The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR), the University of Toronto and Sinai Health System have divulged thienyl and cycloalkyl aminopyrimidine compounds acting as NUAK family SNF1-like kinase inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer and fibrosis.
After spending a lot of money and putting in seven years of hard work, Astrazeneca plc is discontinuing its phase III Interlink-1 study of monalizumab. Results from an interim futility analysis and an independent data monitoring committee’s recommendation convinced the company to bring it to a halt.
Inventisbio Co. Ltd. has raised ¥2.084 billion (US$296 million) in an IPO on Shanghai’s STAR Market priced at ¥18.12 per share, though its stock saw a disappointing debut, opening at ¥14 per share on the first trading day July 25 and closing at $15.29, for a drop of 15.6%. The stock closed Aug. 1 at ¥14.42.
As Marengo Therapeutics Inc. gears up to start human trials with its lead compound, the company nailed down a deal with Ipsen SA worth $45 million up front and as much as $1.59 billion-plus in milestone rewards to advance a pair of candidates from the Selective T Cell Activation Repertoire (STAR) platform into the clinic.
The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR), the University of Toronto and Sinai Health System have discovered isoindolinone aminopyrimidine compounds acting as NUAK family SNF1-like kinase inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatement of cancer and fibrosis.
Jing Medicine Technology has described new proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) compounds comprising a cereblon (CRBN) E3 ubiquitin ligase-binding moiety covalently linked to a mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 3 (SMAD3)-targeting moiety through a linker reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, fibrosis, inflammatory disorders and autoimmune disease.