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Jan. 15, 2020

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Lung cancer treatment options much improved, but resistance remains

It is equally fair to say that lung cancer treatment has come a long way, and that it has a long way to go. Speaking at a joint conference by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer and the American Association for Cancer Research on lung cancer translational research, William Pao remembered the stark realities of being an oncology fellow at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center just 20 years ago, when the main lung cancer “procedure” done by trainees was to get a DNR, or do-not-resuscitate order, from their patients. Read More

Fifth Emendo-ment: Next-wave gene editing process gets its due, eminent in domain as more board the Omni-bus

Emendo Biotherapeutics Inc. CEO David Baram told BioWorld his firm’s allele-specific gene-editing approach offers such an advantage over previous methods that “we decided to take the challenge of curing diseases that require the highest precision possible,” and the New York-based firm bears an impressive list of partners. “Doors opened immediately and collaborations formed very fast,” sometimes “even faster than we could digest,” he said. Read More
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Kyverna Therapeutics emerges with $25M series A and a $587M Gilead agreement

Not only did newly emergent Kyverna Therapeutics Inc. burst out of the gate with a $25 million series A, but it enhanced its entrance with a deal from Gilead Sciences Inc., one of the company’s initial funders, potentially worth $587.5 million. Read More

Miracogen expands ADC deal with Synaffix

HONG KONG – In less than a year, China-based Shanghai Miracogen Inc. has extended its partnership with Oss, the Netherlands based Synaffix BV for a second antibody-drug conjugate (ADCs) candidate. The new deal is similar to one signed last year in that it gives Miracogen nonexclusive rights to Synaffix’s Glycoconnect and Hydraspace ADC technologies for use in a second clinical candidate. Read More
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Guardant embraces biopharma research, screening to maintain momentum

SAN FRANCISCO – Guardant Health Inc. has set the standard for liquid biopsy. That success has catapulted the Redwood City, Calif.-based company from an IPO in the fall of 2018 to a current valuation in excess of $7 billion. It has made its name – and much of its revenue – with its Guardant360 test, a molecular diagnostic test that assesses 74 cancer-related genes from the circulating tumor DNA to aid in designing the best treatment for advanced cancer patients with solid tumors. Read More
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2020 U.S. Election: Where the candidates stand on drug prices

In the final debate before the Iowa caucuses, the six leading contenders to be the Democratic presidential candidate had an opportunity to lay out how they would deal with U.S. prescription drug prices. Read More

Appointments and advancements for Jan. 15, 2020

New hires and promotions in the biopharma industry. Read More

Financings for Jan. 15, 2020

Biopharmas raising money in public or private financings. Read More

In the clinic for Jan. 15, 2020

Clinical updates, including trial initiations, enrollment status and data readouts and publications. Read More

Other news to note for Jan. 15, 2020

Biopharma happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief. Read More

Regulatory actions for Jan. 15, 2020

Regulatory snapshots, including global drug submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations. Read More

Regulatory front for Jan. 15, 2020

The latest global regulatory news, changes and updates affecting biopharma. Read More

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