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July 23, 2021

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Through Infinity and beyond, Adverum gene therapy keeps buzz alive in AMD

Adverum Biotechnologies Inc. CEO Laurent Fischer said the firm chose the more prudent route in scrapping development of gene therapy ADVM-022 (AAV.7m8-aflibercept) for diabetic macular edema (DME) as a result of dose-limiting toxicity in the phase II Infinity trial. Read More

Alzamend posts positive preclinical Alzheimer’s data

Alzamend Neuro Inc.’s positive preclinical data for AL-002 sent the company’s stock (NADAQ:ALZN) more than 70% higher before the market opened July 23. The Tampa, Fla.-based biopharma is researching a mutant-peptide sensitized cell for treating Alzheimer’s disease. The positive data came from a GLP toxicology study using a transgenic mouse model. Read More
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Function follows form: Predicted protein structures for human proteome now

Researchers at Google AI company Deepmind and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory/European Bioinformatics Institute have developed and published an open-access database with predicted structures of 98.5% of proteins in the human proteome. Read More

BIO Asia-Taiwan: Cell and gene therapy development changing biopharma ecosystem

Cell and gene therapy have seen much progress in recent times, with the product pipelines in those areas bursting with more than 1,200 therapies. Naturally, the challenges, opportunities and essential development strategies in those fields were the focus on the last day of the BIO Asia-Taiwan Conference 2021. Read More
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NHS England tackles pricey gene therapies with £340M fund

NHS England has announced a new £340 million (US$481 million) Innovative Medicines Fund, as the country grapples with the issue of bringing ultra-pricey specialist medicines to patients on the country’s taxpayer-funded health care system. Read More
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COVID-19 efforts drive activity, but volume falls for nonprofit deals and grants

While 2020 was clearly a busier year for grants and nonprofit deals with biopharma companies, pandemic efforts continue to drive the activity in these two areas. Through mid-July, there have been 204 grants valued at $1.75 billion, and 516 bio/nonprofit deals worth more than $8 billion, up from $4.66 billion only a month ago. Read More

Input wanted on expanding research access to AI infrastructure

The U.S. Office of Science and Technology Policy and the National Science Foundation are issuing a request for information to help the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource Task Force in developing an implementation roadmap. Read More

Appointments and advancements for July 23, 2021

New hires and promotions in the biopharma industry, including: Biocure, Merck. Read More

Financings for July 23, 2021

Biopharmas raising money in public or private financings, including: Abivax, Azurrx, Brickell, Caribou, HCW, Icosavax, Immix, Rallybio. Read More

In the clinic for July 23, 2021

Clinical updates, including trial initiations, enrollment status and data readouts and publications: Acadia, Antengene, Biosplice, GBT, Hemoshear, Heron, Ocuphire, Plus, Spark. Read More

Other news to note for July 23, 2021

Biopharma happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Daiichi Sankyo, Dong-A ST, Endo, Immpact, Immunoprecise, Inhalon, Innovation, Intas, Medison, Merck, Moderna, Novartis, Noxxon, Paramita, Plexxikon, Profoundbio, Rhythm, Synaffix, Tae. Read More

Regulatory actions for July 23, 2021

Regulatory snapshots, including global drug submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Antares, Ascletis, Biovaxys, Erytech, Index, GBT, Humanigen, Merck & Co., Pfizer, Radius, Rational Vaccines, Sorrento. Read More

Money raised by biopharma: 2021 vs. 2020 vs. 2019

Total raised in public, private and other financings of biopharma companies, comparing 2021 vs. 2020 vs. 2019. Read More

Biopharma money raised: Jan. 1-July 22, 2021

Year-to-date money raised in public, private and other financings of biopharma companies. Read More
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Biggest gainers and losers for the week of July 19-23, 2021

The top 10 biopharma stock gainers and losers for the week. Read More

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