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Aug. 9, 2024

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Neuren’s NNV-2591 positive in Angelman syndrome phase II trial

Neuren Pharmaceuticals Ltd.’s NNZ-2591 met the primary endpoints in a phase II trial in children with Angelman syndrome, with improvements seen in clinically important aspects of the disease, including communication, behavior, cognition and motor abilities, Neuren CEO Jon Pilcher said during an Aug. 9 conference call. Read More

Aldeyra perseveres in phase III of dry eye disease

Aldeyra Therapeutics Inc. has bounced back from a complete response letter in November to produce positive phase III data for reproxalap in treating dry eye disease. The company is one of many developing treatments using diverse mechanisms of action. Read More
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Meaty Oric? Finding substance in rise of new PC approaches

Novartis AG CEO Vas Narasimhan during the company’s July 18 second-quarter earnings call said his firm was “still in the midst of completing” the buyout disclosed in February of Morphosys AG, of Munich, for €2.7 billion (then US$2.9 billion), which brought worldwide rights to pelabresib, the small-molecule BET inhibitor for myelofibrosis.

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GSK, Novartis lead July deals as biopharma sector sees more than $20B for the month

In July, biopharma deal values surged to $20.68 billion, a 61% increase from June's $12.82 billion. The boost pushed the total deal value for the first seven months of 2024 to $119.99 billion, marking the highest amount raised through July in BioWorld‘s records. Read More
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(Modest) funding increases bring endometriosis discovery impetus

After decades of being woefully under-diagnosed and all but ignored by the biotech and pharma industry, recent advances in understanding its complex etiology could be opening the way to new treatments for endometriosis. Impetus is coming from (modest) increases in funding for basic research, such as the Biden administration’s $200 million for women’s health research and NIH grants under an ‘Advancing cures and therapies and ending endometriosis diagnostic delays’ call announced in March of this year. Read More

AN2 drops epetraborole after phase II miss in MAC lung disease

Concerns of lower-than-expected efficacy, which prompted AN2 Therapeutics Inc. to pause enrollment in the phase III portion of the phase II/III trial earlier this year, turned out to be well-founded, as top-line data proved disappointing for epetraborole in treatment-refractory Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) lung disease. As a result, the company is dropping the program and restructuring. Read More

Money raised by biopharma

Total raised in public, private and other financings of biopharma companies, comparing 2019-2024. Read More

Biopharma money raised: Jan. 1-Aug. 8, 2024

Year-to-date money raised in public, private and other financings of biopharma companies. Read More

‘We're always on the lookout for what's next’

From no hope to viable treatments, BioWorld  is there to cover the breakthroughs in medicine. Listen to Randy Osborne explain why the BioWorld  team is ‘always on the lookout for what's next.’ Read More

Appointments and advancements for Aug. 9, 2024

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

Financings for Aug. 9, 2024

Biopharmas raising money in public or private financings, including: Ani, Precigen. Read More

In the clinic for Aug. 9, 2024

Clinical updates, including trial initiations, enrollment status and data readouts and publications: Aldeyra, Apellis, Merck & Co., Pepromene, Sanofi. Read More

Other news to note for Aug. 9, 2024

Biopharma happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Astrazeneca, BMS, Conduit, Deepcure, Evotec, Exscientia, Medigene, Recursion, Wuxi. Read More

Regulatory actions for Aug. 9, 2024

Regulatory snapshots, including global drug submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Actio, Amneal, Citius, Novartis, Purdue, Satellos, Theramex. Read More

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