Oncology Highlights – 30/07/2018

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Genenta Sciences raises USD 14.54M; GSK announc...

Mallinckrodt has announced to sell its Canadian drug manufacturing BioVectra Inc. to a Miami-based private equity firm, an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital for approximately USD 250 Million. The agreeme...

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Daiichi Sankyo fuels commercialization of DS-8201 in Japan; Roivant Sciences transfers its biotech stake for USD 3 Billion; FDA, EMA accepts marketing of Allergan’s abicipar

Daiichi Sankyo announced the submission of a New Drug Application (NDA) of DS-8201 to Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW). DS-8201 [fam-] trastuzumab deruxtecan), is an investigational antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) designed to deliver cytotoxic chemotherapy to cancer cells via a human epiderma...

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Vertex acquires Semma; Luxturna gets approval for rare eye disorder

Vertex Pharmaceuticals recently has announced the acquisition of Semma Therapeutics for USD 950 million in cash. Vertex Pharmaceuticals, aimed at creating therapies for life-threatening diseases, like cystic fibrosis, has signed a definitive agreement with Semma therapeutics, working to bring in the Healthcare ...

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Helsinn out licenses Pracinostat in South America

Helsinn Group grants exclusive licensing rights to Blanver and Varifarma for its leading drug Pracinostat in South America. Helsinn is a Swiss biopharmaceutical company committed to producing the best solutions aimed at improving the quality of life for people with cancer. Under the terms of the agreements, ...

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HiFiBio raises USD 67 M; FDA drafts new guidelines for Breast cancer trials; Harbour BioMed teams up with Pharmaceutical Product Development

FDA urges Pharma giants to increase their inclusion of men in new Breast Cancer trials The recent FDA recommendations have urged the Pharma companies for the inclusion of men in the clinical trials to test new breast cancer drugs. Men rarely develop Breast cancer. Less than 1% of men develop Breast cancer. And 1...

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Zogenix acquires Modis Therapeutics; Amgen buys Otezla; CRISPR slows down the Breast cancer rate

Zogenix pays USD 250M upfront Modis clinical drug Zogenix, a pharmaceutical company focused on advancing rare disease therapies, has collaborated with the Modis therapeutics. Modis Therapeutics is a company aiming to advance in mitochondrial biology to develop disease-modifying therapies for rare genetic diseas...

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Themis Bioscience collaborates with Merck; Oncorus raises USD 80 M; GSK files for Japanese approval of anaemia drug

Themis Bioscience forms an Exclusive License and Research Alliance with MSD to Develop Vaccines Themis Bioscience, a vaccine development firm, has collaborated with the MSD, a trademark company of the Merck. The agreement is an exclusive license with MSD for the discovery and development of measles vaccines to f...

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Juvenescence nets USD 100M; Sarepta DMD drug faces rejection

Juvenescence closes a USD 100 Million Series B round Juvenescence, a life sciences company focused on treating ageing problems, has successfully raised USD 100 Million in a Series B round. The investors who took part in the funding were Grok Ventures, the investment company of Mike Cannon-Brookes (Atlassian co-...

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EU approval for Imbruvica; Pharming licenses orphan drug

EU recommends the use of Imbruvica for two new indications The Janssen Pharmaceutical has received the approval for its drug Imbruvica (ibrutinib) from the European Commission (EC). Ibrutinib is a first-in-class targeted therapy, which inhibits the function of Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK). Jointly developed an...

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GNA Biosolutions raises USD 13.5M; AC Immune collaborates with Penn; Jazz Pharmaceuticals acquires Cavion; Ascletis opens a new Shanghai clinical research centre

GNA Biosolutions nets USD 13.5 Million in a Series C Funding GNA Biosolutions has secured USD 13.5 Million completing its all the rounds of financing. GNA Biosolutions GmbH, a Germany-based molecular diagnostics company has been able to successfully secure IVD-CE marking of its first point-of-care (POC) molecul...

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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic, progressive form of interstitial lung disease (ILD.....

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