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Aug 05, 2021

Sanofi bets USD 3.2 Billion on mRNA with a deal to acquire Translate Bio Sanofi is betting the genetic technology behind the fast development of two highly effective coronavirus shots last year will result in vaccines for other viruses as well as drugs for diseases of the lung and liver, announcing a deal to acq...

Jul 15, 2021

Hepion Pharma's NASH drug is set for Phase 2b after clearing the safety bar Hepion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing therapeutic drugs for the liver disease treatment arising from non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), declaring positive topline results from...

Jul 01, 2021

LivaNova Secures FDA Approval for Clinical Study to Assess the aura6000 System for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Treatment   On June 15, 2021, LivaNova PLC received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to continue with its investigational device exemption (IDE) clinical study, “Treating Ob...

Jun 10, 2021

Aelis Farma pockets USD 30 Million upfront in cannabis use disorder deal with Indivior Indivior speculates that Aelis Farma has what it takes to bring cannabis use disorder therapy into the clinic with a USD 30 million upfront rights agreement. Aelis, clinical-stage French biotech zeroed in on brain disorders...

Jun 03, 2021

Abbott receives CE Mark for Navitor™, the Latest-Generation Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) System for Aortic Stenosis treatment  On May 17, 2021, Abbott received CE Mark for its latest-generation transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) system, Navitor™. This marks the minimal...

May 13, 2021

Lilly, MiNA ink agreement to upregulate proteins using RNA Eli Lilly will utilise the power of MiNA Therapeutics’ proprietary small activating RNA (saRNA) technology platform to develop five novel drug candidates against diseases across the company’s core areas of focus. Eli Lilly declared a drug development ...

Apr 08, 2021

Artios Pharma announces collaboration with Novartis to tap next-generation DDR cancer therapies Artios Pharma Limited, a leading DNA Damage Response (DDR) company exploiting synthetic lethality to create a broad pipeline of precision medicines for cancer treatment, announced a global research collaboration with ...

Mar 25, 2021

Asher Bio raises USD 55 Million in Series A financing Asher Biotherapeutics, a biotechnology company developing exactly targeted immunotherapies for cancer and other diseases, raised USD 55 Million in Series A financing. Third Rock Ventures led the round with participation from Boxer Capital of Tavistock Grou...

Mar 11, 2021

Valo Health receives USD 110 Million Series B from Koch Valo Health launched in September with USD 100 million and a couple of acquisitions under its belt to transform drug development and cut years off R&D timelines. Now, it is filling with USD 110 million from Koch Disruptive Technologies that will bolster...

Jan 21, 2021

Unshackling the TP53 in leukaemia with a novel combination approach. Drugs that target the cancer-promoting proteins MDM2 and BET have been attempted in acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) and have not been all that effective on their own. However, they might be useful if they were combined.   Researchers...