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EyePoint Pharma Sells U.S. Rights to Eye Med to Become Pure Play Drug Developer
By selling U.S. rights to Yutiq, EyePoint Pharmaceuticals gets $75 million cash to support its drug pipeline. The company’s lead product candidate is in mid-stage development for wet age-related macular degeneration and non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy.
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Startup Nido Bio Reveals $109M (so far) for Precision Approach to Neuro Disorders
Nido Biosciences’ lead drug hits a previously undrugged pocket as a way to potentially treat the rare neuromuscular disorder spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy. The startup’s tech platform screens neurons to find targets for new neurological disorder drugs.
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Payer’s Place: Dawn Maroney
Dawn Maroney, President, Markets of Alignment Health and CEO of Alignment Health Plan, to discuss how they are using technology to provide better service and care to consumers.
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Sobi and Selecta Bio Gout Drug Hits Phase 3 Goals, Paving Way for FDA Submission
Sobi said it plans to seek FDA approval of the gout drug, SEL-212, in 2024. If approved, it would compete against Krystexxa, a Horizon Therapeutics drug projected to become a blockbuster seller.
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Sanofi Takes Baton From Kymera to Bring Protein-Degrading Drug Into Phase 2
While most targeted protein degradation drug research has focused on cancer, Kymera Therapeutics’ Phase 1 data bring validation for this approach in treating inflammation. Kymera partner Sanofi has elected to advance the biotech’s program to mid-stage testing in two inflammatory skin disorders.
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Entact Bio Emerges With $81M to Play Matchmaker to Protein-Enhancing Drugs
Taking the opposite approach of targeted protein degradation, biotech company Entact Bio is developing medicines that stabilize proteins and even enhances their function. This approach that could apply to cancer and certain rare diseases, and Entact’s $81 million in Series A financing enables it to work on multiple programs in parallel.
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Acrivon Nets $100M for Protein Tech That Picks Patients for Targeted Cancer Meds
Eli Lilly’s stalled cancer drug prexasertib has another chance under Acrivon Therapeutics, whose IPO will fund a fresh slate of mid-stage clinical trials. While attention is focused on the former Lilly asset, also at stake is Acrivon’s technology platform that relies on proteomics rather than genomics for identifying patients appropriate for targeted therapies.
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Enanta RSV drug fails a Phase 2 test, but studies continue in higher-risk patients
An antiviral that Enanta Pharmaceuticals is developing for respiratory syncytial virus infection failed to beat a placebo in its first Phase 2 test. But the biotech notes that these study participants weren’t very sick and may have recovered on their own, so it’s now pinning its hopes on ongoing studies in higher-risk groups, such as transplant patients.
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Neuro-focused Arkuda raises $64M as dementia drug moves closer to the clinic
Eli Lilly is among the new investors joining the Series B round of Arkuda Therapeutics, a biotech developing a drug to treat a rare, inherited form of dementia. If the biotech’s approach works, it could also have applications in other neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
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Artificial Intelligence, BioPharma
Seizing “magic moment” for machine learning, startup Seismic unveils $101M
Machine learning is core to the drug research of Seismic Therapeutic, a new biotech startup developing novel drugs for immunology indications. CEO Jo Viney said the company’s initial focus is addressing dysregulation of adaptive immunity.
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Applying Remote Patient Monitoring to Surgery Prep and Recovery, Oncology and Women’s Health
Join us to learn about the latest trends in remote monitoring and how to extend its benefits beyond chronic conditions to more patients – all while using fewer staff resources.
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Cell therapy biotech PlateletBio reels in $75M as it looks ahead to first clinical test
PlateletBio trails Sanofi among others in pursuit of a new therapy for a rare blood clotting disorder that has few treatments. But the biotech startup could stand apart from those drugs with its new class of cell therapy, which harnesses the properties of platelets.
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Allied with Amgen and backed by $500M, Neumora brings data science to brain drugs
Neumora Therapeutics unveiled $500 million in capital and a research partnership with Amgen. The startup analyzes neurological data to inform its drug research and development; President and Chief Operating Officer Lori Lyons-Williams said researching psychiatric drugs and neurodegenerative drugs within the same company allows brain insights from one area to inform the other.
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After lengthy process, athenahealth sold to Veritas Capital, Elliott Management for $5.7B
Following the close of the transaction, athenahealth will be combined with Virence Health, the former GE Healthcare unit Veritas bought earlier this year.
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SQZ, Roche beef up cell therapy partnership
An expansion of a December 2015 agreement between the two companies includes up to $125 million in milestones and could yield more than $1 billion for SQZ.
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Report: Rev cycle company nThrive has proposed a merger with athenahealth
Sources told the New York Post that the deal would likely keep an athenahealth share price in the $135 range.
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Lyra Therapeutics raises $29.5M for chronic rhinosinusitis drug implant
The company plans to use the funding to advance LYR-210 into a Phase II clinical trial and also explore its development platform in other ENT diseases.
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Payer’s Place: Dr. Anil Singh
Dr. Anil Singh shares his insights into the strategies employed by the organization to identify the most effective digital solutions for their members.
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Discover the Next-Gen Platform for Integrated Collaborative Care
Beyond EHRs and digital front doors, reducing the gaps in patient care journeys.
