Alaric DeArment
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Amid Growing Pandemic Fears, Moderna Gets BARDA Funding For Flu Program
The biotech got a $176m award for its pandemic influenza vaccine program through BARDA’s Rapid Response Partnership Vehicle.
Wave Chasing Huntington’s Accelerated Approval Based On Caudate Atrophy Surrogate
The biotech plans a pivotal trial that would support accelerated approval of the Takeda-partnered antisense oligonucleotide, WVE-003, and will discuss it with regulators before the end of the year.
Merck Takes Over Orion-Partnered Prostate Cancer Drug MK-5684
Deal Snapshot: Merck said it would pay potentially more than $1.6bn for an exclusive global license for opevesostat for metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer.
AbbVie Cranks Up Temperature In IBD Market With Celsius Buyout
The drug maker is spending $250m to acquire privately held Celsius and its lead candidate, a monoclonal antibody targeting TREM1 in inflammatory bowel disease.
Physician Familiarity May Determine Epkinly Uptake In Follicular Lymphoma
AbbVie/Genmab’s anti-CD20 bispecific is the first subcutaneous drug in the class to win approval for FL, but despite that advantage, doctors may pick the drug they know best.
Intellia Becomes First To Show Potential For CRISPR Therapy Re-Dosing
The company presented data showing it is possible to safely and effectively re-dose its ATTR amyloidosis CRISPR/Cas9-based therapy.