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Gilead Sciences to Acquire Cell Design Labs for $567 Million

Gilead Sciences, Inc. GILD and its newly acquired cell therapy subsidiary -Kite Pharma- announced that they have inked an agreement to acquire Cell Design Labs, Inc. for $567 million. Gilead will also acquire 12.2% of Cell Design shares which are owned by Kite Pharma.
- Source: qc.nasdaq
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- December 11, 2017
Apple’s First Medical Study Signals Broader Health Ambitions

Medical researchers are increasingly turning to mobile devices such as smartphones and watches as a way to monitor patients in trials, an approach they hope improves participation and accuracy but that also has limitations.
- Source: wsj
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- December 11, 2017
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More than 2,000 immune-oncology drugs now in development

A new report has found that there are more than 2,000 immunotherapy drugs now in development for cancer, with 940 of these in clinical stage development and 1,064 at the preclinical stage.
- Source: pharmatimes
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- December 11, 2017
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Streamlined CFDA Review Process — New Opportunities in China

The Draft Amendment to Order 650 published by CFDA last month brings some good news around the streamlined reviews of medical device submissions in China and especially for manufacturers of Innovative Devices. Not only will manufacturers of innovative medical devices be exempted from providing proof of sales abroad to CFDA, the mandatory local type testing requirements are also abolished. Nevertheless, there still exist some challenges for the unwary.
- Source: brandwoodbiomedical
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electroCore completes $70 million series B funding round

electroCore, a U.S.-based bioelectronic medicine healthcare company advancing better patient therapies through superior approaches to neuromodulation, has announced it completed its Series B financing that has brought in just over $70 million of capital to the company.
- Source: globalbiotechinsights
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- December 8, 2017
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Tudorza reduces exacerbations and demonstrates cardiovascular safety in COPD patients

AstraZeneca today announced positive top-line results of the Phase IV ASCENT trial for Tudorza Pressair (aclidinium bromide 400 μg, twice-daily), a long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA), in patients with moderate to very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), with a history of cardiovascular disease and/or significant cardiovascular risk factors.
- Source: Astrazeneca
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FDA Grants Genentech’s Avastin Full Approval for Most Aggressive Form of Brain Cancer

Genentech, a member of the Roche Group (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY), announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted full approval for Avastin® (bevacizumab) for the treatment of adults with glioblastoma that progressed following prior therapy (referred to as recurrent disease). Avastin was previously granted provisional approval in this setting under the FDA's accelerated approval program.
- Source: Gene
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- December 8, 2017
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Obsidian Therapeutics Announces $49.5 Million Series A Financing to Develop Controllable Cell and Gene Therapy Products

Obsidian Therapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company dedicated to the development of next-generation cell and gene therapies with pharmacologic operating systems, announced the completion of a $49.5 million Series A financing to further build its technology platform and advance its lead programs toward clinical development.
- Source: Businesswire
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- December 8, 2017
CAR–T Market Views Series
Winter could ‘break the backbone’ of the NHS

Health service experts are warning that the NHS could be “sorely tested” in the coming months as it is already running at near maximum capacity with “severe pressure” on the horizon.
- Source: pharmatimes
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- December 8, 2017
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Personalised epilepsy seizure prediction a possibility with AI

The idea of personalised seizure prediction for epilepsy is closer to becoming a reality thanks to new research published today by the University of Melbourne and IBM Research-Australia.
- Source: medicalxpress
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- December 7, 2017
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