ARMO BioSciences, Inc., a late-stage immuno-oncology company, today announced the successful completion of a $67 million Series C-1 private financing. The Series C-1 proceeds will be used to initiate phase 2/3 studies with ARMO's lead immunotherapy agent AM0010 in non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC) and renal cell cancer and to support an ongoing pivotal phase 3 clinical trial in advanced pancreatic cancer.
After committing billions of dollars to a new hepatitis C cocktail that had the potential to compete with the already deeply entrenched rivals on the market, J&J is calling it quits.
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGN) and Sanofi today announced that the pivotal Phase 3 LIBERTY ASTHMA QUEST study of dupilumab in a broad population of patients with uncontrolled, persistent asthma met its two primary endpoints.
The US Food and Drug Administration(FDA) has sent a damning warning letter to drug giant Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) after it received “hundreds of complaints” that the anti-allergy EpiPen device misfired “during life-threatening emergencies”.
Adaptimmune Therapeutics plc (Nasdaq:ADAP), a leader in T-cell therapy to treat cancer, today announced that GlaxoSmithKline plc (LSE:GSK) (NYSE:GSK) has exercised its option under a collaboration and license agreement signed in 2014 to exclusively license the right to research, develop, and commercialize Adaptimmune’s NY-ESO SPEAR T-cell therapy program. Further details will be provided in a conference call scheduled for 8:30 AM EDT this morning; dial-in and webcast details are provided below.
Teleflex has signed a definitive agreement to purchase NeoTract for approximately $1.1bn. According to the deal, Teleflex will pay $725m worth of cash upfront at closing and up to an additional $375m after the achievement of select commercial milestones associated with sales until the end of 2020.
Verastem, Inc. (NASDAQ:VSTM), focused on discovering and developing drugs to improve the survival and quality of life of cancer patients, today reported positive top-line results from the Phase 3 DUO study evaluating the efficacy and safety of duvelisib, a first in class oral dual inhibitor of phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)-delta and PI3K-gamma, in patients with relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)/small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL).
Stent Tek, a medical device company that is developing a minimally invasive catheter system for dialysis patients, announced today it has successfully closed a Series A funding round with investments from two institutional investors.
The 47th Meeting of the European Brain Behaviour Society (EBBS) will be held in Bilbao, Spain, on September 8-11, 2017.
The National Hospitalist Conference will be held in Santa Fe, New Mexico at the Eldorado Hotel & Spa on September 8-10, 2017. The National Hospitalist Conference is designed to provide physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners with information and skills to improve the care of their hospitalized patients.
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