Zymeworks Inc. (NYSE/TSX: ZYME), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing multifunctional therapeutics, today announced that Celgene Corporation has exercised its right to expand its collaboration agreement for the research, development, and commercialization of bispecific antibody therapeutics using Zymeworks’ Azymetric™ platform.
Company is targeting upstream aspects of native protein degradation pathways to develop new therapies for cancer
Takeda has upped its offer to buy Shire $SHPG for a mix of stock and cash worth close to $65 billion, which is good enough for the Lexington, MA-based biotech to extend the deadline on their talks to May 8 after determining they were close to finalizing a pact.
- A CD19 CAR with novel targeting properties designed to reduce cytokine release syndrome –
UCB is beefing up its pipeline of epilepsy drugs with an NDA-ready therapy from Proximagen. The Belgian company has agreed to buy their nasal spray therapy USL261, designed as a rescue therapy for acute repetitive seizures, for $150 million in cash and another $220 million in sales and regulatory milestones.
Malware from a newly disclosed hacking campaign has infected the networks of multinational health care companies, including some X-ray and MRI machines, cybersecurity firm Symantec warned Monday.
GPs will be actively involved in the delivery of the Federal Government’s My Health Record, with a new partnership designed to train doctors in the use of the national online health information repository and prepare them to answer patients’ questions.
Inventiva S.A. ("Inventiva" or the "Company"), a biopharmaceutical company developing innovative therapies in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), systemic sclerosis (SSc) and mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS), today announces the successful completion of the issuance of 5,572,500 new ordinary shares without preferential subscription rights (the "New Shares") for a total gross proceeds of approximately €35.5 million by means of a private placement reserved to a specified category of investors as described below (the "Reserved Offering"). The Reserved Offering was conducted by Jefferies International Limited, acting as Global Coordinator and Joint Bookrunner, and Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking and Gilbert Dupont acting as Joint Bookrunners (together with the Global Coordinator and Joint Bookrunner, the "Managers"). Namsen Capital acted as Inventiva's Capital Markets Advisor.
Highlighting the ubiquity and importance of smartphones across multiple industries, a new report by ACT | The App Association indicated that two out of three businesses utilize enterprise apps. And many of those opportunities are rising up throughout the healthcare industry.
Three of Takeda’s anticipated Shire buyout bids have already been rejected—and now, the Japanese drugmaker might just lose out to a competing bidder. Allergan, for instance, is already in talks for a buy.
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