Hynd

Industry News

Biotech

Proteostasis nabs Belous from Galapagos for cystic fibrosis push 2019/07/23
Proteostasis Therapeutics has named former Galapagos scientist Andrey Belous as its senior medical director. The cystic fibrosis biotech unveiled Belous’ appointment alongside news of the promotion of …
Frequency bags $62M to advance Astellas-partnered hearing loss drug 2019/07/23
Frequency Therapeutics has raised $62 million to take its Astellas-partnered hearing loss drug into phase 2a. The series C is the latest in a series of boosts for Frequency’s attempts to tackle hearin …
A personalized CAR-T to attack every solid tumor? Pact Pharma has a plan 2019/07/22
Startup Pact Pharma and UCLA researchers presented new data on a technology the company developed to define specific cancer mutations in each individual patient and then manufacture an immune-cell the …
Intec flunks phase 3 Parkinson's test against Merck drug 2019/07/22
A phase 3 trial of Intec Pharma’s Parkinson's disease drug has missed its primary endpoint, sparking a steep decline in the company’s stock. The candidate uses a drug delivery system designed to …
Barron exhorts GSK scientists to take 'smart risks' 2019/07/22
Hal Barron has detailed efforts to embolden GlaxoSmithKline scientists to take “smart risks” when developing drugs. The culture change is part of an effort to stop the fear of failure from pushing GSK …

Error: Feed has an error or is not valid

Amid push for J&J vaccine in Congo Ebola outbreak, health minister steps aside 2019/07/23
As the WHO designated the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo an international emergency, experts are pushing for the introduction of a second vaccine from J&J in the response.
Acadia's Nuplazid flops schizophrenia trial on the heels of DOJ marketing probe 2019/07/23
Acadia’s controversial antipsychosis med Nuplazid faced its share of scrutiny after a safety controversy drew federal eyeballs in March. Now, the drug has flopped a trial in schizophrenia, throwing a …
Chinese CDMO GenScript takes steps to be player in China's gene and cell therapy market 2019/07/23
With western drugmakers taking new generation meds to China, GenScript Biotech is looking to be a key player in China’s CDMO market for biologics and cell and gene-based treatments. The Chinese compan …
A $100B settlement? Or much less? Opioid payouts a mystery until J&J judge rules 2019/07/23
After Johnson & Johnson's failed bid to toss out its Oklahoma marketing suit, analysts are wondering how high opioid settlements could go. Short answer: Who knows?
Bayer recalls mislabeled vials of hemophilia A treatment 2019/07/23
Bayer is scrambling to get its hands on nearly 1,000 vials of one of its top-selling drugs after a labeling mishap led to them being filled with the wrong hemophilia medicines.

Error: Feed has an error or is not valid