Probiodrug changes its name but remembers its roots
Probiodrug changes its name to Vivoryon and expands its focus to include oncology, but insists that it is still first and foremost an Alzheimer’s company.
Emmaus tries to move forwards by reversing
The company insists that its sickle cell disease therapy Endari still has a future, despite questionable efficacy and the approach of new treatments.
Liquid biopsies: the future of cancer diagnosis?
Blood tests could be faster and cheaper than tissue biopsies, but a Thermo Fisher exec argues they are likely to be more of an add-on technique.
MD Start bucks the trend for later-stage medtech investing
Backed by big medtech including Medtronic, MD Start aims not just to incubate start-ups but to create new device companies from scratch.
Thrive emerges with cash, a cancer blood test, and a plan
A new player has entered the liquid biopsy game.
Who will capitalise on CAR-T at last? Not big pharma, says Tmunity
While praising Novartis for kickstarting the CAR-T revolution, the chief exec of Tmunity has no doubt where cell therapy’s development engine really lies.
Mustang Bio sets its sights on 2021 approval
Its gene therapy is three years away from market, but Mustang is already thinking about outcomes-based pricing.
Astra makes machine learning bet with Benevolent AI deal
Astrazeneca has made another push into artificial intelligence, but admits that it will be some time before it knows whether the technology has helped its drug discovery…
LAM aims to apply methylation cancer testing to blood
The cancer blood testing company Laboratory for Advanced Medicine is ready to compete on price, which might be necessary in a market already thronged with products.
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