AACR 2021 – Affimed wins, Oncternal loses
Phase 1 results at this weekend’s virtual AACR show an unexpected win for Affimed’s AFM13 and a disappointing update from Oncternal.
Ash 2020 movers – shorts roasting on an open fire
IGM’s snowballing share price belies some other major Ash winners, and will make Christmas unhappy for funds that had shorted the stock.
UCB goes to Ra for a complementary approach
The $2bn takeout of Ra Pharmaceuticals provides solace for investors bemoaning the biotech market’s poor performance.
Affimed turns its back on T-cell recruitment
The German group’s decision to switch focus to innate immunity had been on the cards since a deal with Roche last August.
Macrogenics’ safety scare could be contagious
It could be hard for Macrogenics to shake off new safety concerns, whether it is the DART bispecific construct or its protein target that is to blame.
