AMRI Names New CEO
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AMRI, a contract research, development, and manufacturing organization, has appointed Michael Mulhern as chief executive officer, succeeding William S. Marth. Marth will remain with the company in an advisory role.…

Pfizer, Sangamo in Gene-Therapy Pact
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Pfizer and Sangamo Therapeutics, a Richmond, California-based biotechnology company, have partnered to develop a potential gene therapy using zinc-finger-protein transcription factors (ZFP-TFs) to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal…

Array BioPharma, Aslan Pharmaceuticals Expand Immuno-Oncology Pact
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Array BioPharma, a Boulder, Colorado-based biopharmaceutical company developing small-molecule anti-cancer therapies, has granted Aslan Pharmaceuticals, a Singapore-based biotechnology company focused on immunotherapies and targeted agents for Asia-prevalent tumor types, full…

Takeda, Denali Therapeutics Partner for Neurodegenerative Diseases
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Takeda Pharmaceutical has signed an agreement with Denali Therapeutics, a San Francisco, California-headquartered biotechnology company developing drugs for treating neurodegenerative diseases, to develop and commercialize up to three specified therapeutic…

Teva, Alder BioPharmaceuticals Sign Antibody License Agreement
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Teva Pharmaceutical Industries has signed a license agreement with Alder BioPharmaceuticals, a Bothell, Washington-headquartered clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, to develop, manufacture, and commercialize Alder’s investigational migraine drug, eptinezumab. The agreement resolves…

Pfizer, Berkeley Lights in Gene-Editing Pact
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Pfizer and Berkeley Lights (BLI), an Emeryville, California-headquartered company developing platforms for biopharmaceutical processes, have signed an agreement to accelerate Pfizer’s monoclonal antibody (mAb) discovery and gene-editing workflows by using…

Roche, GE Healthcare Partner for Digital Diagnostics
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Roche has entered into a strategic, long-term partnership with GE Healthcare to jointly develop and co-market digital clinical-decision support software. The partnership will initially focus on products designed to accelerate…

Sanofi, Regeneron Invest Additional $1 Billion in Immuno-Oncology Pact
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Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, a Tarrytown, New York-based biopharmaceutical company, have agreed to expand their investment for the clinical development of cemiplimab, a programmed cell death protein 1 antibody for…

Celgene To Acquire Impact Biomedicines in Deal Worth up to $7 Billion
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Celgene has agreed to acquire Impact Biomedicines, a San Diego, California-headquartered biopharmaceutical company, in a deal worth up to $7 billion, which includes $1.1 billion upfront and up to $5.9…

Basilea’s Ceftobiprole Receives QIDP Designation
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has designated cefrobriprole, an investigational drug from Basilea Pharmaceutica, a Swiss biopharmaceutical company specializing in anti-infective and oncological medicines, as a Qualified Infectious…