San Francisco-based Olema Oncology secured $54 million in an oversubscribed Series B financing round to support the development of the company’s lead breast cancer treatment as well as expand ongoing research and development programs.
In an ongoing online hearing before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Oversight and Investigation subcommittee, executives from across the pharmaceutical industry outlined the steps their companies are taking to combat Covid-19 and restore the world to a sense of normalcy.
The University of Oxford suggested that the end of 2020 is possible for the availability of a Covid-19 vaccine candidate being developed with AstraZeneca, but expressed caution about the timeline.
Rebecca Vaught never set out to become an entrepreneur, but that’s exactly what happened when she launched Van Heron Labs during 2020 with a goal of reframing the understanding of the body’s organismal and cellular performance.
Ohio-based startup Forge Biologics closed a $40 million Series A financing round that will be used to expand manufacturing capabilities and support the clinical development of a gene therapy program for rare diseases, including the typically fatal Krabbe disease.
Synairgen shares exploded after the announcement of positive results from a clinical trial of the UK-based biotech company’s wholly owned inhaled formulation of interferon beta in Covid-19 patients.
German biotech firm BioNTech and U.S. drugmaker Pfizer reported additional data showing their experimental Covid-19 vaccine was safe and induced an immune response in patients.
Sanofi is lining up to spin off the active pharmaceutical ingredients division that will include a listing as a public company, Reuters reported, citing unnamed sources.
GlaxoSmithKline and Germany-based CureVac forged a strategic collaboration worth nearly $1 billion to develop up to five messenger RNA-based vaccines and monoclonal antibodies targeting infectious disease pathogens.
Outcome Health and seven leading organizations in healthcare marketing, media, content creation and advocacy will #ShareTheScope in a one-day campaign on July 22 by turning over their social media channels to eight organizations and influencers focused on health issues and disparities facing the Black community.
