Celgene pays Agios $200m up front for collaboration in immuno-oncology. Biogen inks pacts with Regenxbio and Penn to apply AAV technology to its developing gene-therapy program.
"The Pink Sheet" regularly covers business development and deal-making in the biopharmaceutical industry. Below is a roundup of some of the most noteworthy transactions that occurred between May 14-20. Deal Watch is supported by deal intelligence provided by Strategic Transactions
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Stefan Oelrich, the newly-announced president of European pharma industry federation EFPIA says the EU pharma reform is “not an improvement on the status quo” in its current form.
Oncology trial sponsors in the UK are being invited to participate in a pilot that aims to tackle duplication and variation in pharmacy reviews, which are an important part of setting up clinical trials in the National Health Service.
The new Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted for new recommendations on the decades-old thimerosal safety issue and lays intellectual groundwork to revisit other past controversies and decisions.
