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French Immunotherapy Leader To Be Born From OSE Pharma-Effimune Merger

 
• By John Davis

Two French biotechs, Euronext-listed OSE Pharma and privately-owned Effimune, announced late on Feb. 24 a proposed merger that will create a European immunotherapy company with a pipeline of research products that includes a late-stage T-cell immunotherapeutic and a preclinical next-generation checkpoint inhibitor.

The new company, named OSE Immunotherapeutics, will develop "a new generation of products" and will be "a significant player in...

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• By Anju Ghangurde

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• By Dexter Jie Yan

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In Brief: Nanoscope Ploughs Forward With FDA Application For Retinitis Pigmentosa Gene Therapy

 
• By Manas Mishra

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Bayer’s Kerendia Gains Blockbuster Indication For Heart Failure

 
• By Joseph Haas

New US approval in heart failure with preserved or mildly reduced ejection fraction should add to Kerendia’s earning power on top of chronic kidney disease indication.