There's a lot of excitement around the new insights that vulnerable plaque, a certain kind of inflammatory plaque, is the culprit in myocardial infarction, but so far, no one has figured out how to treat it. Thomas Quertermous of Stanford has identified inflammatory pathways that contribute to atherosclerosis and Via Pharmaceuticals was formed to develop a drug, already tested extensively in humans, that emanated from his research program.
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The Belgian drugmaker is boosting its biologics capacity over the pond.
After in-licensing a cardiovascular candidate last year, AstraZeneca has signed a strategic drug discovery alliance, which could generate billions of dollars in payments to the Chinese firm.
Study to add to safety and tolerability data for infused formulation and may help identify optimal dose for future pivotal trial.
The oral BTK inhibitor impresses in a Phase II trial for IgG4-related disease.
Recent moves in the industry include changes at the top at iOnctura and Orca Bio, plus Sutro Biopharma, Tenpoint Therapeutics and Helix BioPharma get new CFOs.
Study to add to safety and tolerability data for infused formulation and may help identify optimal dose for future pivotal trial.
Public Company Edition: Insmed raised $750m after reporting positive Phase IIb data in PAH, Cogent accessed up to $400m in new debt, Kelun-Biotech netted $250m in a placement of shares and ADC revealed a $100m private placement. In strategic updates, Recursion cut 20% of its jobs.
