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Top news of the week: 15.03.2023.

Ukraine’s Plea To Industry: Restart Clinical Trials And Give Us New ‘Weapons’ To Fight Cancer

Ukraine’s Plea To Industry: Restart Clinical Trials And Give Us New ‘Weapons’ To Fight Cancer

<p>More than one year into the conflict, pharma employees in Ukraine have made heroic efforts to maintain existing clinical studies – but what the country’s <span></span>doctors and CROs ...

Pfizer’s $43B Seagen acquisition doubles early-stage oncology clinical pipeline

Pfizer’s $43B Seagen acquisition doubles early-stage oncology clinical pipeline

Pfizer Inc. is set to acquire Seagen Inc. for $229 in cash per Seagen share for a total enterprise value of $43 billion.

Ag & Bioscience Groups: It's Time for Action on Mexico's Biotech Corn Ban

Ag & Bioscience Groups: It's Time for Action on Mexico's Biotech Corn Ban

A broad coalition of national and state agriculture and bioscience organizations have written President Biden to thank the administration for beginning technical consultations with Mexico ...

Pfizer Acquires ADC Developer Seagen in $43B Deal

Pfizer Acquires ADC Developer Seagen in $43B Deal

Pfizer is beefing up its oncology portfolio by acquiring ADC pioneer Seagen for a total deal value of $43 billion.

SVB, biotech’s bank of choice, just failed. It could have ripple effects

SVB, biotech’s bank of choice, just failed. It could have ripple effects

Silicon Valley Bank, which does business with roughly half of the nation’s tech and biotech companies, failed on Friday. Now biotech startups are left wondering: Who’s going to finance the ...

Analysis: Biotech After SVB's Collapse

Analysis: Biotech After SVB's Collapse

The SVB failure appears to have been caused by an underwritten public offering to raise $2.25 billion to cover security losses announced during SVB’s Q1 2023 mid-quarter update.

New therapy for prevention and treatment of COVID-19

New therapy for prevention and treatment of COVID-19

A new treatment neutralizes the virus without relying on the patient's own immune system, potentially helping immunocompromised patients.