Top news of the week: 15.12.2021.
Companies And Industries
CSL to buy Vifor for $11.7B in biopharma's largest M&A deal this year
In a move to diversify its business, Australian biopharma CSL has agreed to acquire Vifor Pharma for $11.7 billion. The deal would give CSL—heavily dependent on vaccines and blood plasma ...
Novartis cuts ties with Mesoblast's failed COVID-19 cell therapy as biotech tries for pivotal phase 3
Novartis has canceled an agreement with Mesoblast on a failed COVID-19 cell therapy just as the Australian biotech tries to get a new phase 3 trial off the ground in the hopes the FDA will ...
Good Day BIO: One year after authorization of vaccines, hesitancy remains a challenge
Starting a new week with another important anniversary in the COVID-19 timeline, as well as a deep dive in the plastic problem plaguing our oceans (and how biotech can help solve it). ...
Formulation & Delivery US:
Formulation & Delivery US: 01 – 02 February 2022 | San Diego, USA + Digital Day: 03 February 2022 | Online Join leaders, experts and researchers at Formulation & Delivery US: In-Person, ...
Now Trading in Shanghai, BeiGene Unveils Promising Phase III Results
BeiGene raised $3.3 billion on Shanghai’s STAR market, making it the first company to trade its shares in Shanghai, Hong Kong, and New York.
Bellus soars on positive mid-stage readout for its Merck cough rival, despite a failure in atopic dermatitis
Do investors want the good news, or the bad news first? Bellus went with the good news, sharing that its chronic cough contender hit the primary endpoint in a Phase IIb trial, lining it up ...
Omicron Problem For Doctors: How To Know What To Prescribe
The omicron variant presents a new problem for doctors: Some drugs may work better than others, but knowing what to prescribe will hinge on quickly figuring out what variant of Covid-19 a ...
Study advances knowledge of what happens in our cells after exercise
An international team of researchers has developed a new approach to pinpoint which proteins in our cells are most critical for increasing sugar absorption after exercise - an …