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FDA grants breakthrough therapy status for Novartis' crizanlizumab to prevent vaso-occlusive crises in sickle cell disease
firstwordpharma
January 09, 2019
Novartis announced Tuesday that the FDA granted crizanlizumab a breakthrough therapy designation for the prevention of vaso-occlusive crises (VOCs) in patients of all genotypes with sickle cell disease (SCD). Samit Hirawat, head of oncology global drug de
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Novartis building out cell and gene therapy platform that'll lead the pack, CEO promises
fiercepharma
January 09, 2019
Novartis' first-ever CAR-T cell therapy may have been hamstrung by early manufacturing problems, but the company still figures it can build a cell and gene therapy platform strong enough to deliver success not only with Kymriah but also a full "game board
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Verily pockets $1B with eyes on partnerships, M&A
fiercebiotech
January 07, 2019
Six weeks after canning its Novartis-partnered glucose-sensing contact lens project, Verily is raising a $1 billion round that will power new partnerships, “global business development opportunities” and potential acquisitions.....
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Swiss biotech Oculis raises cash, nabs Novartis eye drug in extended series B
fiercebiotech
January 07, 2019
Hoping to push on with its work on next-gen eye treatments, Oculis has raised an extra CHF 15 million ($15.2 million) as it looks to fellow native Swiss biopharma Novartis for its next project....
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Ribon Therapeutics gains Novartis, J&J backing for monoPARP work
fiercebiotech
January 07, 2019
The once highly secretive Ribon Therapeutics has come out with a chunky series B with a focus on monoPARPs against cancer, inflammatory disorders and neurodegenerative diseases.....
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Novartis offers to acquire CellforCure
cphi-online
January 02, 2019
Proposed acquisition will expand manufacturing capacity for innovative cell and gene therapies.
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Midphase failure of Novartis’ NASH drug crushes Conatus
fiercebiotech
December 29, 2018
A phase 2b trial of Conatus Pharmaceuticals’ emricasan has missed its primary endpoint. The setback wiped 55% off Conatus’ stock in premarket trading as investors digested the implications of a second midphase failure in eight months.....
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Novartis Makes Offer for French CDMO
contractpharma
December 27, 2018
Novartis has made an offer to acquire CellforCurefrom LFB. CellforCure, a French company, is one of the first and largest contract development and manufacturing organizations (CDMO) producing cell and gene therapies in Europe.
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Novartis, still struggling with Kymriah manufacturing, is providing some out-of-spec doses to patients who ask
fiercepharma
December 26, 2018
Novartis released some new data on CAR-T drug Kymriah this month that it hopes will improve the uptake of the drug. But Novartis also continues to wrestle with manufacturing issues that have kept some doses
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Novartis offers to buy Kymriah manufacturer
pharmaphorum
December 24, 2018
Following its success in the burgeoning area of CAR-T therapies, Novartis is looking to strengthen its cell and gene manufacturing capabilities by offering to acquire CDMO CellforCure, manufacturers of its CAR-T drug Kymriah.