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BEATing COVID-19 from home

FDA and biopharma companies are using real-world data from online initiative BEAT19 to inform the design of trials for COVID-19 therapies.

China offers forward-thinking biotechs much more than an opportunity to get delayed clinical trials back on track

Guest commentary: China is open for clinical trials and can offer Western companies long-term strategic opportunities in addition to crisis management.

World Economic Forum creating consortium to expand COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing capacity

The World Economic Forum is leading the establishment of a consortium that will bring the capabilities of vaccine manufacturers outside the U.S. and Europe into the fight against COVID-19.

Trump administration lays out path to 300M COVID-19 doses by January, safety questions linger

The White House presents a high-level road map to its plans to produce 300 million COVID-19 vaccine doses by January.

Emerging Company Profile
Lightspeed, Klausner back Stanford cell therapy spinout Orca in new $192M round

Orca Bio is developing allogeneic cell therapies that use controlled formulations designed to reduce toxicity compared with traditional bone marrow transplants.

Lassen emerges from Frazier with over $31M and a mAb for fibrosis and cancer

Following an August $31M series A and CSL deal, Lassen has emerged from Frazier with a mAb for cancer and fibrosis and Fujifilm manufacturing deal.

Regulation
Asserting its independence, FDA revokes chloroquine authorizations

A reevaluation of old data, plus new clinical evidence, prompted FDA to rescind authorization of the two antimalarials to treat COVID-19.

Politics, Policy & Law
Protecting the world: global access to COVID-19 vaccines

The threat of vaccine nationalism and the forces working against it.

COVAX created to try to avoid global bidding frenzy for COVID-19 vaccines

A global funding initiative is trying to prevent a chaotic scramble for COVID-19 vaccines and ensure equitable access.

Momentum builds for equitable procurement of COVID-19 vaccines as EU lays out strategy

The European Commission launches an EU-wide procurement strategy to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines in Europe.

Deals
Lyell, Pact combine T cell techs to take on solid tumors

While in lockdown, two T cell companies closed a deal to develop personalized, exhaustion-resistant therapies for solid tumors.

With Ideaya deal, GSK bulks up synthetic lethality side of oncology business

GSK and Ideaya’s deal is the second in a month to bring a pharma deeper into synthetic lethality.

Finance
Barcelona’s Ona takes aim at metastasis with €30M series A

Round from European syndicate is designed to deliver initial clinical results from basket trial

Forma, Repare shine in first-day performances as biotech IPOs on NASDAQ maintain momentum

Demand remained high as more biotechs tested the market, while others piled into the queue.

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