TORONTO – It took the Vancouver, British Columbia-based biotech three times, but before the week in mid-December was over, Abcellera Biologics Inc. had finally closed its IPO on the Nasdaq, hoovering up gross proceeds of $555.5 million.
PERTH, Australia – Australia is employing some new genomic tools to help identify SARS-CoV-2 infections and track them within communities. Illumina Inc. and the University of Melbourne have partnered to establish the Illumina-University of Melbourne Genomics Hub – a first for the Asia-Pacific region – which will bring together the best of genomic expertise and technology in Australia.
As expected, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) interim final rule to implement a seven-year most favored nation (MFN) Medicare payment model for 50 drugs crashed into the brick wall of a U.S. court.
The latest global regulatory news, changes and updates affecting medical devices and technologies, including: CMS unveils push toward digital collection of quality measures; NIH awards for ‘outside-the-box’ projects under RADx; ISO posts IP management standard.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in cardiology, including: Differences seen between the sexes in terms of stroke survival; Light used to control cardiac waves; 3D-printed blood vessels ID possible link between coronavirus, stroke.
Biopharma happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Amgen, Aurobindo, Beigene, Biontech, Bridgebio, Chiesi, Cullinan, Elevar, IMV, Inceptua, Lifesci, Oasmia, Pfizer, Proteostasis, Recce, Soligenix, Tonix, United Biomedical, United Therapeutics, Vincera, Ymabs, Yumanity, Zai Lab.
Clinical updates, including trial initiations, enrollment status and data readouts and publications: Aim Immunotech, Algernon, Aprea, Gannex, Inovio, Lysogene, Novavax, Taiwan Liposome.