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Q3 biotech venture investing makes a boisterous leap
The life sciences industry gained a blast of good news on the venture front today. The National Venture Capital Association and PricewaterhouseCoopers outlined a buoyant set of numbers for the...
Oxford Bio shares tumble after mid-stage cancer study fizzles out
More than two years ago Oxford BioMedica put out the word that the FDA had cleared a Phase II study for its troubled program for TroVax, an immunotherapy to be tested in 80 patients suffering from hormone resistant prostate cancer. For Oxford, the mid-stage study was a key part of its comeback strategy for TroVax, which had already failed a study for renal cancer in 2008.
Defining 'fierce' in the modern age of drug and device development
Now, more than ever, the life sciences industry is all about innovative and disruptive technologies. Every year for the past decade, FierceBiotech has made its picks on which companies hold the best odds for success in our Fierce 15 report . This year, though, we've added another Fierce 15 to focus on medical devices and diagnostics. I'd like to encourage readers to consider the differences by comparing the companies in each report.
Promising prostate cancer data triggers $50M venture haul for Aragon
Just days after reporting positive interim results from a mid-stage study of its closely-watched prostate cancer drug, San Diego-based Aragon Pharmaceuticals has topped up its bank account with a whopping $50 million venture round--bringing its total haul this year alone to $88 million.
FierceBiotech's 2012 Fierce 15 at BioPharm America
Nick Leschly, the CEO of Bluebird Bio, playfully dubbed the ambitious spirit of biotechs Levin Syndrome, a fictional affliction named after Third Rock Ventures' Mark Levin that compels biotech entrepreneurs to, as they say, go big or go home. Our Fierce 15 companies are all "going big." They also went home… with trophies. Check out the slideshow below.
The Fierce 15: An appetite for risk is healthy in drug development
There's more than one way to build a biotech company. And this year's Fierce 15 companies reflect a range of companies operating with a spectrum of business models. Here's the full report >>
Click here to view a video of FierceBiotech Editor John Carroll announcing the Fierce 15 at BioPharm America >>
AstraZeneca welcomes Soriot as new CEO; O'Day and Diggelmann move up within Roche
Welcome to this week's roundup of hirings and firings throughout the industry. Please send the good word (or the bad) from your shop to Alison Bryant ( email | Twitter ) and Nesa Nourmohammadi (...
UPDATED: Aragon raises $42M for closely-watched prostate cancer drug
Now that San Diego-based Aragon Pharmaceuticals has wrapped its early-stage work on their anti-androgen prostate cancer drug ARN-509 with some encouraging indications of its impact on tumors, the...
Aragon Pharma readies first cancer trial after $22M B round
Aisling Capital has joined the crew of investors backing San Diego-based start-up Aragon Pharmaceuticals, leading a $22 million Series B that will fuel its pursuit of a clinical trial on a new
