Rubius Therapeutics has announced the pricing of its Nasdaq IPO, aiming to raise $200 million towards its novel cell therapies targeting cancer and autoimmune diseases.
Takeda is taking its option to buy the privately held biotech Maverick Therapeutics and its T-Cell engager cancer therapies for $525 million, as research into the technology gathers pace.
Novartis’ attempt to treat cancer with the anti-inflammatory drug canakinumab was always a long shot, but it’s nevertheless a disappointing feeling when things don’t work out.
Merck & Co has voluntarily withdrawn its Keytruda immunotherapy from a lung cancer niche in the US, amid a crackdown by the FDA on drugs approved without the required post-marketing dat