News Poolbeg slumps as Hookipa merger is called off A proposed merger of the UK's Poolbeg with Austrian biotech Hookipa has been called off after the latter abruptly withdrew from negotiations.
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News Biogen bags rights to epilepsy drug from Stoke in $550m deal Biogen has bolstered its pipeline by licensing ex-US rights to a drug for Dravet syndrome – a rare form of epilepsy – from Stoke Therapeutics.
News Supernus reports less than super data for depression drug Supernus Pharma has suffered a blow to its R&D pipeline after a candidate for treatment-resistant depression failed a phase 2b trial.
News When licensing deals go bad - Novo sues KBP Bio for $830m Novo Nordisk lawsuit claims KBP concealed clinical data ahead of a $1.3bn licensing deal for blood pressure drug candidate ocedurenone.
News Four more drugs in keenly watched ALS trial miss the mark ALS candidates from Biohaven, Prilenia, Clene, and UCB were unable to slow disease progression in the study, but two showed signs of efficacy.
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