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After Karuna"s acquisition, former CEO lands new gig at Cambridge biotech

Bill Meury is now leading a clinical-stage Cambridge company developing treatments for cardiovascular diseases......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 22nd, 2024

Cambridge"s Relay Therapeutics lands $400M round led by SoftBank

Cambridge startup Relay Therapeutics closed a $400 million funding round Thursday, led by a Japanese telecommunications giant that has recently started investing in local biotech and tech companies. Relay uses computer models to study how protein.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsDec 20th, 2018

TurtleTree, a biotech with research labs in Yolo County, lands Cadence Cold Brew as first customer

Biotechnology company TurtleTree has secured its first commercial customer — an endurance-sports supplement company......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMay 9th, 2024

Jennifer Doudna co-founded Peninsula biotech lands CRISPR gene-editing pact with Regeneron

The deal, which could pay the Peninsula company a $100 million upfront and up to $370 million per target, is the third aimed at assembling CRISPR's components in the body......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 25th, 2024

Thermo Fisher: Mesa Biotech acquisition to add about $200M in revenue in 2021

See the rest of the story here. Theflyonthewall.com provides the latest financial news as it breaks. Known as a leader in market intelligence, The Fl.....»»

Category: blogSource: theflyonthewallFeb 26th, 2021

Biotech Acquisition opens at $10.40, IPO priced at $10 per unit

See the rest of the story here. Theflyonthewall.com provides the latest financial news as it breaks. Known as a leader in market intelligence, The Fl.....»»

Category: blogSource: theflyonthewallJan 26th, 2021

Seattle-based LSBio expands portfolio with acquisition

Seattle-based biotech company LifeSpan BioSciences, known as LSBio, has acquired United Kingdom-based Absolute Antibody Ltd. and its sister company, Boston-based Kerafast Inc. The acquisition adds a range of reagents and antibody services to .....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsDec 29th, 2020

The Daily Biotech Pulse: NASH Disappointment For Genfit, Novavax Lands $384M CEPI Funding For Coronavirus Vaccine, GW Pharma Earnings

Here's a roundup of top developments in the biotech space over the last 24 hours: Scaling The Peaks (Biotech Stocks Hitting 52-week Highs May 11) read more.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaMay 12th, 2020

Cambridge biotech to return its PPP loan

A Cambridge startup that already had $147 million in its pocket at the end of last year is returning the Paycheck Protection Program loan it received following nationwide criticism of how the funds were awarded......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 23rd, 2020

"You"ve got to do what you"ve got to do": Biotech workers assist with COVID-19 response

Years before Cynthia Cassandro joined Cambridge biotech Voyager Therapeuti.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 21st, 2020

Biotech delays U.S. gene therapy launch due to outbreak, FDA discord

One of the biotech industry’s up-and-coming gene therapy companies is further delaying its plans for a U.S. drug launch due to disagreements with FDA officials and the COVID-19 pandemic.  Cambridge's Bluebird bio (Nasdaq: BLUE) has been at the .....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMar 26th, 2020

Blood disorder startup raises downsized IPO amid market turmoil

A Cambridge biotech raised $75 million in a downsized IPO as the coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, has caused the stock markets to crumble. Imara Inc. (Nasdaq: IMRA) closed its IPO this week at the low end of its goal, raising $75 million after .....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMar 12th, 2020

Alnylam unveils coronavirus drug plans: "We"ve learned our lesson" from SARS

After more than a month of covert work, the Cambridge biotech disclosed Wednesday that it's developing a coronavirus treatment with a California biotech startup......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMar 4th, 2020

St. Louis biotech startup makes acquisition, targets commercialization

A St. Louis biotechnology startup has acquired a local research laboratory in a move to accelerate its path to commercialization. Pluton Biosciences said Wednesday it has acquired Microbe Inotech Laboratories (MiL), a commercial research and testing.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsFeb 19th, 2020

FDA approves local biotech"s first rare-cancer drug

The FDA has approved the first-ever commercial cancer treatment from Cambridge biotech Epizyme Inc. Just a few years ago, Epizyme had given up on its potential cancer treatment and sold it to a Japanese drug company. On Thursday, the FDA approved the .....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJan 23rd, 2020

Biogen signs neuro disease drug deal with Cambridge startup

A young biotech startup hoping to map out the actions of cells throughout the body has signed its second major drug development partner with biotech giant Biogen......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJan 10th, 2020

FDA approves Cambridge biotech"s first-ever drug for cancer

FDA approves Cambridge biotech"s first-ever drug for cancer.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJan 9th, 2020

Beacon JV lands $240M BoA tower loan

PGIM Real Estate Finance has arranged $240 million acquisition financing for the Bank of America Tower, a 35-story Class ‘AA’.....»»

Category: realestateSource: realestateweeklyDec 30th, 2019

Astellas ramps up M&A, buys U.S. biotech Xyphos for as much as $665 million

Astellas Pharma Inc has bought U.S.-based Xyphos Biosciences Inc to expand its immuno-oncology business, a deal worth up to $665 million including potential development milestones and its second acquisition announced this month......»»

Category: topSource: reutersDec 27th, 2019

Gene therapy invented at Nationwide Children"s lands $1.1B commercialization deal for Boston biotech

A gene therapy invented at Nationwide Children's Hospital just landed a licensing deal worth as much as $2.8 billion for a Boston biotech, and now the company's Columbus office will play a big role in getting the treatment to the market. Sarepta Th.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsDec 24th, 2019

Another Cambridge bank makes an acquisition

Cambridge Savings Bank’s holding company has agreed to buy Melrose Bank’s parent for approximately $58 million, moving into a market just outside its current brick-and-mortar footprint. The deal comes two years after Melrose became eligible to b.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsDec 19th, 2019