Susan Desmond-Hellmann joined VC firm GV as an adviser. She recently joined the board of Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) after stepping down as CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in December. Previously, she spent...

Rare metabolic disease company Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:RYTM) said Keith Gottesdiener will step down as CEO, president and a board member after more than eight years. He will stay on through the company’s submission of...

A mix of preclinical and clinical data spurred Alkermes' takeout of Rodin, which adds HDAC-targeting programs to the biotech's CNS arsenal. The deal comes less than a month after Alkermes plc (NASDAQ:ALKS) restructured to maintain...

Unlike any other theory in drug development, the amyloid hypothesis of Alzheimer’s disease has maintained an almost cult-like following, despite two decades littered with a long line of late-stage failures and not a single success....

Ahead of the anticipated 2019 launch of avapritinib, Blueprint Medicines Corp. (NASDAQ:BPMC) hired Christina Rossi into the newly created role of chief commercial officer. She was the multiple sclerosis business unit head of North America...

United Neuroscience Ltd.’s pipeline comprises immunotherapeutic vaccines that selectively stimulate B cell responses against endogenous neurotoxic proteins. Its lead candidate UB-311 is an anti-beta amyloid vaccine for Alzheimer’s disease designed to improve cognition while avoiding...

Immuno-oncology company TapImmune Inc. (NASDAQ:TPIV) named Peter Hoang president and CEO. He was SVP of business development and strategy at Bellicum Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:BLCM). Cancer company Camel-IDS N.V. (Brussels, Belgium) named Ruth Devenyns CEO, a...

Vicarius Pharma AG is fielding a team of experienced regulatory and commercial executives to give U.S. biotechs an option to retain more of the value of their products in Europe. On Aug. 14, Vicarius said...

Commercialization company Vicarius Pharma AG (Kuessnacht, Switzerland) raised $21.8 million in a series A round on Aug. 14. CEO of Patheon N.V. (NYSE:PTHN) James Mullen was an investor in the round, and is chairman of...

Vicarius Pharma AG (Kuessnacht, Switzerland) raised $21.8 million in a series A round. CEO of Patheon N.V. (NYSE:PTHN) James Mullen was an investor in the round, and is chairman of Vicarius' board. The newco partners...