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22:13 , Feb 22, 2019 |  BC Extra  |  Politics & Policy

China releases list of rare disease drugs with reduced VAT

China’s ministry of finance revealed a list of 21 rare disease drugs and four APIs which will be eligible for a reduction in value-added tax beginning March 1. The government will reduce the VAT on...
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01:03 , Jan 12, 2019 |  BioCentury  |  Finance

Warning: cash needed

  A near decade-long run of cheap money appears to be coming to a close, and most of the biotech sector isn’t well positioned for the new reality. BioCentury’s analysis shows that two-thirds of biotech...
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05:09 , Jan 5, 2019 |  BioCentury  |  Product Development

Bristol-Myers’ next phoenix act?

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. will now be in the driver’s seat to monetize the assets gained from the myriad deals Celgene Corp. has forged. The pharma will need to mimic its history of using well-timed acquisitions...
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04:44 , Nov 30, 2018 |  BC Week In Review  |  Company News

Deal with Idorsia gives Santhera shot at second DMD candidate

In a deal that will make Idorsia Ltd. (SIX:IDIA) its largest shareholder, Santhera Pharmaceuticals Holding AG (SIX:SANN) gained an option to exclusively in-license a second Duchenne muscular dystrophy candidate: vamorolone (VBP15). Santhera CEO Thomas Meier...
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00:34 , Nov 21, 2018 |  BC Extra  |  Company News

Deal with Idorsia gives Santhera shot at second DMD candidate

In a deal that will make Idorsia Ltd. (SIX:IDIA) its largest shareholder, Santhera Pharmaceuticals Holding AG (SIX:SANN) gained an option to exclusively in-license a second Duchenne muscular dystrophy candidate: vamorolone (VBP15). Santhera CEO Thomas Meier...
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15:59 , Nov 16, 2018 |  BC Week In Review  |  Company News

Arena licenses ralinepag to United, moves S1PR1 agonist to center stage

United Therapeutics Corp. (NASDAQ:UTHR) licensed exclusive, worldwide rights to pulmonary arterial hypertension compound ralinepag from Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ARNA) in a Nov. 15 deal that highlights how far Arena’s come since it shifted its focus...
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00:26 , Nov 16, 2018 |  BC Extra  |  Company News

Arena licenses ralinepag to United, moves S1PR1 agonist to center stage

United Therapeutics Corp. (NASDAQ:UTHR) licensed exclusive, worldwide rights to pulmonary arterial hypertension compound ralinepag from Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ARNA) on Thursday in a deal that highlights how far Arena’s come since it shifted its focus...
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18:56 , Jul 13, 2018 |  BC Week In Review  |  Financial News

Idorsia raises $511.9M in dual offerings

Idorsia Ltd. (SIX:IDIA) raised on July 11 CHF505.2 million ($511.9 million) in a pair of private placements underwritten by Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs and Octavian. Idorsia raised CHF305.2 million ($309.2 million) through the sale of...
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18:36 , Jul 12, 2018 |  BC Extra  |  Financial News

Idorsia raises $511.9M in dual offerings

Idorsia Ltd. (SIX:IDIA) raised CHF505.2 million ($511.9 million) in a pair of private placements underwritten by Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs and Octavian. Idorsia raised CHF305.2 million ($309.2 million) through the sale of 11.9 million shares...
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19:32 , Jun 15, 2018 |  BC Week In Review  |  Financial News

Autolus proposes IPO terms

Cell therapy developer Autolus Therapeutics Ltd. (London, U.K.) revealed terms for its proposed IPO on NASDAQ. In a regulatory filing June 8, the company proposed to sell 7.8 million ADSs at $15-$17, with each ADS...
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