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Merck Announces Retirement of Dr. Roy D. Baynes; Dr. Eliav Barr Appointed Head of Global Clinical Development and Chief Medical Officer

The Pharma Data

Baynes, head of Global Clinical Development (GCD) and Chief Medical Officer, Merck Research Laboratories (MRL), will be retiring from Merck in July. Dr. Baynes joined Merck in 2013. He also led the expansion of Merck’s research and development in China and Japan. “It

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Bayer and Broad Institute extend cancer therapy research collaboration

Broad Institute

“Bayer’s established collaboration with the Broad Institute has already resulted in three clinical oncology candidates over the past decade. We look forward to continuing our work with renowned Broad scientists to advance additional innovative cancer targets into clinical development.”

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ESMO Reflections: Glimmers of Hope with the Next Wave of I-O Therapies?

LifeSciVC

Relatlimab has been in the clinic since late 2013, where similar questions have existed about the mechanism due to an absence of disclosures of single-agent pharmacodynamic and efficacy data. The second presentation of note was the Phase 2 data for relatlimab , an inhibitor of LAG3, another checkpoint receptor, in patients with NSCLC.

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Sanofi’s Board of Directors proposes the appointment of Carole Ferrand, Emile Voest and Antoine Yver as independent Directors

The Pharma Data

In 2013, she was appointed Finance Director of the Artémis Group. He began his oncology development career at Rhône Poulenc Rorer Inc. In 1999, he joined the Aventis Group as Senior Director, Oncology Global Clinical Development. Antoine Yver took over in 2021 as Chief Medical Officer of Centessa Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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Janssen Announces Novel Mechanism of Action that Shows Promise Against Dengue in Data Published in Nature

The Pharma Data

Janssen is now moving its dengue program into clinical development. We look forward to working with our collaborators to accelerate clinical development.”. “As Global Head of Global Public Health R&D at Janssen Research & Development, LLC. Janssen Pharmaceutica, N.V.

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Bristol Myers Squibb Awards “Golden Tickets” to Promising Biotechs for Residencies at LabCentral, Biolabs@NYULangone and MBC BioLabsf

The Pharma Data

Senior Vice President, Early Clinical Development, Hematology/ Oncology and Cell Therapy and San Francisco point head. “ A private,non-profit institution, LabCentral was innovated in 2013 as a helipad for high implicit life- lores and biotech startups. Since opening in 2013, MBC BioLabs has helped launch and grow 230 companies.

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Human neuronal cells: possibilities in drug safety testing

Drug Target Review

This shift occurred following implementation of the Comprehensive in Vitro Proarrhythmia Assay (CiPA) initiative in 2013 and extensive testing of hiPSC-cardiomyocytes with known proarrhythmic drugs. 1-4 This approach saves time, money, and resources, and ultimately leads to safer medicines going forward to the clinic.

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