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Orbital Therapeutics

Orbital Therapeutics Launches to Advance New Frontiers of Science with the Next Generation of Innovative RNA Medicines

  • State-of-the-Art Platform Comprised of Established and Emerging Technologies Across a Wide Spectrum of RNA Discovery, Development and Delivery, Excluding RNAi Therapeutics
  • Strategic Partnership with Beam Therapeutics Provides Access to Beam’s RNA and Delivery Technologies for Multiple Therapeutics Applications
  • Founding and Leadership Teams Comprised of Recognized Scientific Pioneers, Successful Drug Developers and Accomplished Biopharma Executives
  •  Initial Funding Led by ARCH Venture Partners with Participation from a16z Bio + Health and Newpath Partners

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – September 7, 2022 – Orbital Therapeutics launched today with a vision of enhancing global health by unleashing the full potential of RNA medicines to treat human disease in ways that were not previously possible.

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BioInnovation Institute

BioInnovation Institute announces new cohort of companies entering the Venture Lab program

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, September 6, 2022 – BioInnovation Institute (BII), an international commercial non-profit foundation incubating and accelerating world-class life science research, today announces the latest cohort of participants in its Venture Lab acceleration program for early-stage companies. The cohort consists of nine ventures plus two corporate-sponsored innovation projects from Novo Nordisk – all strategically aligned with BII’s focus on developing ground-breaking scientific initiatives for the benefit of human and planetary health.

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Novo Nordisk

Novo Nordisk to acquire Forma Therapeutics and expand presence in sickle cell disease and rare blood disorders

Bagsværd, Denmark and Watertown, Mass, US 01 September 2022 – Novo Nordisk and Forma Therapeutics, Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: FMTX) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Novo Nordisk will acquire Forma Therapeutics for USD 20 per share in cash, which represents a total equity value of USD 1.1bn. Forma Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on transforming the lives of patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) and rare blood disorders.

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Essential Pharma

Essential Pharma strengthens its global operating platform in preparation for next stage of growth

Egham, UK - 25 August 2022 - Essential Pharma, an international speciality pharma group focused on maintaining access to well-established, “at risk” products essential to patients across multiple therapeutic areas, announces the strengthening of its operating platform to support the next phase of its growth, with the granting of new establishment and manufacturing licences in Switzerland and Malta.

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Gilead

Bristol Myers Squibb Completes Acquisition of Turning Point Therapeutics, Expanding Precision Oncology Portfolio

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE:BMY) announced today that it has successfully completed its acquisition of Turning Point Therapeutics, Inc. (“Turning Point”), in an all-cash transaction. With the completion of the acquisition, Turning Point shares have ceased trading on the NASDAQ Global Select Market and Turning Point is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb.

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