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Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), UbiVac Announce Clinical Trial Collaboration on Combination Immunotherapy for Advanced Triple Negative Breast Cancer

June 9, 2020 11:25 AM EDT

Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) and UbiVac, Inc. today announce they will enter into a clinical trial collaboration to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and preliminary efficacy of UbiVacs investigational product, DPV-001, a first-in-class cancer vaccine that exploits autophagy, in combination with Bristol Myers Squibbs anti-OX40 (BMS-986178) combined with sequenced administration of the programmed death-1 (PD-1) immune checkpoint inhibitor,... More

AstraZeneca (AZN) CEO Soriot Said to Have Called Gilead (GILD) CEO on May 9, Proposed Exploring Merger to O'Day on Call - Bloomberg

June 8, 2020 5:04 PM EDT

AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN) CEO Soriot Said to Have Called Gilead (NASDAQ: GILD) CEO on May 9, Proposed Exploring Merger to O'Day on Call - Bloomberg

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Gilead Sciences (GILD) Worth $120+ in Rumored Takeover - Piper Sandler

June 8, 2020 9:49 AM EDT

Piper Sandler analyst Tyler Van Buren reiterated an Overweight rating and $90.00 price target on Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD) following rumor of a potential deal with AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN). Van Buren sees Gilead worth $120+ per share in a deal.

The analyst commented, "The... More

Eli Lilly & Co. (LLY), Junshi Biosciences Report First Healthy Volunteer Dosing in Phase I Clinical Study of SARS-CoV-2 Neutralizing Antibody JS016 in China

June 8, 2020 5:55 AM EDT

Junshi Biosciences today announced that the first healthy volunteer has been dosed in the Phase I clinical study of JS016 at Huashan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University in China. JS016 is the first SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibody to enter clinical trials in China. Junshi and Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) are collaborating to co-develop JS016 globally, with Junshi leading clinical development in China and Lilly leading clinical development in the rest of the world.

The trial is a randomized, double-blind and placebo-controlled study to evaluate the tolerability, safety and pharmacokinetic and... More