-- Oversubscribed financing brings together leading syndicate of life sciences investors -- -- Proceeds to support clinical development of first-in-class therapies for neurological disorders – BOSTON, Oct. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Axonis Therapeutics, a biotechnology company focused on the development of novel neuromedicines, announced today the successful completion of an oversubscribed $115 million Series A financing. Proceeds from the financing will be used to advance Axonis' lead development candidate, AXN-027, through clinical proof-of-concept in patients. AXN-027 is a first-in-class oral small molecule designed to potentiate the function of KCC2, a major CNS chloride transporter essent

- venBio promotes Yvonne Yamanaka, Ph.D. to Partner venBio today announced the closing of venBio Global Strategic Fund V ("venBio Fund V"), its fifth life sciences venture capital fund, exceeding its target and closing on approximately $528 million in capital commitments in an oversubscribed fundraise. The firm initiated the fundraise for Fund V in mid-April. Limited partners of Fund V include a broad range of institutional investors comprising sovereign wealth funds, corporate pensions, financial institutions, university endowments, medical institutions, foundations, family offices and funds-of-funds. Under the fund leadership of Managing Partners Richard Gaster, M.D., Ph.D., Corey Goo

NorthStar Medical Technologies, LLC, parent company of NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes, LLC, a global innovator in development, production and commercialization of radiopharmaceuticals used to detect and treat cancer and other serious diseases, today announced the appointment of Barbara W. Bodem and David Keeling to its Board of Managers, effective February 12, 2024. Following these appointments, the Board will comprise of 8 directors, 5 of whom are non-executive. "We are pleased to welcome Barbara and David to the NorthStar Board," said Stephen Merrick, Executive Chairman of NorthStar. "Barbara's deep experience serving in senior finance and board roles in leading edge pharmaceutical and

New York, United States, Nov. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Precision medicine is a new approach to treating and preventing disease that considers each individual's genetic, environmental, and lifestyle differences. Giving the proper treatment to the right patient at the right time is the goal of precision medicine. According to Straits Research, "North America is dominating the market with the highest revenue and is expected to reach USD 97.32 billion in 2030, growing at a CAGR of 9.7% during the forecast period," Download Free Sample Report PDF @ https://straitsresearch.com/report/precision-medicine-market/request-sample Key Drivers DNA sequencing technology has undergone

Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE:BMY) and Turning Point Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:TPTX) ("Turning Point") today announced the expiration of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended ("HSR Act"), and the receipt of merger control clearance from the Federal Cartel Office of Germany ("FCO"), in connection with the previously announced offer (the "Offer") to acquire all outstanding shares of common stock of Turning Point at a price of $76.00 per share in an all-cash transaction for total consideration of approximately $4.1 billion. The expiration of the HSR Act waiting period occurred at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on August 15, 2022, and the FCO clear

Positive feedback from pre-new drug application (NDA) meeting with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) focused on TRIDENT-1 registrational study of repotrectinibInitiated the Phase 1b/2 SHIELD-2 combination study of elzovantinib and aumolertinib in EGFR mutant MET-amplified advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) Plan to provide detailed update for TRIDENT-1 registrational ROS1-positive NSCLC population and additional data for NTRK-positive solid tumor population, as well as SHIELD-1 Phase 1 data at medical conference in 2H 2022On track to submit data to FDA to support elzovantinib recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D) and for initiation of potentially registrational Phase 2 SHIELD-1 Study

SAN DIEGO, July 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Turning Point Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:TPTX), a clinical-stage precision oncology company designing and developing novel targeted therapies for cancer treatment, today announced receipt of positive feedback from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) at a pre-New Drug Application (NDA) meeting completed within the second quarter. The feedback focused on the planned patient follow-up within the ROS1+ advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patient cohorts of the ongoing TRIDENT-1 registrational study of repotrectinib, the company's lead drug candidate, which is a potential best-in-class ROS1 tyrosine kinase inhibitor that has received

Reports Second Quarter Revenues of $11.9 Billion, an Increase of 2% YoY; or 5% When Adjusted for Foreign Exchange Posts Second Quarter Earnings Per Share of $0.66 and Non-GAAP EPS of $1.93; Includes Net Impact of ($0.14) per share for GAAP and Non-GAAP EPS Due to Acquired IPRD1 Charges and Licensing Income Delivers Robust Revenue Growth of 11% from In-Line Products and New Product Portfolio; or 16% When Adjusted for Foreign Exchange Expands Oncology Franchise with New Indications for Opdivo and Planned Acquisition of Precision Oncology Company, Turning Point Therapeutics Strengthens Cell Therapy Franchise with Broadest Label for Breyanzi in Relapsed or Refractory Large B-cell Lymph

Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE:BMY) today has announced that Rhumba Merger Sub Inc. ("Offeror"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb, has extended the expiration date of its offer (the "Offer") to acquire (the "Acquisition") all of the outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share ("Common Stock"), of Turning Point Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:TPTX), ("Turning Point") at a price of $76.00 per share, in cash, without interest, subject to any applicable withholding of taxes, pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 2, 2022, among Bristol Myers Squibb, Offeror and Turning Point (the "Merger Agreement"). The Acquisition is expected to

HOUSTON and SAN DIEGO, June 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Turning Point Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:TPTX), a clinical-stage precision oncology company designing and developing novel targeted therapies for cancer treatment, and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today announced a strategic research and development alliance to expand the evaluation of two of Turning Point's investigational small molecules focusing on precision medicine targets well known in oncology. The initial focus of the alliance will be Turning Point's lead drug candidate, repotrectinib, a next-generation kinase inhibitor targeting the ROS1 and NTRK oncogenic drivers of non-small cell lung cancer and advan

NorthStar Medical Technologies, LLC, parent company of NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes, LLC, a global innovator in development, production and commercialization of radiopharmaceuticals used to detect and treat cancer and other serious diseases, today announced the appointment of Barbara W. Bodem and David Keeling to its Board of Managers, effective February 12, 2024. Following these appointments, the Board will comprise of 8 directors, 5 of whom are non-executive. "We are pleased to welcome Barbara and David to the NorthStar Board," said Stephen Merrick, Executive Chairman of NorthStar. "Barbara's deep experience serving in senior finance and board roles in leading edge pharmaceutical and

SAN DIEGO, May 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Turning Point Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:TPTX), a clinical-stage precision oncology company designing and developing novel targeted therapies for cancer treatment, today announced the appointment of Steve Sabus as Chief Commercial Officer, effective as of May 31, 2022. Prior to Turning Point, Mr. Sabus spent 15 years in roles with increasing levels of sales responsibility at Astellas Pharma, most recently serving as the Head of Oncology leading a group of over 300 team members. In this role he provided executive leadership to scale the company's $3 billion U.S. oncology franchise by launching and growing new products. His achievements include su

SAN DIEGO, March 29, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Turning Point Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:TPTX), a clinical-stage precision oncology company developing next-generation therapies that target genetic drivers of cancer, today announced the appointment of Brian Sun, M.S., J.D. as its incoming Senior Vice President and General Counsel, effective as of April 11, 2022. Mr. Sun currently serves as Senior Vice President and General Counsel at Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc, a Nasdaq-listed company, where he leads the legal function and team. Previously, he worked at Prometheus Laboratories and Hologic and served as outside general counsel to early-stage biotechnology companies. Earlier in his career, Mr

MORRISVILLE, N.C., Jan. 18, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Syneos Health® (NASDAQ:SYNH), the only fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization, today announced it has appointed two new independent directors, Barbara W. Bodem and Alfonso G. Zulueta, to its Board of Directors. "We are excited to welcome Barbara and Alfonso to the Syneos Health Board," said John Dineen, Chair of the Syneos Health Board of Directors. "Barbara's deep financial expertise combined with Alfonso's expansive industry knowledge and international experience bring important perspectives to an already strong Board. These two leaders will enhance the composition of our Board and support continued successful overs

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Turning Point Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:TPTX), a precision oncology company developing next-generation therapies that target genetic drivers of cancer, today announced the appointment of Adam Levy, Ph.D., MBA, as senior vice president of Investor Relations and Corporate Communications, effective today. Dr. Levy brings more than 20 years of experience to Turning Point, including a strong background in investor relations, corporate strategy and communications. Prior to joining Turning Point, he served as executive vice president of Corporate Development and Investor Relations at Ziopharm Oncology. Previously, Dr. Levy served as executive directo

SAN DIEGO, June 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Turning Point Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:TPTX), a precision oncology company developing next-generation therapies that target genetic drivers of cancer, today named Paolo Tombesi as executive vice president and CFO, effective July 26. Mr. Tombesi brings 30 years of global financial and accounting experience to Turning Point from multiple prior financial leadership roles within biotech and pharmaceutical companies, most recently serving as CFO of Epizyme, Inc. "Paolo brings very valuable global financial experience to our growing team, particularly in supporting commercial organizations and product launches," said Athena Countouriotis, M.D., pre

SAN DIEGO, May 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Turning Point Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:TPTX), a precision oncology company developing next-generation therapies that target genetic drivers of cancer, today announced the appointment of former Celgene chairman and CEO, Mark Alles, to chair its board of directors. Garry Nicholson, who is currently the interim chair, will remain on the board. Mr. Alles is an accomplished biopharmaceutical executive who led successful global oncology-focused organizations over his more than three-decade career, which includes driving growth and innovation during 15 years at Celgene until its $74-billion acquisition by Bristol Myers Squibb in 2019. President and

SAN DIEGO, May 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Turning Point Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:TPTX), a precision oncology company developing next-generation therapies that target genetic drivers of cancer, today announced the appointment of Kumar Srinivasan, Ph.D., MBA, as executive vice president and chief business officer, effective June 1. Dr. Srinivasan has over 20 years of experience in pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, most recently as vice president and global head of business development for the BioPharmaceutical business unit of AstraZeneca. "As we advance now four clinical stage drug candidates and enhance our pipeline for the future, Kumar brings deep expertise to help guide o