Manas

Business journalist. Follow for biotech/business related news and my obscure interests on your feed. Opinions are mine, and not those of my employer.

[Manas @Manaswrites15]

Scrip's coverage of the hectic week for biotech stocks digs into the "ASCO trade."

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[Pink Sheet, Citeline Regulatory @PharmaPinkSheet]

Why India Is Considering The Essential Commodities Act For Pharma Amid Iran War — Click image below to read more! || #PinkSheet | Start your free trial today: https://t.co/cuzmsLJuMo https://t.co/8mGyeGFjqD

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Vinay Prasad Out At US FDA — Click image below to read more! || #PinkSheet | Start your free trial today: https://t.co/9wQ13VbvFQ https://t.co/5ntANBKVjx

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Private Equity Targets Bavarian Nordic But Major Investor Balks — Click image below to read more! || #Scrip | Start your free trial today: https://t.co/wOhMd0WT03 https://t.co/579OTRQuO1

[Reuters Health @Reuters_Health]

Staff reviewers at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday a confirmatory trial did not show the effectiveness of Intercept's liver disease drug, which received the health regulator's accelerated nod in 2016. https://t.co/H1LRBuU54G https://t.co/H1LRBuU54G

[Nancy Lapid @NancyLapid]

Mourning the tragic loss of our brilliant young @Reuters colleague @NatalieGrover.

[Manas @Manaswrites15]

Novavax struck a licensing deal worth at least $1.2 billion with Sanofi for its COVID-19 vaccine in exchange for a stake that valued it at double its current market capitalization
By @BhanviSatija @PatrickWingrove @shubhamkalia93

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[Akash Sriram @HoodieOnVeshti]

Eclipse boosts travel as Americans chase rare celestial event

The upcoming solar eclipse is proving to be a good omen for travel firms, as some parts of the United States that fall in the "path of totality" see unprecedented demand for lodging from eager Americans waiting to catch a glimpse of the celestial event.

In a total solar eclipse occurring on Monday April 8, the moon will blot out the sun for millions of people in Mexico, the United States and Canada.

Airbnb listings along the U.S. path of totality, or the narrow strip stretching from Texas to Maine from where people will be able to view the sun's corona, have seen occupancy levels skyrocket to nearly 90%, the vacation rental firm said.

Read more by @deborah_sophia and @nategomes2000 here
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[M @bio_clouseau]

Novo Holdings to Acquire $CTLT for 16.5B https://t.co/UqIAOjtmpa

[Indranil Sarkar @Rickshawala_]

"Is there going to be a challenge to Royal Enfield? Yes.
Is it going to be a major one? It can't be immediately," says @shumar

W/ @abyjoze @DhanyaTweets @EuanRocha

@Reuters

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[Indranil Sarkar @Rickshawala_]

"It's all been eerily quiet so far." ""Morale is at an all-time low." - @BYJUS employees tell @Reuters
w/ @Chandini2794

A thread! 🧵

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[Brad Loncar @bradloncar]

$SRPT approved

[Dinesh S. Thakur @d_s_thakur]

Long thread 👇

The @WHO has said today that the risk from “contaminated” cough syrups continues to be real.

It has named nine countries where such medicine has been on sale and has estimated the official death count to be 300.

1/n

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[Natalie Grover @NatalieGrover]

Put a cow in a headline, this is the highlight of my career

AstraZeneca turns to cows to cut U.S. carbon footprint https://t.co/HDCBSEqTos

[Manas @Manaswrites15]

India study estimates 11% of population is diabetic https://t.co/j5a9oMOQuV

[Manas @Manaswrites15]

@LeroyLeo7 is following this much-awaited meeting all of today. Keep an eye on this space. $SRPT

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[Adam Feuerstein ✡️ @adamfeuerstein]

$SRPT From the FDA’s slide deck. Bolded and set off in blue.

That’s a fascinating and contentious debate point for today’s panel.

[Manas @Manaswrites15]

"We can't forget those fire pyres. We can't forget the graves that were dug. None of us up here will forget them," said WHO's technical lead on COVID-19 Maria Van Kerkhove."
Story by @BhanviSatija @jriggers

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