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Bio Roundup: Theranos Cuts, Alnylam Stops, Nobel Eats Its Own & More

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—Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ALNY ) of Cambridge, MA, said that it would shelve its drug revusiran after 18 patients died in a Phase 3 study to treat the rare disease transthyretin amyloidosis. PRICE FIGHTS. With some caveats, ICER recommended lower prices. She refused to discuss Edison at the time. —The U.S.

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Bio Roundup: Bosley’s Editas Exit, Bridge Bucks, CRISPR Crime & More

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In a week of big personnel moves, none was more surprising than Editas Medicine CEO Katrine Bosley’s departure.

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Bio Roundup: Senate Drama, A.I. Stories, Data Dives, Shkreli & More

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There is no Obamacare replacement, at least not as of this writing. The Senate Republicans are fractured, with a handful of conservatives and moderates each giving a cold shoulder to their chamber’s version of healthcare reform, the Better Care Reconciliation Act.

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Bio Roundup: Phase 3 Fails, Shkreli Jailed, Moderna Flip-Flops & More

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It was a week of realignments. President Trump, who used to be known as “The Donald” but now goes by “ Amnesty Don ,” kept up the parlay-voo with his new friends Chuck and Nancy. Martin Shkreli, who was once known— and still is!