Joseph Haas
Senior Writer
Joe has covered a wide range of biopharmaceutical stories for the past 15 years and contributes to Scrip, In Vivo, Pink Sheet and related Citeline publications. His specialties include business development, commercial strategies and liver and infectious diseases.
Latest From Joseph Haas
Intercept Not Changing NDA Refiling Plans After OCA Misses NASH Cirrhosis Endpoint
Obeticholic acid failed to separate from placebo in a Phase III study of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis patients with cirrhosis, but Intercept said it still plans to refile an NDA for pre-cirrhotic NASH by year’s end.
Axcella Hopes Interim NASH Data Can Help Extend Its Financial Runway
Axcella’s AXA1125, a therapeutic combination of amino acids, shows liver stiffness, liver enzyme and fat reduction benefits in Phase IIb interim look, but the firm lacks the cash to complete the trial.
Regenxbio: On The Cusp Of Becoming A Commercial Gene Therapy Player
Partnered with AbbVie on a wet AMD gene therapy, Regenxbio is also advancing wholly owned candidates for Duchenne muscular dystrophy and MPS I and MPS II.
Sanofi ThiNKs Scribe’s CRISPR Approach Can Advance Its NK Cell Therapy Goals
Deal Snapshot: CRISPR-Cas9 co-inventor Jennifer Doudna-founded gene-editing firm inks its second large collaboration, teaming with Sanofi on off-the-shelf natural killer cell therapies for cancer.
Deal Watch: GSK Gets Rights To Spero’s Phase III Antibiotic
GSK takes equity stake in Spero, and global rights to tebipenem except for certain Asian markets. Merck KGaA gets rights to Nerviano’s next-generation PARP inhibitor for cancer.
Carisma Takes Its CAR-M Approach In Solid Tumors Public Via Sesen Merger
Merging with the shell of troubled cancer biotech Sesen, Carisma believes its chimeric antigen-receptor-macrophage (CAR-M) platform can bring the immunotherapy application to solid tumors.