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Jon Cuthbert

Jon Cuthbert

GrafaFounder & COO

Jon is a former international magazine editor with a strong background in business publications (print and digital) in the Middle East and Australia.

Articles by Jon Cuthbert

Grafa
Health

Nektar’s alopecia drug shows hair-regrowth benefit but misses primary endpoint in Phase 2b trial

Nektar Therapeutics (NASDAQ:NKTR) reported mixed Phase 2b results for rezpegaldesleukin in severe-to-very-severe alopecia areata, showing meaningful clinical activity but narrowly missing the trial’s primary endpoint in the modified intent-to-treat population.

Read more: Nektar’s alopecia drug shows hair-regrowth benefit but misses primary endpoint in Phase 2b trial
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Health

Bicycle Therapeutics secures 400-tonne reprocessed uranium supply in 15-year NDA deal

Bicycle Therapeutics (NASDAQ:BCYC), developer of a novel class of bicyclic peptide-based medicines, has secured a 15-year contract with the UK Nuclear Decommissioning Authority granting access to up to 400 tonnes of reprocessed uranium (RepU)—a resource the company says will underpin long-term production of lead-212 (212Pb) for its emerging cancer radioconjugate programs.

Read more: Bicycle Therapeutics secures 400-tonne reprocessed uranium supply in 15-year NDA deal
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Agriculture

Adecoagro Completes $1.1B Profertil Acquisition, Becomes 90% Owner of Major Urea Producer

Adecoagro (NASDAQ:AGRO) finalized the purchase of YPF’s 50% stake in Profertil for approximately $1.1 billion, securing a 90% controlling interest in South America’s largest granular urea producer, and is projected to nearly double its Adjusted EBITDA.

Read more: Adecoagro Completes $1.1B Profertil Acquisition, Becomes 90% Owner of Major Urea Producer