Robert Plenge tapped to run immunology R&D at Celgene; Tesaro files LAG-3 IND
→ Robert Plenge is taking the plunge at Celgene. The ex-Merck investigator is moving out of Big Pharma to take charge of immunology research for the big biotech.
The news is out! @rplenge is newest member of R&D leadership team CELG, running immunology research. Great for Robert and for CELG! https://t.co/rkISwUTZQ4
— Bruce Booth (@LifeSciVC) April 30, 2017
→ President Trump had hoped to cut NIH spending this year as he looked for cash to build a wall with Mexico, among other things. But Congress isn’t having any of it. Lawmakers agreed to a $2 billion increase for the NIH in a spending bill agreed to by Democrats and Republicans late Sunday.
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