Arming antibiotics with a vaccination-like immune response Harnessing the ability of the body’s immune system has already well-tried to be effective in treating cancer. Marcos Pires, Ph.D., a Lehig...
Idera's dermatomyositis drug missed primary endpoint in phase 2 Idera’s toll-like receptor (TLR) antagonist, IMO-8400, failed to meet its primary endpoint in a phase 2 trial carried on adults with dermatomyositis. Data has shown that the drug was meant to block TLR 7, 8 and 9 but failed to beat placebo in making a s...
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Axovant rely on new gene therapy, Rise in Shares Roivant Neuro Company has licensed Oxford Biomedica’s gene therapy OXB-102, now AXO-Lenti-PD, for Parkinson’s disease (PD). Spark Therapeutics’ Former CTO Fraser Wright, Ph.D has been hired as its new CTO. Axovant expects to stimulate a phase 1/2 dose escalation stu...
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ImmusanT upgrading the management ahead of phase 2 celiac vaccine trial ImmusanT has upgraded its senior staff by appointing Daiichi Sankyo’s SVP for internal medicine therapeutics, Ken Truitt, M.D., as its new chief medical officer. The management is also boosted with new VPs in program management and clinical oper...
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Zymeworks Daiichi I-O deal could potentially be worth USD 485 million Zymeworks and Daiichi Sankyo teamed up in 2016 on bispecific antibodies at that time the financial details were kept under the curtains. The pair is now entering into a new license agreement with a potential deal worth of around USD 484.7 million....
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Atara Biotherapeutics hires ex-Genentech SVP to lead its global R&D program Atara Biotherapeutics recently hired Dietmar Berger, M.D., Ph.D., as its R&D global head. During the time in Genentech, Berger was involved in the approval of several drugs including the PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitor Tecentriq. Berger w...
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Horizon Discovery declines Abcam’s USD 367 million takeover bid Horizon Discovery has recently rejected a buyout bid worth USD 367 million from Abcam. Horizon Discovery is an expert in gene editing technique and has issued a strong rejection to the offer of Abcam. Horizon’s board believes that the bid unde...
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FDA still not completely satisfied with Kamada’s inhaled AAT drug(Synthetic Biologics) Kamada is stuck again with a new obstacle in its way to bring the first inhaled treatment for alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency in the market as an alternative to currently present intravenous drugs. The company specializes in ...
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Positive Phase 1 data supports Cyclacel’s plans for CDK2/9 inhibitor CYC065 Cyclacel faced a big failure in for its late-stage drug for leukemia just a year ago hitting hard on its shares. After that the attention was shifted towards an early-stage CDK inhibitor. As per the latest results presented by the company CD...
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Cellectis successfully bags USD 164 million for Gene-editing and CAR-T programs After a rough journey in 2017, the road seems clear for French CAR-T specialist Cellectis, which has recently closed a USD 164 million U.S. public offering. Out of total funding amount around USD 100 million will be used to build commerc...
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Though Covid-19 has a significant impact on the supply chain, input costs, logistics, and raw materi.....
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Wet Age-related Macular Degeneration (Wet-AMD) also referred to as Neovascular AMD (nAMD), is the mo.....
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The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is one of the largest and most respected conferences in the field of oncology. Held annually, this conference brings together researchers, physicians, and other healthcare professionals from around the world to discuss the latest advances in cancer research, diagnosis, and treatment.
