Cancer

Ypsomed Collaborated with CamDiab for Smartphone-based Automated Insulin Delivery On March 22, 2022, Ypsomed, a leading manufacturer of injection and infusion systems for self-medication partnered with CamDiab Ltd, developer of CamAPS FX, an app for the management of glucose levels via insulin pumps using an ada...

Cannabidiol (CBD) is one of the 120 cannabinoids present naturally in cannabis plants. After tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), Cannabidiol is the second most prevalently available cannabinoid. Cannabidiol, an important component of medicinal marijuana, is either directly from the hemp plant or synthesized in a laboratory...

In the year 2000, the first-ever Antibody-drug Conjugate (ADC) - Mylotarg, was launched by Pfizer and was considered a miracle in cancer treatment. And it appeared like there was no looking back for these antibody-drug conjugates. But it took almost another 11 years for the next ADC to launch in the market - Adectr...

Noxxon continues enrolment in a glioblastoma therapy trial Noxxon Pharma continues subject enrolment in the GLORIA clinical trial of NOX-A12 in brain cancer (glioblastoma) patients. The move comes after the Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) evaluated safety results from the preliminary four-week treatment with...

Although COVID-19 continued to dominate headlines in 2021, pharmaceutical companies did not cease developing new treatments this year. The US Food and Drug Administration maintained a rapid rate of new drug approvals this year, all while managing the urgent examination of COVID-19 tests, treatments, and vaccines un...

FDA approves IND application of Accutar for a prostate cancer treatment trial The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Accutar Biotechnology’s Investigational New Drug (IND) application for Phase I clinical trial of AC0176 for treating metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). An i...

Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR T) therapies are shown to have transformative potential as a new type of cancer treatment that utilizes the immune system to fight the disease. It involves the process where genetically engineered T cells (patient/donor) express a chimeric antigen receptor to target a specific ...

AstraZeneca's Newly Occupied Alexion Hits Rock Bottom After Ultomiris (Ravulizumab) Fails to Show Efficacy in Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis AstraZeneca's 39 billion USD complete acquisition of Alexion took over just a few months back. Unpleasant news strike hard for their first deal in the rare neu...

Bright Peak Therapeutics, Ajinomoto Collaborates to Create Novel Immunocytokines Bright Peak Therapeutics has announced a research and licensing collaboration with Ajinomoto to incorporate AJICAP,  Ajinomoto Co.’s proprietary site-specific bioconjugation technology, for the development of Bright Peak Immuno...

Medivir, IGM Biosciences enters into an exclusive licensing agreement for Birinapant Medivir AB has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with IGM Biosciences to receive global, exclusive development rights for Birinapant. Birinapant is a clinical-stage SMAC mimetic that degrades Inhibitors of Apoptosis ...