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Apr 24, 2018

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 ...

Apr 18, 2018

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...

Mar 20, 2018

Arbor Biotechnologies shining with new CRISPR enzyme Arbor Biotechnologies is shining with its new CRISPR enzyme and has successfully bagged USD 15.6 million in series A funding. The company has recently announced its first scientific discovery of a new enzyme, Cas13d, a CRISPR-Cas13 enzyme. It could offer advantag...

Mar 06, 2018

Dermira pulling plug on acne drug after phase 3 failure Pharmaceutical company Dermira is pulling the plug on its acne drug (olumacostat glasaretil), after it failed to meet its primary endpoints in a pair of phase 3 trials. The drug was tested in patients aged nine and older with moderate to severe acne vulgaris. ...

Feb 16, 2018

Vertex pharmaceutical’s growth story in biotech with Symdeko’s approval FDA has recently approved Vertex Pharmaceutical’s latest combination treatment, Symdeko, to serve the cystic fibrosis patient population. Symdeko's annual list price has been set at USD 292,000. Symdeko has paired with a fresh corrector, tezacaf...

Feb 06, 2018

Charles River to fuel hit discovery with AstraZeneca high-throughput collaboration After collaborating with AstraZeneca Charles River is now looking forward to strengthening its high-throughput screening capabilities (HTC) with the help of highly advance AstraZeneca technology. Now the company is able to offer the ...

Jan 25, 2018

Pharma startup Bonti has recently grabbed a funding of USD 15 million Managed by Ex-Allergan executives biotech startup Bonti has recently bagged a funding of USD 15.5 million in series C, The Company is focused on developing a new botulinum neurotoxin for both therapeutic and cosmetic uses. Funding will help in the...

Jan 19, 2018

Pandion Therapeutics bags USD 58 million in series A Funding Focused on developing Targeted immune modulator drugs, Pandion Therapeutics has successfully grabbed USD 58 million in series A funding. The company is led by highly experienced professionals. Anthony Coyle (former senior vice president at Pfizer and globa...

Jan 12, 2018

Adapsyn signed a USD 162 million deal with Pfizer for microbe-mining project Adapsyn has recently signed a deal with Pfizer for the microbe-mining with the help of advance platform developed by the Canadian company adapsyn. The technique offers a quick filter for promising candidates with better efficacy. Due to the...

Jan 05, 2018

Centrexion Therapeutics has raised a total of USD 67 million to fund phase 3 pain trial Jeffrey Kindler‘s managed biotech company Centrexion Therapeutics has raised $67 million. The funds will be used to promote nonopioid pain drug candidate CNTX-4975 into a phase 3 trial with patients suffering from knee osteoarth...