Biotechnology company Vergent Bioscience has revealed that VGT-309, its investigational tumor-targeted fluorescent imaging agent, is able to help surgeons see lung tumors in real time during surgical procedures.
Always the buzz theme at pharma conferences, the subject of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to crop up more and more frequently. Naturally with more and more people using it for work, new regulations on data use and management are starting to appear....
iSpecimen, an online marketplace connecting scientists requiring biospecimens for medical research with healthcare specimen providers, has partnered with tissue technology company TriMetis Life Sciences.
Colleen Acosta is CEO of Freya Biosciences which is a trans-Atlantic clinical-stage biotech company pioneering microbial immunotherapies aimed at relieving the chronic inflammation underlying a range of women’s reproductive system conditions and we were...
We sat down with Xiaojun Liu, director of AAV process development at ReciBioPharm, to discuss the growing need for carefully designed platforms to deliver safe and cost-effective AAV therapies to patients at pace.
Dermatology biopharma company Arcutis has launched ZORYVE, a topical foam for the treatment of seborrheic dermatitis, in the United States for individuals 9 years of age and older.
PlaqueTec, a company identifying endotype-specific biomarkers to advance precision medicine for coronary artery disease (CAD), and the Flow Cytometry Facility at the Babraham Institute have announced a collaboration to develop a bespoke cell phenotyping...
Danish biotech company Vesper Bio has been awarded a grant worth $873,000 by The Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) to assess sortilin inhibition in Parkinson’s disease.
Stimulants, amphetamines, and methylphenidates are currently the first-line treatment for moderate to severe attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) across the seven major global markets; France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the UK, the US, and Japan....
Abzena, an end-to-end CDMO for biologics and bioconjugates, has launched AbZelect and AbZelectPRO cell line development (CLD) platforms to accelerate cell lie production for manufacturing antibodies and recombinant proteins.
The Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult (CGT Catapult), an independent organization specialising in the advancement of cell and gene therapies, has revealed that the UK has remained an attractive destination for commercial trials, with this type of clinical...
Despite the current Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor market being valued at approximately $6 billion, sales specifically for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) are predicted to be nearly $5 billion by 2032 in the seven major markets.
Oncology company Oxford BioTherapeutics has announced that the first patient has been dosed in a phase 1b trial investigating its lead candidate OBT076, in patients with Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma (ACC) of the head and neck.
Tola Olorunnisola is currently senior vice president, clinical services & strategy at Avantor and along with her team is working on delivering digital innovations in the lab.
TrakCel, a provider of cellular orchestration systems to the cell and gene therapy (CGT) industry, has launched its own consultancy services to share its process development knowledge with the broader community of CGT developers.
Abbott and Tandem Diabetes Care recently announced the wireless integration of Abbott’s FreeStyle Libre 2 Plus continuous glucose monitor with the Tandem t:slim X2 insulin pump in the US.
Pharma giant, GSK, plans to invest £200 million ($253 million) into the UK over the next two years and has acquired Aiolos Bio for $1.1 billion (£870 million).
CellVoyant, an AI-first biotechnology spin-out from the University of Bristol accelerating the development of novel cell therapies, has announced a £7.6 million seed round.
Sexual health pharmaceutical company Futura Medical has extended its exclusive licensing agreement with Cooper Consumer Health for the rights to commercialize its topical, gel-based erectile dysfunction treatment.
Following the news that AbbVie has launched Produodopa to treat severe motor fluctuations in patients with advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD) in the European Union (EU), Christine Wong, neurology analyst at GlobalData, offers her view:
Ariceum Therapeutics, a biotech company developing radiopharmaceutical products for the diagnosis and treatment of certain hard-to-treat cancers, has submitted an application with the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to...
Large-scale global serologic surveillance with real-time monitoring of the immune status of human populations and detection of viral outbreaks could be enabled by new technology from Picodya.
Transgene and NEC are planning to extend their randomized phase 1 trial into a phase 2 study in 2024 to further demonstrate the potential of TG4050, a neoantigen vaccine for head and neck cancers.
We caught up with Kevin Knopp, CEO and co-founder of 908 Devices, to discuss the main obstacles in cell and gene therapy manufacturing and how the company's recent partnership with Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies is tackling these challenges.
Merck has announced a new licensing agreement with Inspirna for ompenaclid, a first-in-class treatment currently in phase 2 development for RAS-mutated (RASmut) advanced or metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC).
Healthcare industry professionals scored cell and gene therapy (CGT) as the industry trend to have the greatest impact on the pharmaceutical industry in 2024, in a recent survey launched by data and analytics firm GlobalData.
A £30 million ($38 million) study into liver cirrhosis, the most extensive ever conducted worldwide has been announced by Newcastle University and University of Edinburgh, funded by Boehringer Ingelheim.
AstraZeneca and Ionis have received FDA approval for Waiuna, their treatment for polyneuropathy in life-threatening disease transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis (ATTR).
Irish pharmaceutical company Shorla Oncology and consultancy firm Eversana have announced the U.S. launch of JYLAMVO, the first oral methotrexate solution.
Gilda D’Incerti is CEO and founder of PQE Group, a life science consulting company, and she likes her company to work like a small English village where everyone knows each other.
Biotherapeutics company MediWound has secured an additional $6.7 million in funding from the US Department of Defense to advance its non-surgical burn treatment for the US Army.
At Veeva R&D and Quality Summit 2023, Bio Pharma Reporter caught up with Courtney Gilbert, senior director, business system management and innovation, PV operations and global process enablement, at Merck.
Antibody-drug conjugates (ADC) are booming in the biotech industry this year with mounting investment and M&A deals. Here are five ADC players that have caught the eye of investors in the last 12 months.
Hervé Affagard is the CEO and co-founder of MaaT Pharma and president of Alliance Promotion Microbiote. We sat down with him to discuss the company's promising lead product for gastrointestinal acute graft-versus-host disease.
BioPharma Reporter and Outsourcing Pharma presents its latest round-up of the movers, shakers and key announcements in the pharma industry. From Stand Up To Cancer, Astraveus and KBI Biopharma, we break down the key changes.
