Mursla Bio will present its novel tissue-specific Extracellular Vesicle (EV) isolation technology NEXPLOR at the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles (ISEV) annual meeting.
TILT Biotherapeutics, a biotech company developing cancer immunotherapies, has announced that the first patient has been dosed in a phase 1 trial of the company’s oncolytic adenovirus TILT-123.
SiSaf has been granted Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) and Rare Pediatric Disease Designation (PRDD) by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its osteopetrosis treatment, SIS-101-ADO.
Acesion Pharma has announced positive data from pre-clinical studies with AP31969, developed for chronic oral maintenance treatment to prevent atrial fibrillation (AF) recurrence.
Data from the company’s lead fibrosis asset called RXC700 has highlighted multiple opportunities for patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) and triple negative breast cancer (TNBC).
UCB and Ariceum have announced a strategic research collaboration to identify and develop systemic targeted radiopharmaceuticals for the treatment of solid tumors and immune-related diseases.
Servier has received marketing approval from the European Commission (EC) for Tibsovo (ivosidenib tablets) to treat isocitrate dehydrogenase-1 (IDH1)-mutated acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) and IDH1-mutated cholangiocarcinoma.
Cellular Origins has partnered with ScaleReady, to automate portions of its cell and gene therapies (CGT) manufacturing workflow using a robotics system for sterile liquid transfer.
Fusion Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage oncology company, has announced the opening of its new state-of-the-art radiopharmaceutical manufacturing facility at Ontario-based McMaster University.
Hansa Biopharma and Genethon have entered a research and development collaboration to test imlifidase as a gene therapy treatment in patients with pre-existing neutralizing antibodies.
Memo Therapeutics, a biotech company developing therapeutic antibodies, has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation to AntiBKV.
Vir Biotechnology has been awarded a new $10 million grant by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support its novel T cell vaccine development program for the prevention of HIV.
Mekonos, a biotech platform developing cell therapies, has announced a new research collaboration with bit.bio, a synthetic biology company providing human cells for research, drug discovery and cell therapy.
The antibody drug donanemab, developed by the pharma giant Eli Lilly, has met all of its goals in a phase 3 trial for slowing cognitive decline in people with Alzheimer’s disease.
In first quarter 2023 financials, the company reported a drop in net revenue of close 10%, as the impact of Humira biosimilar entry onto the market begins to bite.
After decades of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine research, a vaccine candidate for RSV developed by GSK, Arexvy, has become the first of its kind to be approved globally.
Protein drugs are notoriously difficult to deliver orally – but scientists have developed a new type of oral capsule that could deliver insulin and other similar drugs.
The Japanese pharmaceutical giant Astellas Pharma has taken over the U.S. company Iveric Bio in a $5.9 billion deal to get hold of its ophthalmology-focused pipeline.
Janssen Biotech has entered into a worldwide collaboration and license agreement with Cellular Biomedicine Group to develop, manufacture and commercialize next-generation chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies for the treatment of B-cell malignancies....
Cytiva and the life sciences business of Pall Corporation are now united as one business under the Cytiva brand, with the completion of the integration announced this morning. Emmanuel Ligner, Danaher Group Executive, President and CEO of Cytiva, tells...
The US-Chinese company Adcentrx Therapeutics has raised $38m in a Series A+ round to begin a phase 1 trial of its lead candidate antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) later this year.
Bristol Myers Squibb will boost its cell therapy manufacturing network with in-house viral vector production thanks to the acquisition of Novartis’ Libertyville, Illinois facility.
The microbiome therapeutic developer Vedanta Biosciences has raked in $106.5m to bankroll the launch of a phase 3 trial of its lead candidate, VE303, for the prevention of recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI).
The new €350m ($386m) biotechnology research center will help power Boehringer Ingelheim’s development of biopharmaceuticals, which account for around 50% of the company’s research pipeline.
More than a year after imposing a clinical hold on MaaT Pharma’s lead microbiome therapeutic in 2021, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given clearance for the French firm to begin a phase 3 trial in the US.
BioMarin Pharmaceutical has opened the expansion of its manufacturing plant at Shanbally, Co. Cork: with the site now able to provide end-to-end manufacturing for a number of the company’s commercial products.
Avidity Biosciences, a biopharmaceutical company developing a new class of RNA therapeutics called Antibody Oligonucleotide Conjugates (AOCs), today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation to AOC 1044.
Moderna will explore next generation technologies - including quantum computing and artificial intelligence - to advance and accelerate mRNA research via a new partnership with IBM.
bluebird bio has announced the submission of a Biologics License Application (BLA) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for lovotibeglogene autotemcel (lovo-cel) gene therapy in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD).
Asahi Kasei Bioprocess America and GeminiBio have entered into a strategic partnership to advance the application of inline buffer formulation (IBF) in the biopharmaceutical industry.
CDMO Sterling Pharma Solutions has been granted a Manufacturer’s Authorisation for Investigational Medicinal Products from the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
Following a recent phase 2 failure, the San Francisco-based biotech company Nektar Therapeutics has slashed its workforce and axed the development of the protein drug rezpegaldesleukin (Rezpeg) for the treatment of the autoimmune disease systemic lupus...
The radiopharmaceuticals developer Ariceum Therapeutics has bagged $24.9m (€22.8m) in a Series A extension round. Adding to a $27.4m (€25m) Series A closing last year, the Series A winnings for the German startup now total $52.3m (€47.8m).
In a move to increase its presence in immunology and inflammation, the Danish biotech Genmab has launched a collaboration with argenx in the Netherlands to co-discover and co-develop antibody treatments.
The South Korean company is set to create a new facility in West Virginia to house insulin manufacturing and to deliver its insulin products in the country.
