Epsilogen, a leader in the development of immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibodies to treat cancer, has published phase 1 data from the first ever clinical trial of an IgE antibody therapeutic in Nature Communications.
Bora Pharmaceuticals, an international contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), has announced the opening of a new state-of-the-art facility in Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
IO Biotech, a clinical-stage biopharma company developing novel, immune-modulating cancer vaccines based on its T-win technology platform, has dosed the first patient in its phase 1 bladder cancer trial.
Boston-based pharma company Ratio Therapeutics has initiated dosing in a phase 1 study evaluating the pharmacokinetics, biodistribution and radiation dosimetry of a novel fibroblast activation protein-alpha (FAP)-targeted radiopharmaceutical, RTX-1363S,...
Biovian, a leading contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) specializing in biopharmaceuticals, has announced a major investment of over €50 million to expand its manufacturing facility in Turku, Finland.
Leslie Orne joined Trinity Life Sciences in 2001 and was recently appointed CEO and president of the fast-growing healthcare consultancy. She previously held the title of chief commercial officer (CCO) and president.
Gilead Sciences has decided to end a phase 3 trial of magrolimab for higher-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) after an analysis suggested it would be futile to continue.
ImmunoGen, a biotech company focused on the development of antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) technology to treat cancer, has announced a multi-target license and option agreement to research novel, first-in-class ADCs with ImmunoBiochem, a biopharma firm...
Teva Pharmaceuticals, a provider of generic and innovative medicines, and Alvotech, a biotech company specializing in the development and manufacture of biosimilar medicines, have expanded their existing partnership agreement.
LinKinVax, a clinical-stage biotech company, has announced the manufacture and bottling of a GMP batch of its next generation pan-sarbecovirus vaccines, known as PanCov, designed to prevent COVID-19 and other known coronavirus diseases.
Janssen Pharmaceuticals has announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended conditional marketing authorisation for Talvey (talquetamab).
MaaT Pharma, a clinical-stage biotech company focused on the development of Microbiome Ecosystem Therapies (MET) dedicated to improving survival outcomes for patients with cancer, is now a member of Microbiome Therapeutics Innovation Group (MTIG).
PrecisionLife, a computational biology company driving precision medicine in complex chronic diseases, has announced the results of its long COVID study, providing the first detailed genetic insights into the condition and its commonalities with other...
London-based precision medicine software provider Lifebit has partnered with two population genomic initiatives in Mexico and Brazil to help diversify genomic research and reduce health inequality in Latin America.
Twist Bioscience, a biotech company manufacturing synthetic DNA, and Cancer Research Horizons, the innovation engine at the core of Cancer Research UK, have announced an agreement under which Cancer Research Horizons will license the entire Twist Biopharma...
Liz Beatty is co-founder and chief strategy officer at Inato, a clinical trials platform which flips the traditional model and allows community sites to participate in the trials that are best aligned with their interests and that of their patients.
Johnson and Johnson (J&J) recently granted permission to Stop TB Partnership to distribute its generic TB drug bedaquiline (SIRTURO) to the majority of low- and middle-income countries.
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals has announced positive interim results for the ongoing single ascending dose portion of the phase 1 study of ALN-APP, an investigational RNAi therapeutic targeting amyloid precursor protein (APP) in development for the treatment...
UK contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO), Upperton Pharma Solutions, has completed the build of its new development and GMP manufacturing headquarters in Nottingham, UK.
Crossbow Therapeutics, a biotech company developing a novel class of potent and precise antibody therapies to treat a broad range of cancers, has announced a $80 million Series A funding round.
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare approved FluMist Quadrivalent in March 2023, marking the first approval of an intranasal vaccine in the country’s history.
Science and technology company Merck has announced the expansion of its facility in Lenexa, Kansas, USA, adding 9,100 sq m2 of lab space and production capability to manufacture cell culture media.
BioCardia has recently completed the submission of CardiAMP Cell Therapy System to Japan’s Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Agency (PMDA) towards approval for the indication of ischemic heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction.
Nanjing Iaso Biotherapeutics and Innovent Biologics have received China National Medical Product Administration (NMPA) approval for Fucaso (equecabtagene autoleucel) as a treatment for patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma who have received...
Lisa Moneymaker is full of energy, enthusiasm, and wisdom. She is well-known on the pharma circuit and it’s easy to see why. She has been chief technology officer and chief product officer at Saama since October last year and feels passionately about...
UK immersive technology company FourPlus, along with collaborators Holosphere and the Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult, have been awarded funding from Innovate UK to create and test a mixed-reality training platform for pharmaceutical and healthcare companies....
A new genetic sequencing technology from Element Biosciences has helped researchers from the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), part of the City of Hope, identify the likely genetic causes of disorders in six of nine children from Sonora,...
Contract development manufacturer of nanomedicines, Ardena, has joined forces with mRNA and LNP technology specialists RiboPro, to form a new strategic commercial alliance.
Inspired Thinking Group (ITG) the technology-led multichannel marketing activation business, has launched ITG Health to deliver an ‘automation-first approach’ to the life sciences industry.
The first and only approved anti-amyloid Alzheimer's Disease (AD) treatment shown to reduce the rate of disease progression and slow cognitive impairment has been granted approval by the FDA.
Meissa Vaccines, a clinical-stage biotech company developing vaccines to prevent viral respiratory infections, has entered into a manufacturing agreement with contract research development organization (CRDMO) Exothera.
Biotechs located in the US received 19% or $7.6 billion more venture financing from 2018-2023 (YTD) for biologic innovator drugs compared to small molecule counterparts, driven by inflation law to drive down prescription drug prices, reveals GlobalData....
Last month, CDMO giant Samsung Biologics revealed it was planning to have its fifth plant operational by April 2025, five months earlier than previously anticipated.
Lucy Jung is the CEO and founder at Charco Neurotech, a medtech start-up which has developed the CEU1, a wearable device for Parkinson's, that uses vibrotactile stimulation to reduce symptoms of slowness and stiffness - resulting in improved movement....
Sosei Heptares has dosed the first subject in a phase 1 trial evaluating HTL’149, a first-in-class GPR52 agonist, which represents a novel mechanism of action for the treatment of schizophrenia and related neurological diseases.
Enterome, a clinical-stage company developing first-in-class immunomodulatory drugs for solid and liquid malignancies and inflammatory diseases, has announced that the first patient has been dosed in its phase 1/2 trial evaluating EO4010.
Camena Bioscience, a synthetic biology company providing genes to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, has closed a $10 million Series A financing round, led by Mercia.
AstraZeneca has shared updated results from a recent phase 3 clinical trial of its Imfinzi (durvalumab) plus Imjudo (tremelimumab) treatment plan in certain patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common type of liver cancer.
PrecisionLife, a techbio company driving precision medicine in complex chronic diseases, has announced a data access agreement with the University of Oxford to spearhead new treatments for endometriosis.
Donaldson, a provider of filtration products and solutions, has acquired Univercells Technologies, a producer of biomanufacturing solutions for cell and gene therapy research, development, and commercial manufacturing, to broaden its life sciences reach....
Astraveus, the creator of modular, microfluidic cell foundries for cell and gene therapy (CGT) manufacturing, has raised €16.5 million in series seed financing.
A microbiome therapeutic developed by the Danish biotech company Freya Biosciences has achieved promising topline results in a phase 1 trial in women with asymptomatic vaginal tract dysbiosis.
Dr. Theresa Heah is the CEO of Intergalactic Therapeutics, bringing over two decades of global leadership experience in ophthalmology drug development along with commercialization in early-stage, private-staged companies. We spoke to her about her background,...
