Cambridge, Massachusetts based, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, along with collaborators, has identified mutations in the INHBE gene linked with protection against abdominal obesity.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says COVID-19 has ‘pushed back years of progress’ in combating antimicrobial resistance (AR) in the US – adding that the threat from AR has also got worse.
The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) will provide funding of up to $375,000 to the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) to support the development of laboratory tools...
Moderna and the International Vaccine Institute (IVI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish a partnership for vaccine research and development.
Polpharma Biologics’ Marketing Authorization Application for natalizumab – a proposed biosimilar to Biogen’s Tysabri – has been accepted by the European Medicines Agency (EMA).
Amazon is partnering with the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center on a Phase I trial for a cancer vaccine targeting metastatic melanoma and breast cancer.
A representative from life-science services company Azzur Group explains how flexibility and speed can help in reaching the best solution more efficiently.
Releasing its first-ever report on the pipeline of vaccines in development to prevent infections caused by antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) bacterial pathogens, the WHO is calling for more AMR vaccine development.
Moderna has dosed the first participant in a Phase 1 trial of its Nipah virus vaccine candidate, mRNA-1215, that has been developed in collaboration with the US National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Merck (MSD outside the US and Canada) is welcoming applications from early-stage biomedical start-ups for its newly launched Merck Digital Sciences Studio (MDSS): which seeks to support technologies for drug discovery and development.
A new type of vaccine - which could provide broad protection against a variety of SARS-like betacoronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2 variants - has received backing of up to $30m from CEPI.
UK vaccine company Emergex has signed heads of terms for a collaboration with the Molecular Biology Institute of Paraná (IBMP) in Brazil: with the partnership covering Dengue, COVID-19 and Chikungunya vaccines.
People with HIV who began taking antiretroviral therapy (ART) in the early stages of infection achieved a lengthy period of HIV suppression without ART after receiving two broadly neutralizing anti-HIV antibodies (bNAbs), according to a study published...
The antibody drug conjugate market has had a busy few years, as the appetite for acquisitions of ADC-specialists began to grow, with Gilead buying Immunomedics and Merck acquiring VelosBio.
What are the opportunities, challenges and innovation drivers across healthcare? From its 2022 Global Annual Meeting, the DIA tells us the key issues it's keeping its eyes on.
The Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult (CGT Catapult) and the UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI) have announced a collaboration to accelerate clinical development of adeno-associated virus (AAV) based gene therapies for dementia.
Umoja Biopharma and TreeFrog Therapeutics have formed an alliance to address challenges facing ex vivo allogeneic therapies in immuno-oncology, including issues scaling up production to reach all patients.
CureVac has acquired Frame Cancer Therapeutics: with the German mRNA specialist planning to draw on Frame’s expertise in antigen identification and validation as it develops mRNA cancer vaccines.
Interest in vaccines against monkeypox is growing as the outbreak spreads around the world. The arsenal includes existing smallpox vaccines and potential new monkeypox specific mRNA vaccines.
A well-funded and appropriately rewarded biotech ecosystem is needed for the next generation of antibacterials to reach the clinic and beyond, according to BIO’s State of Innovation in Antibacterial Therapeutics report.
With mRNA tech achieving major success against COVID-19, the initiation of trials into vaccination against HIV is creating discussion amid a potential breakthrough in the prevention of the disease.
Lithuania’s life sciences industry is growing at one of the fastest rates in Europe. Ahead of BIO, Innovation Agency Lithuania explains what the country’s plans are for future growth in the area and how this is built upon students heading into STEM studies.
EUROAPI has expanded a collaboration with Sanofi, which will see it support Sanofi's mRNA vaccine platform with the development of lipid nanoparticles.
A partnership with myNEO represents the first step in CureVac’s targeted expansion of its mRNA approach for the development of cancer vaccines, says the company.
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the US National Institutes of Health, has awarded a total of $577m to establish nine Antiviral Drug Discovery (AViDD) Centers for Pathogens of Pandemic Concern.
Sernova and Evotec are teaming up on an implantable beta cell replacement therapy to replace insulin injections for the millions of patients with diabetes.
RQ Biotechnology is launching as a new UK-based biotech: following the completion of a successful licensing deal with AstraZeneca for early-stage monoclonal antibodies targeted against SARS-CoV-2.
In a simulation model, lecanemab treatment was estimated to potentially slow the rate of disease progression, maintaining treated patients for a longer duration in earlier stages of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) due to early AD.
Last week the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, launched a clinical trial to investigate a preventative vaccine for Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). It’s part of growing efforts to create...
Valneva and Pfizer report positive Phase 2 pediatric data for their Lyme disease vaccine candidate, VLA15: and now plan to include this population in an upcoming Phase 3 trial.
Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc. has reported topline data from an ongoing Phase 1/2/3 trial evaluating ARCT-154, its self-amplifying mRNA COVID-19 vaccine candidate.
Chinese companies, Biocytogen Pharmaceuticals and CtM Biotech Co Ltd, are collaborating on the development of antibody drugs against intracellular tumor-associated antigens.
Moderna’s bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine candidate, mRNA-1273.211, demonstrated superior neutralizing titers compared to the original mRNA-1273 booster dose against all variants of concern, including Omicron, according to data released by the company...
Dyadic licensee, Epygen Biotech, has received funding from the Government of India to advance a low-cost COVID-19 vaccine through Phase 1 and 2 clinical trials in India, using Dyadic’s C1 protein production platform.
Pfizer is set to acquire Australia’s ResApp - a company developing a smartphone app to detect COVID-19 and other respiratory diseases based on the user’s cough - for $100m AUD ($74m USD).
