Immutep, a clinical-stage biotech company developing immunotherapies for cancer and autoimmune disease, has announced encouraging new clinical data in first-line non-small cell lung cancer from INSIGHT-003.
Neurimmune has announced that primary results of its phase 1 proof-of-concept study of NI006, a recombinant human antibody to deplete amyloid deposits in ATTR cardiomyopathy, have been presented in Prague at Heart Failure 2023, a scientific congress of...
US biopharma Insmed has announced progress across its early-stage research programs at the company's investor and analyst event, The Future of Rare at Insmed: Functional Genes, AI-Enhanced Proteins, Glowing Algae, and More.
Locate Bio, a UK-based orthobiologics company, has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Device designation for LDGraft.
Lumen Bioscience has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted fast track designation for LMN-201, its biologic drug to treat and prevent C. difficile infection (CDI).
iOnctura, a clinical stage biotech company developing breakthrough therapies for cancer, has announced the peer-reviewed publication of translational research on the novel autotaxin (ATX) inhibitor IOA-289.
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.
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.
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....
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.
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.
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.
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.
An mRNA cancer vaccine, in combination with Keytruda, reduced the risk of recurrence or death in melanoma patients by 44% compared to Keytruda alone, according to Phase 2b data. Merck and Moderna plan to initiate a Phase 3 study in the coming months.
Merck will acquire Prometheus Biosciences, a San Diego biotech working on a precision medicine approach for developing therapeutics for the treatment of immune-mediated diseases.
As part of a $1 billion deal forged in 2020, Biogen has exercised the option to license a treatment candidate for Alzheimer’s disease developed by the US biotech company Denali Therapeutics. The engineered antibody drug is designed to cross into the brain...
Samsung Ventures, the global investment arm of Samsung Group, has invested an undisclosed amount in the Swiss company Araris Biotech. The deal is independent from Araris’ ongoing Series A fundraising and will be used to bankroll the development of antibody-drug...
The new study observes a significant association between supplement consumption and vaccination side effects in an Italian adult population, specifically spotlighting the effects of omega-3 and mineral supplement consumption in reducing associated adverse...
Aspect Biosystems and Novo Nordisk have announced a collaboration, development, and licence agreement to develop bioprinted tissue therapeutics to replace or repair biological functions in the body: with the aim of creating a ‘new class of truly disease-modifying...
A Phase 1 trial found that a freeze-dried, temperature-stable experimental tuberculosis vaccine was safe, well-tolerated and elicited robust antigen-specific serum antibody and Th1-type cellular immune responses.
The biotech startup Immune Bridge has bagged $12 million in a seed financing round to drive the development of natural killer (NK) cells that can be used in cell therapies for cancer.
Moderna has announced new mRNA vaccine development programs: with the Lyme disease candidate representing an expansion of the company's mRNA tech to target bacterial pathogens.
The clinical stage company announces that its potential treatment for relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma receives nod for speedier review by the FDA.
The U.S. biotech Alzamend Neuro has launched a phase 1/2a trial of a therapeutic vaccine for Alzheimer’s disease based on a patient’s immune dendritic cells.
