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SOTIO expands ADC pipeline with Synaffix tie up

By Isabel Cameron

Synaffix, a Lonza company commercializing its clinical-stage platform technology for the development of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), has entered a licensing agreement with SOTIO, a clinical stage immuno-oncology company owned by PPF Group.

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Congenica extends contract with Hong Kong Genome Project

By Isabel Cameron

Congenica, a digital health company providing software and solutions for the analysis and interpretation of genomic data at scale, has announced a two-year extension to its contract for the Hong Kong Genome Project (HKGP), the first large-scale genome...

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Breaking: Sharp acquires Berkshire Sterile Manufacturing

By Isabel Cameron

Sharp, a commercial pharma packaging and clinical trial supply services firm, has acquired Berkshire Sterile Manufacturing (BSM), a Massachusetts-based fill finish contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO).

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Fujifilm Diosynth builds advanced therapy manufacturing facility in UK

By Jonathan Smith

The contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies has completed a UK manufacturing facility for the production of advanced therapies including viral gene therapies, oncolytic viruses and viral vaccines for...

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Vaxess announces $9 million in funding for mRNA vaccine patch

By Isabel Cameron

Vaxess Technologies, a life sciences company developing a shelf-stable vaccine patch with potential for self-application, has announced an additional $9 million in venture capital funding, with investors including RA Capital, The Engine, and GHIC, and...

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Arrowhead highlights potential of RNAi in asthma at ERS 23

By Isabel Cameron

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals has spotlighted the potential of RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutic candidates in the lungs, with a clinical late breaker and multiple pre-clinical presentations at this year’s European Respiratory Society (ERS) International...

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Kuano raises £1.8 million to accelerate quantum drug discovery

By Isabel Cameron

Kuano, a drug discovery company combining quantum mechanics with AI, has announced the close of its £1.8 million seed funding round, led by Mercia Ventures, and including ACF Investors, Ascension Ventures, o2h Ventures, Meltwind Advisory LLP, and other...

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Intellegens and CPI awarded £1.6m Innovate UK grant

By Isabel Cameron

Intellegens, a company applying machine learning (ML) to accelerate innovation in R&D, has secured a £1.6m grant from Innovate UK, to apply ML in the emerging field of oligonucleotide therapies.

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J&J’s Akeega FDA approval to heat up PARP battle

By Isabel Cameron

The FDA recently granted approval for Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) Akeega, a novel first-in-class combination tablet treatment for adults with breast cancer gene (BRCA)-positive, metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC).