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.
Novartis reported today that a clinical trial of the drug, known as canakinumab, when combined with chemotherapy agent, docetaxel, failed to extend the lives of patients with advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer compared to just chemotherapy...
The use of CRISPR, the genetic scissors that allow scientists to edit the instruction manual of life, DNA, has drawn massive global attention over the last several years.
Heat Biologics has announced several "necessary" but "incredibly difficult" cost cutting measures, including a workforce reduction of approximately 22%.
Avid Bioservices' expansion will double existing capacity to service both a $40m backlog and its owner Peregrine, which is hoping to commercialise its breast cancer candidate.
AstraZeneca has inked a development and commercialisation deal with Celgene for its haematology programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) candidate, MEDI4736.
Sanofi and French biopharma Transgene will soon begin construction on their new €10m ($13.5m) manufacturing plant, which will produce viral vectors for Transgene's targeted cancer immunotherapy, TG4010.
