Monoclonal Antibody

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BioNTech and OncoC4 team up on novel checkpoint antibody

By Rachel Arthur

BioNTech and OncoC4 have announced a worldwide license and collaboration agreement to develop and commercialize OncoC4’s next-generation anti-CTLA-4 monoclonal antibody candidate, ONC-392, as monotherapy or combination therapy in various cancer indications....

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Monoclonal antibody offers new way to protect against malaria

By Rachel Arthur

One dose of an antibody drug protected from malaria infection during the malaria season in Mali, showing up to 88% effectiveness: demonstrating for the first time that a monoclonal antibody can prevent malaria in an endemic region.

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Merck Q1: Keytruda sales up 23%

By Rachel Arthur

Merck’s cancer drug Keytruda continues to grow: helping Merck record ‘robust top-line and bottom-line growth’ across the company in Q1 2022.

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SGS’ Glasgow biosafety facility doubles in size

By Maggie Lynch

SGS’ completed the ₤8.7m expansion of its large molecule testing facility in Glasgow and made room to increase its existing biosafety service and PCR platform capabilities.

Catalent moves into Japan to manufacture regenerative therapy

Catalent moves into Japan to manufacture regenerative therapy

By Zachary Brennan

Catalent Pharma Solutions has agreed with the Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA) at Kyoto University in Japan to advance one of the first regenerative human therapies with induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells applicable to humans.