News and Trends 21 Oct 2022 Watch: NLS Days NLSInvest award winners – MyoPax The two biotech start-up companies MyoPax and Asgards Therapeutics won first and second prize at NLSINvest Awards, out of 40 companies that participated in Nordic Life Science Days’ start-up pitching challenge. 40 selected Nordic start-up companies attended Nordic Life Science Days, the largest partnering conference for life sciences in the Nordics, in Malmö. As part […] October 21, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 21 Oct 2022Beyond Biotech podcast 19: Bone Health Technologies, Immutep, TAU Systems This week, we have three guests. We have conversations with Marc Voigt, CEO of Immutep; Manuel Hegelich, CEO of TAU Systems; and Laura Yecies, CEO of Bone Health Technologies. We also have our weekly chat with global commercial real estate services company JLL, with Travis McCready. FDA fast tracks Immutep non-small cell lung cancer candidate […] October 21, 2022 Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 20 Oct 2022 Sunshine Biopharma acquires Nora Pharma Sunshine Biopharma Inc, a pharmaceutical company focused on the research, development and commercialization of oncology and antiviral drugs, has completed the acquisition of all the outstanding shares of Nora Pharma Inc., effective immediately. Nora Pharma is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Sunshine Biopharma Inc. The addition of Nora Pharma allows Sunshine Biopharma to expand […] October 20, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 20 Oct 2022 Tiziana Life Sciences looks to phase 1 trial for intranasal Alzheimer’s drug Tiziana Life Sciences Ltd. says it plans to submit an investigational new drug (IND) application for a phase 1 trial of intranasal foralumab in Alzheimer’s disease patients. It comes after the company received an affirmative written response from the FDA on a pre-investigational new drug application (PIND). Tiziana plans on filing the IND for Alzheimer’s […] October 20, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 20 Oct 2022 Spanish research institution to use Elicera Therapeutics’ iTANK platform Elicera Therapeutics AB has entered a material transfer agreement with the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute (JCLRI) in Spain for use of the iTANK platform in arming CAR T-cells for the treatment of Ewing Sarcoma. Sweden’s Elicera is a clinical stage cell and gene therapy company developing next generation immuno-oncological treatments based on enhanced oncolytic […] October 20, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 20 Oct 2022 AbbVie acquires LifeArc portfolio company DJS Antibodies AbbVie has acquired LifeArc’s portfolio company DJS Antibodies Limited, a privately-held UK-based biotechnology company dedicated to discovering and developing antibody medicines that target difficult-to-drug disease-causing proteins, such as G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). DJS’s lead program is DJS-002, a potential first-in-class lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) receptor 1 (LPAR1) antagonist antibody currently in investigational preclinical studies for the […] October 20, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 20 Oct 2022 Alvotech and JAMP Pharma add two biosimilar candidates for Canadian market Alvotech and the JAMP Pharma Group have expanded their exclusive partnership to commercialize biosimilars developed and manufactured by Alvotech. The companies have added two biosimilar candidates from Alvotech’s pipeline: AVT16, a proposed biosimilar to an undisclosed immunology product and AVT33, a proposed biosimilar to an undisclosed oncology product. “We are very pleased to be expanding […] October 20, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 20 Oct 2022 C4XD and HitGen to collaborate on inflammation hit identification project Drug discovery company C4X Discovery Holdings plc and HitGen Inc., which develops DNA-encoded library (DEL) technology, are to collaborate on identifying novel, small molecule hits against an inflammatory target for further C4XD development. The aim of the project is to augment C4XD’s pipeline of small molecule inflammatory disease candidates for pre-clinical development and out-licensing to […] October 20, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 20 Oct 2022 Enhanc3D Genomics raises £10M to advance technology platform Enhanc3D Genomics, a functional genomics company, has raised £10 million ($11.2 million) in series A financing. The funds will be used to accelerate the development of its proprietary technology platform – GenLink3D. The financing was led by BGF and Parkwalk Advisors, with support from existing private investors and Bioqube Ventures. The funding will enable Enhanc3D […] October 20, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 20 Oct 2022 VectorBuilder raises funds for gene delivery R&D VectorBuilder Biotechnology (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd., a gene delivery enterprise, has completed a series C round with CNY410 million ($56.7 million). The funding was co-led by Legend Capital. The proceeds will help VectorBuilder promote the upgrading and capacity expansion of its gene delivery R&D and production technology platform, further accelerate its global business presence, and boost […] October 20, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 19 Oct 2022 Immunethep receives European Innovation Council funding for clinical trials Immunethep, a Portuguese biotech startup, has been selected by the European Innovation Council (EIC) to receive funding from its EIC Accelerator program. Immunethep will receive initially a €2.5 million ($2.5 million) grant and is eligible for additional equity investment from the EIC Fund for a project with a total investment of €17.5 million ($17.1 million). […] October 19, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 19 Oct 2022 CDF15 cytokine a promising therapeutic target against type 2 diabetes CDF15 cytokine a promising therapeutic target against type 2 diabetes Researchers have conducted a review study on growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF15) — a protein expressed under physiological stress conditions — and its potential impact on the treatment for type 2 diabetes. It was led by Professor Manuel Vázquez-Carrera, from the Faculty of Pharmacy and […] October 19, 2022 - 5 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email