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News and Trends 19 Dec 2022

Prenetics acquires ACT Genomics

Prenetics Global Limited is acquiring a majority stake in ACT Genomics Holdings Company Limited, an Asia based genomics company specializing in precision oncology with operations in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, Thailand and in the U.K. “With the addition of ACT’s technologies, capabilities and team, Prenetics will be well-positioned to accelerate the utilization of genetic […]

December 19, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 19 Dec 2022

Jacobio’s cancer treatment given breakthrough therapy designations by China CDE

Jacobio Pharma’s in-house KRAS G12C inhibitor JAB-21822 has been granted breakthrough therapy designations in China. The designations are for the second line and above treatment of advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with KRAS G12C mutation. The designations were granted by the Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) of the National Medical Products […]

December 19, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 19 Dec 2022

Sanofi and Innate Pharma expand natural killer cell deal

Sanofi and Innate Pharma SA have expanded their collaboration, with Sanofi licensing a natural killer (NK) cell engager program targeting B7H3 from Innate’s ANKET (Antibody-based NK Cell Engager Therapeutics) platform. Sanofi will also have the option to add up to two additional ANKET targets. Upon candidate selection, Sanofi will be responsible for all development, manufacturing and […]

December 19, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 19 Dec 2022

LIfT BioSciences gets a double boost

LIfT BioSciences’ is receiving more investment, and has been accepted into Johnson & Johnson Innovation’s JLABS network. LIfT BioSciences’ lead investor, Starbloom Capital, provided further investment into the company to accelerate LIfT’s R&D plans and progress N-LIfT, the company’s first-to-market anti-cancer innate cell therapy, (neutrophil only leukocyte infusion therapy) into clinical development by Q1 2024, […]

December 19, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 19 Dec 2022

SoftOx receives chronic wound study report

Norwegian company SoftOx Solutions AS says it has received the final report and analysis of its phase 1 study evaluating the safety and tolerability of SoftOx Biofilm Eradicator (SBE-01). SBE-01 is SoftOx’s antimicrobial solution for the treatment of chronic wounds. The study is a first-in-human investigation of the safety, tolerability, and antimicrobial efficacy of single […]

December 19, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 19 Dec 2022

Nykode Therapeutics and Richter-Helm BioLogics announce partnership

Nykode Therapeutics ASA has entered into a strategic manufacturing partnership with Richter-Helm BioLogics GmbH & Co KG to supply plasmid DNA for Nykode’s wholly owned and partnered product portfolio. “We are excited about the strategic manufacturing partnership with Richter-Helm BioLogics. As a leading manufacturer of DNA vaccines, they will provide the long-term expertise and capacity […]

December 19, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 16 Dec 2022

Swedish research center expanding to take on antimicrobial resistance

Research on antibiotic resistance will get a boost when the Center for Antibiotic Resistance Research (CARe) in Gothenburg, Sweden, expands. Bacterial resistance to antibiotics is one of the most serious global health threats. More than a million people die annually as a direct result of infections caused by resistant bacteria. Lack of effective antibiotics jeopardizes […]

December 16, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 16 Dec 2022

Astellas gastric cancer drug meets phase 3 primary endpoint

Astellas Pharma Inc. has announced positive topline results from the phase 3 GLOW clinical trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of zolbetuximab in combination with CAPOX (a combination chemotherapy regimen that includes capecitabine and oxaliplatin). Zolbetuximab is an investigational first-in-class claudin-18.2 (CLDN18.2) targeted monoclonal antibody, for the first-line treatment of patients with CLDN18.2-positive, HER2-negative, locally […]

December 16, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 16 Dec 2022

Providence Therapeutics’ mRNA rabies vaccine hits milestone

Providence Therapeutics Holdings Inc. says its new mRNA vaccine program for rabies post-exposure prophylaxis has achieved a preclinical proof-of-concept milestone. The candidate was developed in partnership with Everest Medicines utilizing Providence’s clinically validated mRNA technology platform. “We are pleased to demonstrate that Providence’s mRNA technology supports development of additional products that fight a number of […]

December 16, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 16 Dec 2022

Beyond Biotech podcast 26: CellCentric, MicrofluidX, Potter Clarkson

This week, we have three guests. We have conversations with Antoine Espinet, CEO of MicrofluidX; Will West, CEO of CellCentric; and Sara Holland, patent attorney at Potter Clarkson. MicrofluidX raises £3.3M to develop advanced therapy manufacturing platform MicrofluidX (MFX), a U.K. based provider of next-generation bioreactors for cell research and manufacturing, today announces £3.3 million […]

December 16, 2022

News and Trends 16 Dec 2022

CSL closer to gene therapy treatments for hemophilia B patients in Europe

CSL says the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has adopted a positive opinion recommending conditional marketing authorization (CMA) of etranacogene dezaparvovec. Etranacogene dezaparvovec is a one-time gene therapy for the treatment of appropriate adults with hemophilia B that reduces the rate of annual bleeds with a single infusion. […]

December 16, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 16 Dec 2022

HKUMed discovery may lead to therapeutic targets for cancer

Researchers from the Department of Clinical Oncology, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) have discovered a novel subtype of Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)-positive nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) and EBV-associated immunosuppression in the tumor-microenvironment (TME). These findings have provided novel insights into the traditional NPC pathogenesis model and highlights EBV-specific […]

December 16, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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Prenetics acquires ACT Genomics

Jacobio’s cancer treatment given breakthrough therapy designations by China CDE

Sanofi and Innate Pharma expand natural killer cell deal

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SoftOx receives chronic wound study report

Nykode Therapeutics and Richter-Helm BioLogics announce partnership

Swedish research center expanding to take on antimicrobial resistance

Astellas gastric cancer drug meets phase 3 primary endpoint

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CSL closer to gene therapy treatments for hemophilia B patients in Europe

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