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News and Trends 2 Dec 2022

Partnership to deliver oncology workflow for 7 European hospitals

A BC Platforms (BCP) partnership that includes Finland’s Euformatics and Hungary’s Oncompass Medicine has been awarded a contract for the second phase of developing standardized oncology workflows for a buyer consortium of seven European hospitals, represented by the Medical University Graz. The consortium is formed by hospitals from the Medical University of Graz in Austria, […]

December 2, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 2 Dec 2022

Creating designer immune cells at scale

To prevent testing on animals and create more precise ways of testing therapeutics, the pharmaceutical industry is turning to human immune cells. However, the availability of cells has been limited to date. Now, researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine (ITEM) and Hannover Medical School (MHH) in Germany have succeeded in scaling […]

December 2, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 2 Dec 2022

Full-Life Technologies acquiring Focus-X Therapeutics

Full-Life Technologies, a global radiotherapeutics company, is acquiring New Jersey-based Focus-X Therapeutics, a company developing targeted radiopharmaceuticals to treat cancer based on peptide engineering technology. The acquisition expands Full-Life’s pipeline, including two compounds nearing clinical trials, provides a second innovative peptide focused discovery platform, and leverages its radiotechnology manufacturing and logistics platforms to advance compounds […]

December 2, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 2 Dec 2022

Khondrion’s sonlicromanol produces encouraging results for next stage of study

Biopharma company, Khondrion, has marked announced improvements from patients with MELAS spectrum disorders taking its lead asset, sonlicromanol. Updates were provided by the company from a 28-day double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled, three-way cross-over phase 2b study called KHNERGYZE in which 27 took part. It also reported updates on the ongoing, open-label extension KHEREREXT phase 2b study […]

December 2, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 1 Dec 2022

FDA’s approval of first fecal microbiota product, Rebyota, hailed an ‘enormous step forward’ for the field

The first fecal microbiota product, Rebyota, approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today has been hailed ‘fantastic news’ by those in the microbiome field. Ferring Pharmaceutical’s product is approved to stop Clostridiodes difficile infection (CDI) in people over 18 and to be given after they have completed an antibiotic treatment for the […]

December 1, 2022 - 6 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 1 Dec 2022

FDA clears SparingVision’s investigational new drug application to treat ocular diseases

SparingVision today announces that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared its Investigational New Drug application (IND) for SPVN06. The genomic medicine company has had its developing vision-saving treatments for ocular diseases, lead gene independent therapy for the treatment of retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a form of rod-cone dystrophy (RCD) and the most prevalent […]

December 1, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

Best in Biotech 1 Dec 2022

Five apps powering the future of at-home HIV tests

The smartphone revolution is providing a promising tool to combat the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic. We’ve listed five HIV test apps in development that could help people carry out at-home HIV tests and prevent the spread of the infection. The COVID-19 pandemic in the last two years has demonstrated how vital rapid diagnostic tests […]

December 1, 2022 - 8 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

In Depth 1 Dec 2022

Is an HIV Cure Possible? The Future of HIV Therapy

HIV research has come a long way since the virus was discovered in the 1980s. Antiretroviral therapy was a major milestone that has changed the lives of millions; the goal now is to find an HIV cure. Back in 2008, Timothy Ray Brown was the first person to be cured of HIV. Known as the […]

December 1, 2022 - 8 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 1 Dec 2022

Trial for HPV16 positive oropharyngeal cancer completes enrolment for phase 2

Netherlands-based ISA Pharmaceuticals B.V., has announced that it has completed enrolment in its phase 2 clinical trial. Named OpcemISA. The trial aims to checkpoint inhibitor therapy in patients with metastatic/advanced 1st and 2nd line HPV16 positive oropharyngeal cancer (OPC). The clinical stage biotech company is developing immunotherapies to treat cancers and infectious diseases, and has […]

December 1, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

More News! 30 Nov 2022

FDA grants Sensorion Orphan Drug Designation for hearing loss drug

Sensorion a clinical-stage biotechnology company has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation (ODD) to OTOF-GT, its lead gene therapy program for hearing loss. The drug is intended for the treatment of otoferlin gene mediated hearing loss. Sensorion is on track to file a clinical trial application (CTA) […]

November 30, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

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More News! 30 Nov 2022

Nutri-tech startup, Novella, grows botanical ingredients without using the plants

Nutri-tech start-up Novella, Ltd. will start growing botanical ingredients while leaving the whole plant out of the equation through nutrient cultivation. This original platform in the plant world will help boost global accessibility to high-value nutraceuticals. Addressing the growing demand for botanical micronutrients, the new technology overcomes supply chain disruptions, circumvents climate change, and expands […]

November 30, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 30 Nov 2022

‘Best hope yet’ as results from Alzheimer’s drug trial reveal huge step forward

A huge step forward in dementia research has been hailed a truly historic moment by researchers working to find a cure for people with Alzheimer’s Disease. This is the first time a drug being trialed, lecanemab, has shown a reduction in the disease in the brain while slowing memory decline. Dr Susan Kohlhaas, director of […]

November 30, 2022 - 6 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

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Five apps powering the future of at-home HIV tests

Is an HIV Cure Possible? The Future of HIV Therapy

Trial for HPV16 positive oropharyngeal cancer completes enrolment for phase 2

FDA grants Sensorion Orphan Drug Designation for hearing loss drug

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