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News and Trends 21 Nov 2022

Genomic Data Infrastructure Ireland project to support discovery of genetic causes of disease

RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences and FutureNeuro are co-leading, with University College Dublin, the Irish element of a new EU project to support the integration of genomics into healthcare and advance new treatments for patients. Jointly funded by the European Commission, under the Digital Europe Programme, and the Health Research Board (HRB), Genomic […]

November 21, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 21 Nov 2022

FMRP – the protein behind immunotherapy resistance

Immunotherapy is a cutting-edge approach to treating cancer by turning the patient’s own immune system against their tumor. Despite success rates, immunotherapy has time and again met with a stubborn obstacle: tumor cells often evade the “radar” of immune cells seeking to destroy them. This in turn leads to treatment resistance, which in many cases […]

November 21, 2022 - 6 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 18 Nov 2022

Novavax’ COVID-19 vaccine gets expanded authorization for booster in adults

Novavax, Inc., a U.S-based biotechnology company announced today (November 18) that Health Canada has granted expanded authorization for Covid-19 vaccine Nuvaxovid. The vaccine NVX-CoV2373 for active immunization to prevent the disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV-2) as a homologous booster in adults aged 18 and older. “Canadians now have access to our […]

November 18, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

More News! 18 Nov 2022

Triastek cleared for 3D printed medicine treatment of ulcerative colitis

Triastek, Inc. has received clearance for its Investigational New Drug (IND) application from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to initiate clinical studies of the 3D printed medicine, T21, a potential treatment for ulcerative colitis. “We are excited to receive IND clearance to begin clinical trials of this potentially transformative treatment for patients,” […]

November 18, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 18 Nov 2022

Sanofi’s Enjaymo for hemolytic anemia given marketing authorization by EC

Sanofi’s treatment, Enjaymo, for hemolytic anemia in adult patients with cold agglutinin disease (CAD), has been granted marketing authorization by the European Commission (EC). Enjaymo is the first and only approved therapeutic option for the rare, serious and chronic autoimmune disease where the body mistakenly attacks healthy red blood cells and causes their rupture, known […]

November 18, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 18 Nov 2022

MIF invests in KAHR to explore lead immunotherapy drug for multiple myeloma

KAHR Medical, a clinical stage biotech company that is developing a treatment for solid tumors and blood cancers has received investment from the Myeloma Investment Fund (MIF). MIF has made the investment to explore the potential of DSP107, KAHR’s leading immunotherapy drug candidate for the treatment of multiple myeloma. “We are thrilled to partner with […]

November 18, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

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News and Trends 18 Nov 2022

NW Bio reports positive top-line results from phase 3 glioblastoma trial

Northwest Biotherapeutics, which is developing DCVax personalized immune therapies for solid tumor cancers, yesterday (November 17) reported that both median and long tail survival were increased in both newly diagnosed and recurrent glioblastoma. The brain tumor cancer patients were treated with DCVax-L and in its phase 3 clinical trial met both the primary and secondary […]

November 18, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 18 Nov 2022

New discovery gives hope in fight against metastatic cancer

Cancer that splits and develops in new organs around the body becomes significantly more difficult to fight. Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have shown that these metastatic cancers, which spread from the original, adapt their metabolism to the tissue in which they grow. The discovery represents a breakthrough for the understanding of metastatic […]

November 18, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

Interview 18 Nov 2022

How cardioids can usher in the next generation of drug discovery

The California-based Molecular Devices brings automated 3D cell culture and image analysis together with HeartBeat.bio’s cardioid technology to enable unique and scalable drug discovery and cardiac safety testing. Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide, claiming an estimated 17.9 million lives each year. Despite this, the cardiovascular therapeutics market has lagged behind the […]

November 18, 2022 - 6 minutesmins - By Omnia Ibrahim

News and Trends 18 Nov 2022

Beyond Biotech podcast 23: World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, PsychoGenics

This week, we have three interviews on the theme of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), to mark World Antimicrobial Awareness Week. We spoke with Holger Zimmermann, CEO of anti-infectives company AiCuris; Neil Clark, CEO of Destiny Pharma, and Fredrik Almqvist, co-founder of QureTech Bio. We also have an interview with the chief scientific officer at PsychoGenics, Mark Varney. […]

November 18, 2022

News and Trends 18 Nov 2022

AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo’s Enhertu recommended for approval

AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo’s Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) has been recommended for approval in the European Union (EU) for patients previously treated HER-2 positive advanced gastric cancer. The drug is also used for gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma who have received a prior trastuzumab-based regimen. Enhertu is a specifically engineered HER2-directed antibody drug conjugate (ADC) being jointly developed and commercialized by AstraZeneca […]

November 18, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

Best in Biotech 17 Nov 2022

The hottest private biotech companies in Canada

Canada is well known for biotech innovations, with expertise in genomics, cell therapies and liquid biopsy. Here is a list of private healthcare biotech companies that have attracted big cash in Canada in the past two years. Canada has one of the top 10 biggest economies in the world. The developed country boasts rich forests, […]

November 17, 2022 - 6 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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Genomic Data Infrastructure Ireland project to support discovery of genetic causes of disease

FMRP – the protein behind immunotherapy resistance

Novavax’ COVID-19 vaccine gets expanded authorization for booster in adults

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Sanofi’s Enjaymo for hemolytic anemia given marketing authorization by EC

MIF invests in KAHR to explore lead immunotherapy drug for multiple myeloma

NW Bio reports positive top-line results from phase 3 glioblastoma trial

New discovery gives hope in fight against metastatic cancer

How cardioids can usher in the next generation of drug discovery

Beyond Biotech podcast 23: World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, PsychoGenics

AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo’s Enhertu recommended for approval

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