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News and Trends 10 Oct 2022

JW Therapeutics receives approval for relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma drug

China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has approved the supplemental new drug application (sNDA) for JW Therapeutics’ anti-CD19 autologous chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) cell immunotherapy product relmacabtagene autoleucel injection. Also known as relma-cel, the product has the trade name Carteyva. It is used for the treatment of adult patients with follicular lymphoma that is […]

October 10, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 10 Oct 2022

Evonik and Phathom Pharmaceuticals partner on novel acid-blocker vonoprazan

Evonik has entered into a long-term supply agreement with Phathom Pharmaceuticals, a U.S. biopharma company developing and commercializing new treatments for gastric acid-related diseases. Evonik will produce large-scale volumes of vonoprazan at its FDA-inspected manufacturing sites in Tippecanoe, Indiana, U.S., and Dossenheim, Germany. “The manufacture of vonoprazan requires multi-step syntheses involving complex chemistries. We are […]

October 10, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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RadioMedix announces a $40 million series A financing for targeted alpha therapy platform

A company committed to advancing treatments for rare and aggressive cancers has received a series A funding of $40 million. Clinical stage biotech, RadioMedix, Inc. announced the agreement with an entity related to Portland Investment Counsel Inc. (Portland), on Friday (October 7). RadioMedix is committed to the advancement of a targeted alpha therapy (TAT) pipeline […]

October 10, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 10 Oct 2022

Trial starts for treatment of warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia

China-based Hutchmed has started a phase 2/3 trial of sovleplenib in adults with a disorder called warm antibody autoimmune hemolytic anemia (wAIHA). The autoimmune disorder can lead to anemia and currently has limited treatment options. It causes premature destruction of healthy red blood cells and the rate of production of new cells in the bone […]

October 10, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 10 Oct 2022

Biocartis starts European commercialization of liver cancer test

Biocartis Group NV has started the commercialization in Europe of the HepatoPredict test as a CE-IVD marked manual kit. The test, developed by Portuguese biotech company Ophiomics, is a prognostic diagnostic test that supports the decision of liver transplantation in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Herman Verrelst, chief executive officer of Biocartis, said: “We are […]

October 10, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 10 Oct 2022

Chinese company sees approval for diabetes drug

Hua Medicine says its new drug application (NDA) for HuaTangNing (dorzagliatin tablets) has been approved by the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) in China. HuaTangNing is a first-in-class glucokinase activator (GKA) developed by the company. The approval is for two indications, both to improve blood glucose control for type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients, as monotherapy […]

October 10, 2022 - 6 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 10 Oct 2022

Saudi university study could pave way for new cancer drugs

Precise details of how a master regulator of gene expression binds its activating partner could open new avenues for cancer drug development. The findings were made at the King Abdullah University Of Science And Technology in Saudi Arabia. They reveal how the activating partner, a small cellular metabolite and signaling molecule called PI5P, interacts simultaneously […]

October 10, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 7 Oct 2022

AI model study may lead to identifying skin cancer from blood test

Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that predicts which skin cancer patients will benefit from a treatment that activates the immune defense system. The scientists are from the University of Helsinki, HUS Comprehensive Cancer Center, Aalto University and Stanford University. In practice, the AI model makes it possible to diagnose skin cancer with […]

October 7, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

Best in Biotech 7 Oct 2022

Needle-free diabetes care: 7 devices that painlessly monitor blood sugar

Will the daily routine of finger pricking to monitor blood sugar levels finally come to an end for the millions living with diabetes? Diabetes affects over 537 million adults worldwide. People with diabetes have to test their blood sugar levels several times a day, usually by pricking their finger with a lancet. This can be […]

October 7, 2022 - 6 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 7 Oct 2022

Japanese scientists find way to detect characteristic of Alzheimer’s disease from blood samples

Researchers from Hokkaido University in Japan and Toppan have developed a method to detect build-up of amyloid β in the brain, a characteristic of Alzheimer’s disease, from biomarkers in blood samples. Alzheimer’s disease is a neurodegenerative disease, characterized by a gradual loss of neurons and synapses in the brain. One of the primary causes of […]

October 7, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 7 Oct 2022

Scientists at IRB Barcelona and PCCB create study model for Ewing sarcoma

Ewing sarcoma is the second most frequent bone tumor in children, adolescents, and young adults. There is no specific treatment for this disease and current management is still limited to surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy. The long-term survival of patients with metastatic or relapsed Ewing sarcoma is very low. Ewing sarcoma is caused by a single […]

October 7, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 7 Oct 2022

Beyond Biotech podcast 17: BIO-Europe, National Hemophilia Foundation

This week, we have three interviews. Our guests are: Pam Putz, managing director of EBD Group EU; André Hofmann, CEO of biosaxony; and Kevin Mills, chief scientific officer at the National Hemophilia Foundation and Teri Willey, managing director of the National Hemophilia Foundation’s Pathway to Cures. We also have our weekly chat with global commercial […]

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JW Therapeutics receives approval for relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma drug

Evonik and Phathom Pharmaceuticals partner on novel acid-blocker vonoprazan

RadioMedix announces a $40 million series A financing for targeted alpha therapy platform

Trial starts for treatment of warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia

Biocartis starts European commercialization of liver cancer test

Chinese company sees approval for diabetes drug

Saudi university study could pave way for new cancer drugs

AI model study may lead to identifying skin cancer from blood test

Needle-free diabetes care: 7 devices that painlessly monitor blood sugar

Japanese scientists find way to detect characteristic of Alzheimer’s disease from blood samples

Scientists at IRB Barcelona and PCCB create study model for Ewing sarcoma

Beyond Biotech podcast 17: BIO-Europe, National Hemophilia Foundation

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