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News and Trends 1 Sep 2022

Provention Bio looks to advance diabetes drug through $125M loan

U.S. biopharma company Provention Bio, Inc. has secured a term loan facility of up to $125 million with Hercules Capital, Inc. ahead of the company’s potential launch of teplizumab. The BLA for teplizumab, Provention Bio’s lead investigational drug candidate, for the delay of progression to stage 3 clinical type 1 diabetes in at-risk individuals has […]

September 1, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 1 Sep 2022

License agreement signed allowing drug to treat mycosis fungoides to expand in Asia, Australia and the Middle East

A license agreement has been signed between Helsinn Group and Juniper Biologics further widening the scope for distribution of T-cell lymphoma treatment, LEGADA. The license signifies a supply agreement to register, distribute, promote, market and sell the drug in Australia, Asia and the Middle East as a topical treatment of the mycosis fungoides-type cutaneous T-cell […]

September 1, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 1 Sep 2022

Sanofi’s first treatment in the U.S. approved for adults and children with ASMD

A rare, inherited disease that affects the body’s ability to metabolize fat, cholesterol and lipids within cells can now be treated by Xenpozyme, a drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Adults and children with non-central nervous system (non-CNS) manifestations of acid sphingomyelinase deficiency (ASMD) can now take healthcare company Sanofi’s Xenpozyme […]

September 1, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 1 Sep 2022

Labiotech adds conference and event listings

In the past few months, Labiotech.eu has boosted its coverage range to go global, added a podcast, expanded to three weekly newsletters, introduced special monthly newsletters, and now we’ve added another string to our bow – conference and event listings. The page is designed so visitors can easily jump between months and events. Listings have […]

September 1, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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Opinion 1 Sep 2022

The evolution of diabetes management

Diabetes management has progressed leaps and bounds in the last 100 years. Francine Kaufman, Chief Medical Officer of Senseonics, outlines how far the field has progressed and what is on the horizon for diabetes patients. This year marks 100 years since insulin was first available to treat diabetes – an incredible milestone. One of the […]

September 1, 2022 - 6 minutesmins - By External Contributor

News and Trends 1 Sep 2022

Ensysce Biosciences and Quotient Sciences to develop opioid to prevent abuse and overdose

Ensysce Biosciences, Inc., a clinical-stage biotech company, and Quotient Sciences, a drug development and manufacturing accelerator, are partnering to support the development and clinical testing of PF614-MPAR. PF614-MPAR is a novel opioid combination product for the potential treatment of chronic pain that is designed to prevent both abuse and overdose. Quotient Sciences is currently using […]

September 1, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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News and Trends 31 Aug 2022

Gel treatment for erectile dysfunction receives positive results from clinical trial

Futura Medical has announced positive results from a clinical trial looking into MED3000, a topical gel formulation for the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED). The results, from the confirmatory phase 3 clinical study, FM71, were announced today (August 31). MED3000 is a breakthrough, fast-acting gel produced by Futura Medical’s transdermal DermaSys drug delivery technology. It […]

August 31, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

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News and Trends 31 Aug 2022

Regulatory approval given to Iceland’s EpiEndo for study of COPD treatment

A treatment for chronic respiratory disorders will be the subject of a clinical trial in Iceland after regulatory and ethics approval was granted. EpiEndo Pharmaceuticals will start a clinical trial of its lipopolysaccharide challenge with lead molecule EP395. Available orally, EP395 is an macrolide or Barriolide with reduced antimicrobial activity which aims to address the […]

August 31, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 31 Aug 2022

Anti-cancer drug created from reprogrammed yeast

Engineered yeast cells can synthetically produce the essential cancer medicine vinblastine, an international team of scientists showed in a new study published in Nature. In the summer and fall of 2019, some cancer patients experienced interruptions in their treatment. The reason was a shortage of the drugs vinblastine and vincristine, essential chemotherapeutic medicines for several […]

August 31, 2022 - 5 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 31 Aug 2022

Researchers try to bridge gap in link for patients with salmonella infection and clogged arteries

Researchers from Taiwan have discovered that patients with non-typhoidal salmonella (NTS) have higher aortic calcification and elevated plasma levels, which are an inflammatory biomarker. They say their findings suggest the need for early diagnosis of the condition in patients with atherosclerosis risk factors. NTS is a foodborne bacterium causing gastrointestinal infections and can cause life-threatening […]

August 31, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 31 Aug 2022

Compound found in trees has potential to kill drug-resistant bacteria

Researchers say the naturally-occurring compound hydroquinine has bacterial killing activity against several microorganisms. Antimicrobial resistance has become one of the greatest threats to public health globally. It occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites change over time and no longer respond to medicines, making it difficult to treat infections. Because of this, there is a […]

August 31, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 31 Aug 2022

Researchers identify possible target for type of sporadic ALS

Researchers have published two papers describing how they identified a potential new pathway for treating a sporadic form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The studies were published as part of a cooperative research agreement between the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), part of the National Institutes of Health, and the Swiss biotech […]

August 31, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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Sanofi’s first treatment in the U.S. approved for adults and children with ASMD

Labiotech adds conference and event listings

The evolution of diabetes management

Ensysce Biosciences and Quotient Sciences to develop opioid to prevent abuse and overdose

Gel treatment for erectile dysfunction receives positive results from clinical trial

Regulatory approval given to Iceland’s EpiEndo for study of COPD treatment

Anti-cancer drug created from reprogrammed yeast

Researchers try to bridge gap in link for patients with salmonella infection and clogged arteries

Compound found in trees has potential to kill drug-resistant bacteria

Researchers identify possible target for type of sporadic ALS

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