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The biggest Asia-Pacific biotech investments in July 2022

China’s vaccine developer MaxHealth Biotechnology raised the biggest private biotech investment in the Asia-Pacific region in July 2022, followed by China Immunotech and Ruibo Bio. MaxHealth Biotechnology reigned supreme in the Asia-Pacific region’s private biotech investment sphere in July 2022, with a $74 million Series B round. The company will use the money to fuel […]

August 4, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 4 Aug 2022

New breast cancer treatment receives funding

Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast in Northern Ireland have received funding from Breast Cancer Now to search for new treatments inspired by COVID-19 vaccine innovation. The research team will adapt lessons from the development of COVID-19 vaccines in the hunt for new treatments for an aggressive form of breast cancer. Niamh Buckley and Helen McCarthy […]

August 4, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 3 Aug 2022

Patients with advanced cancer set to benefit from ProfoundBio’s new drug

Patients with ovarian, endometrial, breast, non-small cell lung cancers and mesothelioma could benefit from an antibody drug conjugate (ADC) after clearance of an investigational new drug (IND) was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). ProfoundBio received the FDA’s ‘study may proceed’ letter today (August 3) to evaluate PRO1184, a folate receptor […]

August 3, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 3 Aug 2022

Full label approval given by FDA for eye disease drug, CIMERLI

Age-related neovascular (wet) macular degeneration (nAMD) and other serious retinal diseases can now be treated after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a biosimilar product interchangeable with an injection. The approval of CIMERLI (ranibizumab-eqrn) interchangeable with Lucentis, a ranibizumab injection was jointly announced by Polpharma Biologics BV, Formycon AG and Bioeq AG today […]

August 3, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 3 Aug 2022

Ascletis announces FDA clearance of oral drug to conduct study in mild to moderate COVID-19 patients

A randomized, placebo-controlled study in mild to moderate COVID-19 patients has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The Investigational New Drug (IND) application for ASC10, an oral drug candidate targeting RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) for COVID-19 was granted to China-based Ascletis Pharma Inc today (August 3), to conduct a Phase 1b […]

August 3, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 3 Aug 2022

The eyes have it – Visiox Pharma closes $7M seed round

Visiox Pharma, LLC, a privately-funded U.S. biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of ophthalmic drugs to address highly prevalent diseases in need of new treatment options, has announced the closing of a $7 million seed round of financing. The raise was funded by the Founding Partners and a group of ophthalmic industry leaders. […]

August 3, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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News and Trends 3 Aug 2022

Poseida Therapeutics and Roche to focus on therapies for hematologic malignancies

Poseida Therapeutics, Inc. has entered into a broad strategic collaboration and license agreement with Roche, focused on developing allogeneic CAR-T therapies directed to hematologic malignancies. The global collaboration covers the research and development of multiple existing and novel off-the-shelf cell therapies against targets in multiple myeloma, B-cell lymphomas and other hematologic indications. “We are excited […]

August 3, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

Sanofi drops amcenestrant clinical development program

News and Trends 3 Aug 2022

Allarity Therapeutics drug no longer commercially viable or in shareholders’ best interest

Allarity Therapeutics, after meeting with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has decided a growth factor receptor drug it licensed from Novartis is no longer commercially viable or in the best interests of its shareholders. A type C advisory meeting was held between Allarity and the FDA to discuss a development path for dovitinib. […]

August 3, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

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More News! 3 Aug 2022

Allarity Therapeutics takes advice from its board and switches focus to combination therapies

US-based Allarity Therapeutics has made a decision to change tack and focus on combination therapy approaches while making the most of its current assets. The company says the new strategy, driven by its board of directors, aligns with the ongoing shift in oncology standard-of-care moving away from monotherapies. Instead it will veer towards more promising […]

August 3, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 3 Aug 2022

AbCellera and Atlas Venture to collaborate on new company for therapeutic antibody discovery

AbCellera and Atlas Venture have announced a multi-target partnership to discover therapeutic antibodies for up to three drug targets that can be developed and commercialized by a stealth-stage Atlas-backed company. The collaboration leverages Atlas’ track record in forming innovative biotech companies, and AbCellera’s ability to quickly deliver lead drug candidates to bring transformational new medicines […]

August 3, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 3 Aug 2022

Deciphering the molecular mechanisms of severe COVID-19

Researchers from Fujita Health University School of Medicine in Japan have been investigating COVID-19 to lead to therapeutic options against the severe form of the condition. Levels of proinflammatory cytokines are dramatically elevated in severe COVID-19 patients, the molecular mechanisms of which remain unclear. In a recent article in mBio, the researchers elucidated the role […]

August 3, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 3 Aug 2022

Chinese biotech Sironax closes $200M funding round

Sironax, an emerging Chinese biotechnology company dedicated to the discovery and global development of novel treatments for patients with age-related degenerative diseases, has completed $200 million in series B financing. The round was led by Gaorong Capital and Yunfeng Capital, with participation from existing investors including Temasek, Invus, F-Prime Capital, Eight Roads, ARCH Venture Partners, […]

August 3, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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