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News and Trends 28 Jul 2022

Step Pharma moves into oncology clinical trials

Step Pharma, which works on CTPS1 inhibition for the targeted treatment of cancer, has announced its lead asset STP938 has cleared both an Investigational New Drug (IND) application by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and a clinical trial application (CTA) by the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). This means Step Pharma […]

July 28, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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News and Trends 26 Jul 2022

Deep Science Ventures deepens CRUK pact to co-found oncology startups

The venture builder Deep Science Ventures (DSV) has expanded an existing alliance with Cancer Research UK’s innovation-focused arm Cancer Research Horizons, with the mission to establish new oncology startups in the U.K. Just months after Cancer Research UK (CRUK) established its industry-orientated division Cancer Research Horizons, the research charity has doubled down on a collaboration […]

July 26, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 27 Apr 2022

Cancer Research UK Deploys €700M to Foster Oncology Startups

In a show of strength after an income squeeze during the Covid-19 pandemic, the charity Cancer Research UK has dedicated €711M (£600M) to setting up a new innovation arm and seed fund designed to speed up the commercialization of oncology innovation. For decades, Cancer Research UK (CRUK) has played a pivotal role in nurturing advances […]

April 27, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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News and Trends 26 Jan 2022

Norwegian Biotech Put on the Map with €18M Oncology Round

The immuno-oncology startup Cytovation has raised €17.7M (NOK 180M) in one of Norway’s biggest Series A rounds in life sciences. Historically, Norway’s biotech scene has not seen the kind of venture capital funding characteristic of health and biotech in the UK and US. However, Norwegian biotech is growing and has seen more successes than many […]

January 26, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Dan Samorodnitsky

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How is Spatial Transcriptomics Changing the Immuno-Oncology Field?

The advent of next-generation sequencing has led to the rise of novel gene expression profiling methods like spatial transcriptomics. How will this revolutionary approach, powered by high-quality multi-omics biospecimen, impact personalized immuno-oncology therapy in the future? Next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies have revolutionized the way scientific research is conducted, triggering new research paradigms and providing novel […]

November 23, 2021 - 7 minutesmins - By Sudha Sundaram

In Depth 11 Oct 2021

A Cure for Cancer? How CAR-T Cell Therapy is Revolutionizing Oncology

CAR-T therapy has been hailed as a cure for cancer, but what really is this ‘miraculous technology’ and what can we actually expect from it? The field of immuno-oncology is booming with billions of euros in investment. The ability to rewire our own immune system to fight cancer has certainly created huge expectations. After the […]

October 11, 2021 - 10 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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News and Trends 22 Jun 2021

Huge Series A in France Strengthens European Epigenetic Oncology

Mnemo Therapeutics has raised €75M in the largest-ever French Series A round, which it will use to develop CAR-T cell immunotherapies for cancer using epigenetic targets. Mnemo Therapeutics’ mammoth financing, led by Casdin Capital, returning investor Sofinnova Partners, and an undisclosed investor, will allow the startup to accelerate the development of its epigenetic targeting and […]

June 22, 2021 - 4 minutesmins - By Laura Cowen

Interview 26 May 2021

Immuno-Oncology: From Science Fiction to the Mainstream

In just a couple of decades, immuno-oncology has taken center stage in the biotechnology industry. We discuss the evolution of the field with experts who have been in it from the very beginning. While immuno-oncology is one of the hottest areas of medicine at the moment, that wasn’t the case 20 years ago. The idea […]

May 26, 2021 - 7 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 13 Jul 2020

Sanofi Enlists Cell Therapy Firm Kiadis in €875M Immuno-Oncology Deal

The Dutch biotech Kiadis Pharma has licensed an off-the-shelf cell therapy program to the pharma giant Sanofi for up to €857.5M in a deal aiming to develop a combination immunotherapy for the blood cancer multiple myeloma. The preclinical-stage cell therapy that Kiadis licensed is based on genetically modifying donor immune cells called natural killer cells, […]

July 13, 2020 - 3 minutesmins - By David Wilson

In Depth 6 Jul 2020

How Immuno-Oncology Contributes to the Fight Against Covid-19

As the Covid-19 pandemic sweeps the world, cancer research is proving a valuable resource for developing new treatments for infectious diseases by harnessing the power of the immune system. Despite the growing number of viral outbreaks of different sizes and severity we have observed in the past years, the infectious disease market is far behind […]

July 6, 2020 - 7 minutesmins - By Maya Chergova

News and Trends 11 Jun 2020

AbbVie and Genmab Strike €3.4B Immuno-Oncology Megadeal

AbbVie and Genmab have announced a €3.4B collaboration deal that ranks as the second biggest strategic alliance in European biotech in 2020. The partners aim to commercialize three phase I-stage antibody drugs for undisclosed types of solid and liquid cancer. Upfront, the US AbbVie will pay the Danish biotech €659M, with up to €2.77B available […]

June 11, 2020 - 3 minutesmins - By External Contributor

News and Trends 3 Jun 2020

What Did European Oncology Players Offer at ASCO 2020?

Despite widespread clinical trial delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic, many oncology biotechs have been able to continue their fight against cancer. With advances in CAR T-cell therapies, cancer vaccines, RNA drugs, and more, European companies held a strong presence at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) this year. The huge ASCO conference has […]

June 3, 2020 - 10 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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