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News and Trends 27 Jul 2023

Medicxi announces $400M fund for life science companies

Medicxi, a European life sciences investment firm, has launched its $400 million Medicxi IV fund. The new fund will support companies with clear product visions to deliver transformative therapies for patients. Medicxi’s investments have resulted in the development of several marketed and late-stage development drugs, including Daratumumab (Genmab/Johnson & Johnson), Blincyto (Amgen), Alunbrig (Takeda), Voquezna […]

July 27, 2023 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 26 Jul 2023

Diabetes drug could promote healthy aging

A research team from the School of Public Health, LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), has provided genetic evidence that metformin might promote healthy aging using a cohort study of more than 300,000 participants of European descent (UK Biobank). The proof-of-concept work supports further clinical research into the drug repositioning […]

July 26, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

In Depth 26 Jul 2023

Antibody drug conjugates: BiVictriX drives a new era in cancer medicine

The first-ever antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) to be approved, gemtuzumab ozogamicin, raised hope for a new class of drugs to treat cancer. But the drug was then withdrawn following a black box warning after patients experienced adverse side effects, and there had been fatalities. But this didn’t discourage biopharmas looking to create safer alternatives from expediting […]

July 26, 2023 - 7 minutesmins - By Roohi Mariam Peter

News and Trends 25 Jul 2023

Triastek sees positive results from printed oral treatment for ulcerative colitis

Triastek, Inc. has completed its first in human study of its third 3D printing drug product, T21, designed to treat moderate to severe ulcerative colitis (UC). Imaging results from the study confirmed that T21 tablets are precisely delivered and released to the target site – the colon – for the drug release. The administration of […]

July 25, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 25 Jul 2023

Can the microbiome help the fight against infections?

Animals and humans coexist with a vast array of microorganisms known as the microbiome, forming a relationship that can range from mutually beneficial to pathogenic. To safeguard against harmful pathogens and maintain the presence of beneficial microorganisms, animals have evolved various defenses.One is small antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), small peptides that combat invading microbes. AMPs are […]

July 25, 2023 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 25 Jul 2023

Molecure raises $12M and gets FDA clearance for pulmonary sarcoidosis trial

Molecure S.A. has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on its Investigational New Drug (IND) application to conduct phase II clinical testing of OATD-01. The announcement follows the company closing a secondary public offering and entering into subscription agreements for all 2,776,000 H-shares offered by way of private placement, within the […]

July 25, 2023 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 25 Jul 2023

Roche and Alnylam to work on RNAi therapeutic to treat hypertension

Roche has announced a partnership with Alnylam to develop and commercialize zilebesiran, an investigational RNAi therapeutic currently in phase 2 for the treatment of hypertension. Hypertension affects more than 1.2 billion adults worldwide and is the main, independent, preventable risk factor for death and disability, with approximately 80% of the adults with hypertension worldwide not […]

July 25, 2023 - 5 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 25 Jul 2023

Crescendo Biologics raises $32M and expands cancer trial

Crescendo Biologics Ltd, a clinical stage immuno-oncology company developing novel, targeted T cell enhancing therapeutics, has announced that it plans to augment the ongoing phase 1b clinical trial of CB307 through the addition of a new pembrolizumab (anti-PD-1) combination expansion cohort. Additional financing of $32 million has been secured with the support of all major […]

July 25, 2023 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

In Depth 24 Jul 2023

Sarcoma research: is a breakthrough in sight?

Among the rarest forms of cancers, sarcomas develop in the bones and connective tissues that support structures in the body like blood vessels, nerves and joints. This year, around 13,400 new cases of soft tissue sarcomas are estimated to be diagnosed in the U.S. alone, according to the American Cancer Society. As July marks Sarcoma […]

July 24, 2023 - 7 minutesmins - By Roohi Mariam Peter

In Depth 21 Jul 2023

How AI is shaping clinical research and trials

Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere at the minute, seemingly being used in some capacity in almost every professional industry, including clinical research and trials. In fact, it is fair to say that AI has taken the biotech industry by storm, and the hype surrounding it has led to numerous AI startup companies coming onto the […]

July 21, 2023 - 7 minutesmins - By Willow Shah-Neville

Podcast 20 Jul 2023

Beyond Biotech podcast 55: Inflammasomes

This week on our podcast, we’re talking about inflammasome inhibitors with Alan Watt, CEO of NodThera. The company recently announced it is the first to show a reduction in neuroinflammation with an inflammasome inhibitor. NodThera announced positive initial data from four subjects in the elderly volunteer stage of its phase Ib/IIa study evaluating the effects […]

July 20, 2023

News and Trends 20 Jul 2023

CatalYm shows importance of GDF-15 in tumor immunotherapy resistance

CatalYm has published preclinical data in Nature Communications that reveal the central role of Growth Differentiation Factor-15 (GDF-15) in the resistance of tumors to current immunotherapy. CatalYm said the findings further highlight the therapeutic significance of its proprietary anti-GDF-15 antibody candidate, visugromab, currently in advanced phase 2 clinical studies. The foundational research, which was performed […]

July 20, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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Medicxi announces $400M fund for life science companies

Diabetes drug could promote healthy aging

Antibody drug conjugates: BiVictriX drives a new era in cancer medicine

Triastek sees positive results from printed oral treatment for ulcerative colitis

Can the microbiome help the fight against infections?

Molecure raises $12M and gets FDA clearance for pulmonary sarcoidosis trial

Roche and Alnylam to work on RNAi therapeutic to treat hypertension

Crescendo Biologics raises $32M and expands cancer trial

Sarcoma research: is a breakthrough in sight?

How AI is shaping clinical research and trials

Beyond Biotech podcast 55: Inflammasomes

CatalYm shows importance of GDF-15 in tumor immunotherapy resistance

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