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News and Trends 15 Jun 2023

IOME Bio claims breakthrough in cancer research

IOME Bio, a French seed stage biotechnology company focused on overcoming tumor resistance to immune checkpoint inhibition, has published its foundational research by founders Arlene Sharpe and Dennis Kasper in Nature. The company said its work reveals unique insights into the critical importance of the RGMb/PD-L2 pathway in immunotherapy resistance and further strengthens the significance […]

June 15, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 15 Jun 2023

New way of identifying proteins supports drug development

All living cells contain proteins with different functions, depending on the type of cell. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden have discovered a way to identify proteins even without looking at their structure. They say their method is faster, easier and more reliable than previous methods. Currently, the general view is that each […]

June 15, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 15 Jun 2023

New data on breath biopsy for early detection of lung cancer

Owlstone Medical has announced new data on the development of a screening test for the early detection of lung cancer. The results and research progress were presented in two posters at the EACR 2023 Congress, the annual meeting of the European Association for Cancer Research, held June 12-15 in Torino, Italy. The poster ‘Proof-of-mechanism study […]

June 15, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 15 Jun 2023

Mithra announces positive data from CSF-1R inhibitor program

Mithra, a company dedicated to women’s health, has announced new positive data from preclinical studies on inhibitors of CSF-1R in development, in collaboration with BCI Pharma, for the treatment of endometriosis, oncology and inflammatory disorders. Colony-stimulating factor 1 receptor (CSF-1R) is a cell-surface tyrosine kinase receptor and a key regulator of macrophage biology and homeostasis. […]

June 15, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

In Depth 14 Jun 2023

How are biotechs addressing rare chromosome disorders?

Human beings typically have 23 pairs of chromosomes. But sometimes, in rare cases, an error during cell division can result in cells having extra or missing chromosomes, indicative of chromosomal disorders. Often, prenatal tests are carried out to detect chromosomal abnormalities. Amniocentesis is a diagnostic procedure where the amniotic fluid that protects a fetus during […]

June 14, 2023 - 7 minutesmins - By Roohi Mariam Peter

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News and Trends 13 Jun 2023

‘Clinical trial in a dish’ for Alzheimer’s disease

Axol Bioscience Ltd., a pluripotent stem cell technology provider for drug discovery, has signed an agreement with StrataStem to access and commercialize its collection of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patient samples. Harnessing its stem cell knowledge, Axol will reprogram these patient samples into induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) that can then be differentiated into a wide […]

June 13, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

In Depth 13 Jun 2023

Abeta-targeting antibodies pave the way for Alzheimer’s disease vaccines

By Dr. Andrea Pfeifer, CEO of AC Immune SA The clinical success we’ve recently seen with two monoclonal antibodies that target the protein amyloid beta (Abeta) has provided hope for patients, a significant boost to the sector but also a strong validation of the “amyloid hypothesis”: removing Abeta plaques is a valid therapeutic strategy for […]

June 13, 2023 - 7 minutesmins - By External Contributor

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News and Trends 13 Jun 2023

How AI can advance research and treatment of CNS disorders

By Xiao Xu, senior research fellow, Cerevance The combination of large-scale biological datasets and developments in artificial intelligence (AI) has revolutionized our understanding and treatment of central nervous system (CNS) disorders. By leveraging AI’s computational power, researchers have been able to interrogate diverse datasets to provide insights into disease mechanisms, discover novel therapeutic compounds, detect […]

June 13, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By External Contributor

Best in Biotech 13 Jun 2023

5 air quality biotech companies making an impact

Whether it be indoor or outdoor air quality, there certainly seems to be a growing number of biotech companies looking to tackle air quality issues, in the hope of helping to tackle climate change or helping to prevent further pandemics like COVID-19. We’ve recently seen scary levels of air pollution in North America due to […]

June 13, 2023 - 6 minutesmins - By Willow Shah-Neville

News and Trends 13 Jun 2023

CellCentric receives FDA Fast Track designation for relapsed refractory multiple myeloma drug

CellCentric has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted its novel cancer drug, inobrodib, Fast Track designation for the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma. The FDA’s Fast Track designation is designed to aid the development of new treatments, expediting the review of drugs to treat serious conditions […]

June 13, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 13 Jun 2023

‘Considerable excitement’ from Aelis Farma autism drug data

Aelis Farma, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing treatments for brain diseases, has presented new preclinical data on its drug candidate AEF0217 at the 2nd European Conference on Phelan-McDermid Syndrome, which was held from June 9 to 11 in Madrid, Spain. Phelan-McDermid syndrome (PMS), which is caused by the deletion of chromosome 22q13 including […]

June 13, 2023 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 13 Jun 2023

ITM follows €255M investment round by opening new facility

After a recent funding announcement, Isotope Technologies Munich SE (ITM), a radiopharmaceutical biotech company, has opened its new production facility for therapeutic radionuclides in Neufahrn near Munich, Germany. ITM’s new facility is the world’s largest production site of lutetium-177, an innovative medical isotope used in targeted cancer therapies. Due to its medical properties, lutetium-177 has […]

June 13, 2023 - 5 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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IOME Bio claims breakthrough in cancer research

New way of identifying proteins supports drug development

New data on breath biopsy for early detection of lung cancer

Mithra announces positive data from CSF-1R inhibitor program

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‘Clinical trial in a dish’ for Alzheimer’s disease

Abeta-targeting antibodies pave the way for Alzheimer’s disease vaccines

How AI can advance research and treatment of CNS disorders

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CellCentric receives FDA Fast Track designation for relapsed refractory multiple myeloma drug

‘Considerable excitement’ from Aelis Farma autism drug data

ITM follows €255M investment round by opening new facility

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