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News and Trends 16 Feb 2023

Genetic study reveals high variation in T-cell receptor genes

T-cells are central in the protection against infections and cancer. With the help of TCRs (T-cell receptors), cells recognize foreign invaders and tumor cells. “It was previously unknown how variable human TCR genes are,” said Gunilla Karlsson Hedestam, professor at the department of microbiology, tumor and cell biology at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, and the […]

February 16, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 16 Feb 2023

Cytovation melanoma study under way

Cytovation ASA, a Norwegian clinical stage immune-oncology company focused on the development of CyPep-1, its first-in-class targeted tumor membrane immunotherapy, announces that the first patient has been dosed in its phase 2a study. The trial is investigating CyPep-1 monotherapy in patients with advanced melanoma refractory to checkpoint inhibitors (CPIs). The study is an expansion arm […]

February 16, 2023 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 16 Feb 2023

Lipid fingerprint could help TB treatment

A new method that measures the amounts of drugs and lipids in individual cells could help health professionals target more effective treatments for diseases such as tuberculosis (TB). Researchers from the University of Surrey in the U.K. were able to isolate individual living cells that contained drugs commonly used to treat tuberculosis and found that […]

February 16, 2023 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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News and Trends 14 Feb 2023

Disc Medicine raises $62.5M for hematology programs

Disc Medicine, Inc., a U.S. clinical-stage biopharma company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of treatments for patients suffering from serious hematologic diseases, has entered into a securities purchase agreement with investors resulting in an aggregate $62.5 million in gross proceeds through a registered direct offering. The financing was led by Bain Capital Life […]

February 14, 2023 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 14 Feb 2023

Scancell looking to partner after positive COVID vaccine data

Scancell Holdings plc, which develops novel immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer and infectious disease, has announced preliminary immunogenicity data from its phase 1 COVIDITY clinical trial at the University of Cape Town (UCT) Lung Institute in South Africa. The objectives of the trial were to assess the safety and immunogenicity of two vaccine candidates, […]

February 14, 2023 - 5 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 14 Feb 2023

Syena created to deliver first-in-class TCR-NK cell therapy

Replay, a genome writing company reprogramming biology by writing and delivering big DNA, and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, have launched Syena, a new oncology-focused product company pioneering T-cell receptor (TCR) natural killer (NK) cell therapies (TCR-NKs). Building on the intellectual property and technology from MD Anderson and Replay, Syena has the […]

February 14, 2023 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 14 Feb 2023

IMV presents positive lymphoma trial results

IMV Inc. has announced positive preliminary data from its VITALIZE phase 2B trial. The study is evaluating IMV Inc. lead DPX product, maveropepimut-S (MVP-S), in combination with pembrolizumab, in patients with relapsed, refractory diffuse large B cell lymphoma (r/r DLBCL). IMV Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company developing a portfolio of immune-educating therapies based on its […]

February 14, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 14 Feb 2023

Minoryx Therapeutics announces X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy data

Minoryx Therapeutics has announced that data from its phase 2/3 ADVANCE clinical trial of lead candidate, leriglitazone, has been published in The Lancet Neurology. The trial, assessing the efficacy and safety of leriglitazone in male patients with adrenomyeloneuropathy, is the first and largest international study to enroll adult male X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy patients. X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) […]

February 14, 2023 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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News and Trends 14 Feb 2023

Astex and Cardiff University Medicines Discovery Institute to collaborate on neurodegenerative diseases

Astex Pharmaceuticals (UK), a pharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery and development of novel small molecule therapeutics for oncology and diseases of the central nervous system and The Medicines Discovery Institute, Cardiff University (MDI) have entered into a multi-year, multi-million-pound drug discovery research collaboration, aimed to identify new drugs to treat neurodegenerative diseases. The collaboration […]

February 14, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 14 Feb 2023

BiPER Therapeutics raises €1.25M to develop small molecules to treat gastrointestinal cancers

BiPER Therapeutics, a French preclinical biotechnology company developing first-in-class drug candidates targeting BiP protein to treat gastrointestinal cancers, has raised €1.25 million ($1.35 million) in seed funding. BiPER Therapeutics received €300,000 in dilutive funds from WiSeed via WiClub Santé 2, €500,000 in convertible bonds from Bpifrance, and €450,000 in grants as part of the i-Lab […]

February 14, 2023 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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How efficient lab inventory management can become a driver for success

Lab inventory management is often not the first priority of biotech companies trying to stay ahead in a competitive environment. But according to a report released by the EU commission, the hidden costs of inefficient lab practices are estimated to exceed €10B every year. Novel lab inventory management solutions can thus reduce costs and push […]

February 14, 2023 - 5 minutesmins - By Ute Boronowsky

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Genetic study reveals high variation in T-cell receptor genes

Cytovation melanoma study under way

Lipid fingerprint could help TB treatment

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Disc Medicine raises $62.5M for hematology programs

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