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News and Trends 19 Jan 2023

Cloned maggot enzyme wound treatment moves closer to reality

Cambridge U.K. biotech company SolasCure, which is developing a wound cleaning technology, has published its pre-clinical results with the International Wound Journal, showing preliminary evidence that supports its new enzymatic debridement product for use in chronic wounds. Debridement, the removal of all infected and nonviable tissue, is a crucial prerequisite for a wound to heal. […]

January 19, 2023 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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News and Trends 19 Jan 2023

Avacta completes fourth dose escalation in tumor study

Avacta Group plc says that AVA6000 continues to show a favorable safety profile in the fourth dose cohort of the ALS-6000-101 dose escalation phase 1 clinical trial. Additionally, analysis of tumor biopsies obtained from six patients across several cohorts indicates that doxorubicin is being released within the tumor tissue. This confirms the tumor targeting potential […]

January 19, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 19 Jan 2023

GPCR Therapeutics launches multiple myeloma trial

GPCR Therapeutics, Inc., a drug discovery company targeting G Protein Coupled Receptors (GPCR) pairs, has started its phase 2 trial in the U.S. for its lead small molecule asset, GPC-100. GPC-100 targets CXCR4, one of the most prevalent chemokine GPCRs overexpressed in more than 23 cancers. This randomized, open-label phase 2 study assesses the efficacy […]

January 19, 2023 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

Interview 19 Jan 2023

Interview: Proscia talks about digital pathology

Labiotech recently interviewed Nathan Buchbinder, chief product officer at Proscia, about digital pathology. AI has been a hot topic in drug discovery. Can you outline how it’s being applied to pathology data? Sure, it’s always great to start with such an exciting topic! There are two broad applications of AI that I want to highlight. […]

January 19, 2023 - 8 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 19 Jan 2023

Pathalys Pharma brings in $150M for SHPT trials

Pathalys Pharma, Inc. and Launch Therapeutics (Launch Tx) have announced a collaboration to advance phase 3 clinical trials for upacicalcet (designated PLS240 for clinical trials) for the treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) in patients on hemodialysis. Launch Therapeutics is backed by funds managed by global investment firm Carlyle and its life sciences franchise Abingworth. Pathalys […]

January 19, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 19 Jan 2023

Hundreds of genetic discoveries from FinnGen study

New results from the FinnGen research consortium include previously unknown genetic risk factors for many debilitating diseases. These findings have potential to facilitate the development of new therapies. Since initiation in 2017, the FinnGen study has developed into one of the world’s leading biobank-based genomic research projects. Currently, FinnGen is completing the construction of a […]

January 19, 2023 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

Opinion 18 Jan 2023

Innovation in life sciences requires collaboration and community

By Claudia Tripp and Katie Nelson, Kadans Science Partner Collaboration has underpinned some of the most impactful innovations of recent years. For example, the rapid development of the COVID vaccine was only made possible due to collaboration. Pfizer’s rapidly-established partnership with BioNTech delivered the first vaccine at lightning speed. Having established an ecosystem approach to […]

January 18, 2023 - 5 minutesmins - By External Contributor

News and Trends 18 Jan 2023

BioInvent receives funding for blood cancer treatments

BioInvent International AB has been selected as partner of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Therapy Acceleration Program (LLS TAP). The program is aimed at advancing the company’s program to treat blood cancers. The partnership will include access to the scientific, clinical and drug development expertise of LLS as well as a strategic capital equity investment […]

January 18, 2023 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 18 Jan 2023

Funding for industry-first cancer screening technology

Medicines Discovery Catapult (MDC) and SMi have secured a Biomedical Catalyst (BMC) grant to validate a new approach to detect cancer biomarkers. It will transform their use for routine cancer screening and enable monitoring of treatment efficacy in real time. Liquid biopsies are where a simple blood sample is analyzed for tiny quantities of cancer-related […]

January 18, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 18 Jan 2023

Vésale Bioscience receives €1.8M grant for AMR phage project

Belgian company Vésale Bioscience has received €1.8 million ($1.9 million) in grants from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator Fund for its PhageDiag project, a phagogram using artificial intelligence that enables decentralized diagnostics and personalized treatment. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the top 10 global public health […]

January 18, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 17 Jan 2023

Is Copenhagen the world capital of life science?

Denmark’s leading life science companies, public foundations, municipalities, universities and hospitals will work together to position Copenhagen as the world capital of life science through the newly-launched Copenhagen Life Science partnership. Tackling obesity is the first step in this public-private partnership. In 2022, the Danish government invested 82 million DKK ($11.7 million) to strengthen and […]

January 17, 2023 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

In Depth 17 Jan 2023

Cell and gene therapies gain momentum in Basel

Companies specializing in the research and development of innovative cell and gene therapies continue to spring up all around the globe, and a growing number are choosing the Swiss city of Basel as their base. These companies are taking advantage of the talent pool, academic institutions and investors that the area has to offer, culturing […]

January 17, 2023 - 5 minutesmins - By External Contributor

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