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News and Trends 14 Jul 2022

Boston startup bags $40M Series A to smash preclinical bottlenecks

The U.S. company Manifold Bio has raised $40 million in a Series A round to bankroll protein barcoding technology that could speed up the preclinical development of targeted cancer drugs. Two years after bagging a $5.4 million seed investment, the Boston-based protein drug developer Manifold Bio has hit the headlines with a $40 million round […]

July 14, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 14 Jul 2022

Telo Genomics launches clinical study of drug resistance test for multiple myeloma

Canadian biotech company Telo Genomics Corp. has started the processing of clinical samples to evaluate its TeloView platform to identify multiple myeloma (MM) patients at high-risk of developing treatment resistance. The study is the second being carried out in collaboration with the Mayo Clinic to evaluate the company’s prognostic technology to address multiple unmet clinical […]

July 14, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

In Depth 14 Jul 2022

Radiopharmaceuticals gain traction for cancer theranostics potential

After decades of neglect from big pharma, radiopharmaceuticals are generating major oncology deals globally. This could lead to a boom in cancer drugs that can serve as both treatments and diagnostics, or “theranostics.” Over the last few years, there has been big activity from companies developing drugs that use radioactivity to destroy tumors. Just this […]

July 14, 2022 - 5 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

Patient dosed in phase 1 trial evaluating ATG-018 treatment

News and Trends 13 Jul 2022

Development of cancer therapeutics accelerated by end-to-end single-cell multi-omics services

Solid tumor assays have been launched by Mission Bio Inc., through its Pharma Assay Development (PAD) services. The availability of this new service offering from Mission Bio, a high-throughput single-cell DNA and multi-omics analysis company, will help accelerate the development of cancer therapeutics. It will do so by reducing the time and cost associated with […]

July 13, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

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News and Trends 12 Jul 2022

Legochem Bioscience signs agreement with Glycotope to develop cancer drug

A company from South Korea has signed a research collaboration and license agreement with a German business to develop a cancer fighting drug. Seoul-based Legochem Biosciences Inc and Berlin-based Glycotope GmbH will develop an antibody drug conjugate (ADC) by combining LBC’s technology with one of Glycotope’s investigational tumor targeting antibodies. ADCs are a class of […]

July 12, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 12 Jul 2022

First patient receives new immunotherapy drug for HIV in clinical trial

A new class of bispecific protein immunotherapy, being developed for patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, has been given to the first patient in a clinical trial. Immunocare Holdings plc, a UK-based, commercial-stage biotechnology company pioneering the development of a novel class of T cell receptor (TCR) bispecific immunotherapies designed to treat a broad […]

July 12, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 12 Jul 2022

AI being used to perform molecular analysis of biopsies from bowel disease patients

Artificial intelligence will be used to perform molecular analysis of biopsies from unidentified Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) patients in a bid to help those with immune diseases and cancer. Athos Therapeutics, a late-stage preclinical, California-based biotech company uses artificial intelligence to develop small molecule therapeutics for immune-mediated diseases and cancer, announced this week (July 11) […]

July 12, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

Interview 12 Jul 2022

Where AI can’t go: PhoreMost’s quest to unearth protein degradation targets

Advances in the AI-powered simulation of proteins are making it easier than ever to discover new drugs. Neil Torbett, CEO of PhoreMost, outlines how the firm’s protein screening technology overcomes current limitations of protein structure predictions, with big applications in the emerging field of protein degradation. Proteins are a critical component to a cell’s activities, […]

July 12, 2022 - 5 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 8 Jul 2022

Cancer therapeutics company’s double win with $25M funding, and appointment of new board member

An mRNA-technology company developing cancer therapeutics designed to improve patients’ survival rate and quality of life — this week announced the completion of a $25 million Series A financing. Kernal Biologics, Inc. (Kernal Bio) confirmed that the funding was led by Hummingbird Ventures. Amgen Ventures, HBM Genomics and Civilization Ventures along with other venture capitalists, family offices and […]

July 8, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

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Beyond Biotech podcast 4: CorePath, Rensselaer, Versameb

This week’s guests are: Helen Zha, assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering and a member of the Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies (CBIS) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Versameb CEO Klaas Zuideveld; and Aamir Ehsan, CEO and medical director of CorePath and Celina Villa, medical director of Biopharma Division. Versameb gives presentation during World […]

July 8, 2022

News and Trends 8 Jul 2022

World’s first research project for an early detection, multi-cancer screening test launched in Singapore

A project for the discovery and validation of new combinations of biomarkers that can detect multi-cancer early has been launched in Singapore. Biotechnology company, MiRXES Ptr Ltd, announced this week the signing of a memorandum of understanding signaling the launch of Project CADENCE (Cancer Detected Early caN be CurEd). It is the world’s first large-scale […]

July 8, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 5 Jul 2022

Destiny Pharma announces start of new oral mucositis research program

Oral mucositis is a common and devastating complication from chemotherapy and radiotherapy suffered by more than 2 million cancer patients every year. Destiny Pharma plc, a clinical-stage biotech company focused on the development of novel medicines that can prevent life-threatening infections, has started a new research program on the condition. The research study will be […]

July 5, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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Boston startup bags $40M Series A to smash preclinical bottlenecks

Telo Genomics launches clinical study of drug resistance test for multiple myeloma

Radiopharmaceuticals gain traction for cancer theranostics potential

Development of cancer therapeutics accelerated by end-to-end single-cell multi-omics services

Legochem Bioscience signs agreement with Glycotope to develop cancer drug

First patient receives new immunotherapy drug for HIV in clinical trial

AI being used to perform molecular analysis of biopsies from bowel disease patients

Where AI can’t go: PhoreMost’s quest to unearth protein degradation targets

Cancer therapeutics company’s double win with $25M funding, and appointment of new board member

Beyond Biotech podcast 4: CorePath, Rensselaer, Versameb

World’s first research project for an early detection, multi-cancer screening test launched in Singapore

Destiny Pharma announces start of new oral mucositis research program

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