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News and Trends 26 Sep 2022

Acticor Biotech enrolls first U.S. patient in study for people with acute ischemic stroke

The first U.S. patient was enrolled in a study evaluating glenzocimab in those with acute ischemic stroke. Acticor Biotech, a clinical stage biotech company, made the announcement today (September 26). The patient was enrolled at the CHI Memorial Stroke and Neuroscience Center, Chattanooga, Tennessee, by neurologist, Ruchir Shah. Significant potential He said: “I am very […]

September 26, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

CEO and founder Bjorn Manuel Hegelich aligning laser beams within a laser system at TAU's facility in Austin, Texas.

News and Trends 26 Sep 2022

TAU Systems to build new generation of compact particle accelerators after $15M investment

TAU Systems has raised $15 million in seed investment to bring particle accelerators to a multitude of users by harnessing the latest laser technology to make electrons surf on three-dimensional plasma waves and accelerate them to ultra-high energies. The news is significant as, until now, high-energy particle accelerators have been limited to countries and governmental […]

September 26, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 26 Sep 2022

Commercial launch of monkeypox PCR test for research use in laboratories worldwide

A newly developed molecular polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for monkeypox is now commercially available globally for research use only applications. Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) and CerTest Biotec made the announcement today (September 26) that the test can be used in laboratories. The teams leveraged the BD MAX System open architecture reagent suite to develop […]

September 26, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

Interview 26 Sep 2022

Rapid diagnostics are needed to tackle antimicrobial resistance

As the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) crisis grows, bacterial infections are becoming harder to treat. Chris Lock, vice president of R&D at the mass spectrometry specialist SCIEX, discusses how rapid diagnostics can help doctors wield antimicrobial treatments more effectively. The AMR crisis is growing increasingly severe, resulting in superbugs that are able to shrug off multiple […]

September 26, 2022 - 5 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

Cleara Biotech closes $2.5M round for senescence treatment

News and Trends 26 Sep 2022

Surge raises $2.6M in funding for technology and secures exclusive licensing agreement

Surge, a biotech and artificial intelligence innovator that produces technology to decode immune fingerprints, has received $2.6 million in funding. The technology accurately identifies patients at risk before surgery and enables physicians to quickly forecast the risk of postoperative complications. The funding round was co-led by HCVC, a global early-stage fund dedicated to high-potential […]

September 26, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 22 Sep 2022

Study data for glioblastoma treatment confirms safety and tolerability profile

The final results of a phase 1/2 study of a therapy in recurrent glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) have been reported by Australian-based Telix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. The therapy, TLX101 (4-L-[ 131I] iodo-phenylalanine, or 131I-IPA) administered with external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) and the primary objective was to evaluate and test the safety and tolerability profile of the intravenous therapy […]

September 22, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 22 Sep 2022

Emyria starts program with neuroscience drug discovery CRO

Emyria Limited, a clinical stage biotech, is set to work with PsychoGenics, a specialist neuroscience preclinical drug discovery and contract research organization (CRO). Emyria and partner, the University of Western Australia, will start by screening five novel MDMA analogs from their proprietary library using PsychoGenic’s drug discovery platform, SmartCube. SmartCube extracts and analyzes behavioral and […]

September 22, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

Startup Scout 22 Sep 2022

Cartography Biosciences unearths cancer immunotherapy targets

Despite its meteoric growth in the last twenty years, cancer immunotherapy research is hamstrung by a lack of viable drug targets. Cartography Biosciences is using a single-cell sequencing approach to meet this demand. Immuno-oncology as a field barely existed 20 years ago, but has rapidly grown into a thriving field of biotechnology research. This has […]

September 22, 2022 - 5 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 22 Sep 2022

New phase 1 biomarker results reported by Glyscend Therapeutics for diabetes drug

A U.S.-based biotech yesterday (September 21) reported additional biomarker results for a treatment of type 2 diabetes (T2D) from a phase 1 study. Glyscend Therapeutics, has been looking at orally administered drug GLY-200, which is a gut-restricted therapeutic. The company also received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on an Investigational New […]

September 22, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 22 Sep 2022

National Hemophilia Foundation launches research fund

The National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF) in the U.S. has announced the launch of Pathway to Cures (P2C), a new venture philanthropy investment fund focused on creating transformational impact across all inheritable blood disorders. Investing alongside and partnering with traditional private capital funds and other industry organizations, P2C hopes to spur the development of inheritable blood […]

September 22, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 20 Sep 2022

Bioreactor platform launched to support process development for cell and gene therapy

A medical technology company, today announced the launch of a bioreactor platform that supports process development through to commercial manufacturing for the cell and gene therapy (CGT) sector. Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies (Terumo BCT) named its Quantum Flex Cell Expansion System, after identifying the industry’s need for earlier automation to potentially limit additional and […]

September 20, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 20 Sep 2022

Biopharma company Faron announces escalation data cancer treatment study

A clinical stage biopharma company has announced further dose escalation data from its phase 1/2 study looking at the safety and efficacy of a monotherapy in ten different hard-to-treat cancers. Latest progress from Faron Pharma’s MATINS (Macrophage Antibody To INhibit immune Suppression) study was focused on higher dose levels and frequencies to finalize the dose […]

September 20, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

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Acticor Biotech enrolls first U.S. patient in study for people with acute ischemic stroke

TAU Systems to build new generation of compact particle accelerators after $15M investment

Commercial launch of monkeypox PCR test for research use in laboratories worldwide

Rapid diagnostics are needed to tackle antimicrobial resistance

Surge raises $2.6M in funding for technology and secures exclusive licensing agreement

Study data for glioblastoma treatment confirms safety and tolerability profile

Emyria starts program with neuroscience drug discovery CRO

Cartography Biosciences unearths cancer immunotherapy targets

New phase 1 biomarker results reported by Glyscend Therapeutics for diabetes drug

National Hemophilia Foundation launches research fund

Bioreactor platform launched to support process development for cell and gene therapy

Biopharma company Faron announces escalation data cancer treatment study

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