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News and Trends 3 Oct 2022

Oxford BioTherapeutics enters into antibody agreement with Genmab

Oxford BioTherapeutics (OBT) says Genmab has licensed a novel antibody related to one of OBT’s IO programs. The target was discovered using Oxford BioTherapeutics’ OGAP drug discovery platform, which incorporates one of the world’s largest proteomic databases, integrating clinical, experimental and expression data. Under the terms of the agreement, Genmab will be responsible for the […]

October 3, 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 19 Sep 2022

FDA boosts Antengene pancreatic cancer treatment

Biopharma company Antengene Corporation Limited says ATG-101, the company’s in-house developed novel PD-L1/4-1BB bispecific antibody, has been granted an orphan drug designation (ODD) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of pancreatic cancer. The company said the ODD will help Antengene facilitate regulatory communication with the FDA, accelerate the clinical development […]

September 19, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 8 Sep 2022

First patient dosed in China trial with drug to treat non-Hodgkin lymphoma

The dosing of the first patient at a clinical trial in China for patients with relapsed/refractory non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) was announced yesterday (September 7). CASI Pharmaceuticals and BioInvent International AB are running the phase 1, dose-escalation and expansion study of BI-1206. The treatment is a fully human monoclonal antibody (mAb) that targets FcyRIIB, in combination […]

September 8, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 7 Sep 2022

Could COVID vaccine boosters become obsolete?

A team of researchers at Tel Aviv University in Israel has demonstrated that antibodies isolated from the immune system of recovered COVID-19 patients are effective in neutralizing all known strains of the virus, including the Delta and the Omicron variants. According to the researchers, this discovery may eliminate the need for repeated booster vaccinations and […]

September 7, 2022 - 5 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 2 Sep 2022

Psoriasis pustules disappear in over half of patients using Boehringer Ingelheim drug

More than half of patients treated for psoriasis with an intravenous injection showed no visible pustules just one week after receiving treatment. Boehringer Ingelheim announced today (September 2) that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first treatment option, SPEVIGO, for generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP) flares in adults. SPEVIGO is a novel, […]

September 2, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 29 Aug 2022

Sanyou and KangaBio to collaborate on antibody drug development and innovation

Sanyou Biopharmaceuticals (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Shanghai KangaBio Co., Ltd. have reached an antibody drug licensing agreement. The subject of the agreement is a monoclonal antibody drug developed by Sanyou Biopharmaceuticals, which grants KangaBio an exclusive license to exploit the antibody for research, development, manufacturing and commercialization of immunotherapy products. Previously, KangaBio and Sanyou Biopharmaceuticals […]

August 29, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 26 Aug 2022

Cholesterol targeting antibodies produced by Bio-Rad Laboratories

Antibodies that target a protein playing a key role in the regulation of cholesterol levels have been introduced by Bio-Rad Laboratories. The range of type 1 antibodies inhibit the binding of evolocumab (Repatha) to its target – human proprotein convertase subtilisin/kevin type 9 (PCSK9). Recombinant antibodies These sequence-defined, recombinant antibodies are suitable for developing highly […]

August 26, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

Interview 19 Aug 2022

How re-engineering antibodies can prevent allergies

The California startup IgGenix is aiming to re-engineer antibodies that mediate allergic responses into antibodies that can block this response. We spoke with IgGenix’s CEO Jessica Grossman and CTO Derek Croote to understand the potential of such a therapy. Allergies are overreactions of the immune system to foreign substances that are normally harmless. Worldwide, and […]

August 19, 2022 - 9 minutesmins - By Omnia Ibrahim

News and Trends 8 Aug 2022

Genmab and BioNTech expand collaboration to develop and commercialize immunotherapy candidates

A collaboration between Genmab and BioNTech to develop and commercialize immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer patients has been expanded. Under the expansion announced today (August 5), the companies will jointly work to research, develop, and commercialize novel monospecific antibody candidates for various cancer indications. Since 2015, the companies have been working on the joint […]

August 8, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 26 Jul 2022

InflaRx announces plans to apply for Emergency Use Authorization for new COVID-19 drug

A biopharmaceutical company developing anti-inflammatory therapeutics announced today (July 26) that it is going to submit a request for Emergency Use Authorization (EUA). InflaRx made the announcement after encouraging interactions with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) at a recent meeting. The company had requested the meeting to discuss a potential EUA submission regarding […]

July 26, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 26 Jul 2022

New AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo breast cancer drug accepted by FDA

A drug candidate for unresectable or metastatic breast cancer has been accepted by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The drug is being jointly developed and commercialized and the result of a high-profile partnership between AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo. Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) is a specifically engineered HER2-directed antibody drug conjugate (ADC). Acceptance The companies received […]

July 26, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

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Oxford BioTherapeutics enters into antibody agreement with Genmab

Cartography Biosciences unearths cancer immunotherapy targets

FDA boosts Antengene pancreatic cancer treatment

First patient dosed in China trial with drug to treat non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Could COVID vaccine boosters become obsolete?

Psoriasis pustules disappear in over half of patients using Boehringer Ingelheim drug

Sanyou and KangaBio to collaborate on antibody drug development and innovation

Cholesterol targeting antibodies produced by Bio-Rad Laboratories

How re-engineering antibodies can prevent allergies

Genmab and BioNTech expand collaboration to develop and commercialize immunotherapy candidates

InflaRx announces plans to apply for Emergency Use Authorization for new COVID-19 drug

New AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo breast cancer drug accepted by FDA

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