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News and Trends 26 Oct 2022

Partnership for better understanding of Sjögren’s syndrome announced by Evotec

A molecular patient database for Sjögren’s syndrome (SjS) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is to be generated following a partnership between Evotec SE and a German university. Evotec made the announcement yesterday (Tuesday) that it will work with Hannover Medical School (MHH). The strategic partnership between Evotec and MHH aims at achieving a better understanding […]

October 26, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 19 Oct 2022

Nucleome Therapeutics raises £37.5M to deliver precision medicines

U.K. biotech company Nucleome Therapeutics Limited has closed an oversubscribed £37.5 million ($42.4 million) series A financing round. The funds will be used to advance the company’s autoimmune disease programs, fuel expansion of its dark genome atlas and further develop its pioneering platform. The financing was led by new investor M Ventures, the strategic, corporate […]

October 19, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 12 Oct 2022

Agreement signed to advance therapy for autoimmune disease

HanAll Biopharma’s licensed partner, Harbour BioMed, has signed an exclusive sublicense agreement with CSPC NBP Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd for an advanced inhibitor. The agreement is for HanAll’s neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) inhibitor batoclimab which is one of the most advanced being developed in Greater China. The companies say it has the potential to become a […]

October 12, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 10 Oct 2022

Trial starts for treatment of warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia

China-based Hutchmed has started a phase 2/3 trial of sovleplenib in adults with a disorder called warm antibody autoimmune hemolytic anemia (wAIHA). The autoimmune disorder can lead to anemia and currently has limited treatment options. It causes premature destruction of healthy red blood cells and the rate of production of new cells in the bone […]

October 10, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 30 Sep 2022

Beyond Biotech podcast 16: Adocia, Omnio, Phenomix Sciences, Tridek-One

This week, we have four guests: Olivier Soula, deputy-CEO and director of R&D at Adocia; Ulrika Norin, CEO of Omnio; Mark Bagnall, CEO of Phenomix Sciences; and Laurence de Schoulepnikoff, CEO of Tridek-One. We also have our weekly chat with global commercial real estate services company JLL, with Travis McCready. This week’s podcast is sponsored […]

September 30, 2022

News and Trends 19 Sep 2022

Cyxone receives approval for phase 2b rheumatoid arthritis study

Swedish biotech company Cyxone has received approval from the Medical Product Agency (Office for Registration of Medicinal Products, Medical devices and Biocides) and the Central Ethics Committee in Poland to start a clinical phase 2b study with its drug candidate Rabeximod, which is being developed as a treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). “The approval is […]

September 19, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

PBC clinical trials: Gannex doses first patient

News and Trends 15 Sep 2022

Tridek-One brings in €16M to develop auto-immune diseases candidates

Tridek-One SAS, a French biotech startup specialized in the research and development of CD31 agonists to restore immune balance, has closed a €16 million ($16.1 million) new financing round. The financing was led by Swiss Pureos Bioventures with the participation of new investors Bpifrance and Bioqube Ventures, as well as historical investors AdBio partners and […]

September 15, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 8 Sep 2022

Arcutis Biotherapeutics acquires Ducentis BioTherapeutics in deal worth up to $400M

Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire Ducentis BioTherapeutics Ltd., a privately held, preclinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing novel therapies for inflammation and autoimmune diseases. Arcutis BioTherapeutics will acquire the outstanding shares of Ducentis for an upfront cash payment of approximately $16 million and Arcutis stock valued at approximately $14 million, […]

September 8, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 19 Aug 2022

World’s first CAR-T for treatment of inflammatory disorders of the central nervous system approved in China

China’s National Medical Products (NMPA) has approved an investigational new drug application from IASO Bio for the new extended indication of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD). Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders previously known as Devic disease or neuromyelitis optica are inflammatory disorders of the central nervous system characterized by severe, immune-mediated demyelination and axonal damage predominantly targeting […]

August 19, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 16 Aug 2022

Gannex’ first patient dosed in study for treatment of primary biliary cholangitis

A study looking at a treatment for primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) has this month (August) enrolled 12 patients and is expected to be completed by the start of this year’s fourth quarter. Gannex Pharma Co., Ltd., owned by Ascletis Pharma Inc., announced yesterday (August 15) that it had finished its first dosing in the […]

August 16, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

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News and Trends 21 Jul 2022

Additional funding for trial to study drug targeting lung immunity in elderly patients

Lung immunity in the elderly will be the subject of a controlled clinical trial after receiving clearance to go ahead from Health Canada. Qu Biologics will receive additional funding to launch the trial for the restoration of innate immune function – the defense system humans are born with. Qu, a private clinical stage biopharmaceuticals company […]

July 21, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 21 Jul 2022

Almirall launches new call to find innovative therapies for skin diseases

A new call for new therapies to treat skin diseases has been launched by global Spanish-based biopharmaceutical company, Almirall, S.A. This is the seventh call through AlmirallShare – an open innovation platform for proposals to establish collaborations in dermatological research. The aim of this year’s edition is to find new partnership opportunities for assets in […]

July 21, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

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Partnership for better understanding of Sjögren’s syndrome announced by Evotec

Nucleome Therapeutics raises £37.5M to deliver precision medicines

Agreement signed to advance therapy for autoimmune disease

Trial starts for treatment of warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia

Beyond Biotech podcast 16: Adocia, Omnio, Phenomix Sciences, Tridek-One

Cyxone receives approval for phase 2b rheumatoid arthritis study

Tridek-One brings in €16M to develop auto-immune diseases candidates

Arcutis Biotherapeutics acquires Ducentis BioTherapeutics in deal worth up to $400M

World’s first CAR-T for treatment of inflammatory disorders of the central nervous system approved in China

Gannex’ first patient dosed in study for treatment of primary biliary cholangitis

Additional funding for trial to study drug targeting lung immunity in elderly patients

Almirall launches new call to find innovative therapies for skin diseases

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