News and Trends 12 Jan 2023 Breast cancer most studied disease area in 2022 Phesi, a global provider of patient-centric data analytics, has released the results of its global analysis of all clinical trials conducted in 2022. The report, which analyzed 80,917 trial records, reveals that breast cancer retained its position as the most-studied disease area, followed by COVID-19. Three of the top five most-studied disease areas fell within oncology, […] January 12, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Best in Biotech 12 Jan 2023 The biggest biotech trends that will shape 2023 2023 has begun at full throttle. We have collected seven major biotech trends that industry experts are keeping an eye on over the next 12 months. Just like that, another year has begun. 2023 has already launched with announcements of big pharma acquisitions and the approval of Eisai and Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab by the […] January 12, 2023 - 9 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 12 Jan 2023 Ajinomoto and Exelixis to discover and develop novel ADCs to treat cancer Ajinomoto Co., Inc. has signed a license agreement with Exelixis, Inc. to incorporate AJICAP, Ajinomoto Co.’s proprietary site-specific bioconjugation and linker technologies, in the development of some of Exelixis’ antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) programs. Exelixis is an oncology-focused biotechnology company looking to accelerate the discovery, development and commercialization of new medicines for difficult-to-treat cancers. Utilizing its […] January 12, 2023 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 11 Jan 2023 New nanotransporter delivers drugs inside cells A new study by the University of Barcelona in Spain has analyzed the viability of a new nanomolecule that can be used as a nanotransporter to deliver drugs. The results, published in the journal Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, show that liposomes designed by researchers are able to transport and deliver an anticancer drug that […] January 11, 2023 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 11 Jan 2023 AbbVie bets on Anima mRNA modulators to tackle cancer AbbVie and Anima Biotech have announced a collaboration to discover and develop mRNA biology modulators for three targets in oncology and immunology. Anima Biotech will use its mRNA Lightning platform to discover novel mRNA biology modulators against the collaboration targets, providing AbbVie exclusive rights to license and further develop and commercialize the programs. “This collaboration […] January 11, 2023 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 11 Jan 2023 Clinical trends for 2023 By Richard Staines, account director, Optimum Strategic Communications Few would deny that the decade has had a turbulent start, but after the tragedies of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine war, there’s hope that 2023 will see a new wave of clinical research. Exciting new technologies such as gene editing, gene therapy and a next […] January 11, 2023 - 8 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 11 Jan 2023 We DUB this target ‘druggable’ By Sheelagh Frame, CSO at Ubiquigent Modulation of the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) presents a rich source for drug discovery. Recent years have seen the clinical validation of proteolysis-targeting chimeras (PROTACs) unlock the ability to drug the undruggable, by exploiting E3 ligases to mediate targeted protein degradation (TPD), paving the way to tackle exciting new drug […] January 11, 2023 - 5 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 11 Jan 2023 Lifesciences and biotech in 2023 A Q&A with Bill Coyle, principal, ZS. ZS is a management consulting and technology firm focused on transforming global healthcare. In some ways, 2022 could be seen as a challenging year—at least financially—in biotech. Do you see those trends continuing? Although we see overall sentiments to invest in biotech turning positive in 2023 after a […] January 11, 2023 - 7 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 9 Jan 2023 Boehringer Ingelheim and 3T Biosciences to develop next-generation cancer immunotherapies Boehringer Ingelheim and 3T Biosciences have entered into a strategic collaboration and licensing agreement to discover and develop next-generation cancer therapies to address high unmet patient needs. The partnership will bring together 3T Biosciences’ best-in-class 3T-TRACE (T-Cell Receptor Antigen and Cross-Reactivity Engine) discovery platform with Boehringer Ingelheim’s two-pronged research strategy combining cancer cell-directed and immune […] January 9, 2023 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 9 Jan 2023 ErVaccine raises €4.5M to start therapeutic cancer vaccine trial ErVaccine Technologies, announces the closing of a €4.5 million ($4.8 million) seed round, including dilutive and non-dilutive funds, with Seventure and Bpifrance as part of the Aide au Développement de l’Innovation (ADI) program. ErVaccine is a biotech company and spin-off from the Centre Léon Bérard-Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, France, which develops next-generation […] January 9, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 9 Jan 2023 Cartherics granted first patent in China Cartherics Pty Ltd, a biotechnology company developing immune cell therapies for the treatment of cancer, has been granted a Chinese patent, “Genetically modified cells and uses thereof.” The patent provides a proprietary position for multiple development candidates in Cartherics’ pipeline. Specifically, it covers Cartherics’ chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) targeting tumor-associated glycoprotein-72 (TAG-72), along with T […] January 9, 2023 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 9 Jan 2023 New biomarker for early prediction of response to CAR-T cell therapy A MedUni Vienna research team in Austria has discovered a new highly potent biomarker for clinical response to CAR-T cell therapy, describing the prerequisites for optimal use of this novel therapy for lymphoma treatment. The current findings are an essential step forward towards optimizing this promising therapy. The results of the study were recently published […] January 9, 2023 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email