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News and Trends 10 Aug 2022

Bone Therapeutics and Medsenic set to combine in share for share deal

Subject to the outcome of a shareholders’ meeting, Bone Therapeutics and Medsenic are set to combine their operations reducing risks and broadening portfolios. The companies announced they have signed a…

August 10, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 10 Aug 2022

Captor Therapeutics names lead candidate in fight against hepatocellular carcinoma

A Polish biopharma company focused on treating cancer and autoimmune diseases announced today (August 10) that it has chosen a lead candidate for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma. The molecular…

August 10, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 8 Aug 2022

Positive trial results for schizophrenia drug, KarTX, from PureTech’s founded entity, Karuna Therapeutics

Positive topline results from a phase 3 trial looking at the effect of a drug to treat schizophrenia were announced today (August 8). Karuna Therapeutics Inc, the founded entity of…

August 8, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 8 Aug 2022

Lung cancer trial patients responding well to combination treatment offered by HUTCHMED and AstraZeneca

A medication used to treat non-small cell lung carcinomas (NSCLC) with specific mutations has demonstrated a 49% objective response rate (ORR) in patients. AstraZeneca and HUTCHMED announced that TAGRISSO Plus…

August 8, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 28 Jul 2022

Commercial launch of Monkeypox PCR test announced for research

A PCR test to pick up the monkeypox virus is now available outside the US for use in research applications by laboratories. Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) a global medical…

July 28, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

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Using the full potential of circulating tumor cells for oncology clinical trials

Circulating tumor cell counts are powerful prognostic factors for cancer patients. Recent research has found that they can be quite heterogeneous – similar to the cells of the tumor they…

July 26, 2022 - 5 minutesmins - By Ute Boronowsky

News and Trends 25 Jul 2022

Drug for acute treatment of social anxiety disorder did not meet primary endpoint

A nasal spray to treat anxiety did not meet its primary endpoint and was not significantly better than the placebo given during a phase 3 clinical trial. Vistagen Therapeutics Inc’s…

July 25, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

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Opinion 25 Jul 2022

How to improve patient recruitment in your precision medicine research

Precision medicine research relies on genetic testing at scale, but has long suffered recruitment and retention headaches. The answer, says Patrick Short, CEO of Sano Genetics, is to start early…

July 25, 2022 - 7 minutesmins - By External Contributor

News and Trends 22 Jul 2022

People with hemophilia B could be protected from bleeding by a single dose of a drug currently being trialed

London-based Freeline Therapeutics Holdings plc has just announced that positive data on treating haemophilia has been published by the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). This expands upon previous data…

July 22, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 22 Jul 2022

InterVenn expands globally to drive the potential of glycoproteomics to improve patient outcomes

Intervenn Biosciences is expanding across Asia-Pacific and North America and opening new facilities in Kuala Lumpur, the Philippines, Australia and California. The company leverages glycoporteomics and says it is adding…

July 22, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 22 Jul 2022

Stroke drug given priority medicine status by European Medicines Agency

A biotech company developing drugs for cardiovascular emergencies, specifically strokes, has received priority medicines status from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for its drug candidate, glenzocimab. Paris-based Acticor Biotech made…

July 22, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 20 Jul 2022

BigHat Biosciences raises $75M to design safer, more effective antibodies

A company developing safer, more effective antibody therapies for patients using machine learning and synthetic biology, today (July 20) announced it has raised $75 million in funding. BigHat Biosciences’ series…

July 20, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 19 Jul 2022

Good news for Destiny Pharma’s nasal gel to combat life-threatening infections

Clinical stage biotech company, Destiny Pharma, announced today (July 19) a positive update from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on its XF-73 nasal gel phase 3 development plans.…

July 19, 2022 - 5 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 18 Jul 2022

Trial for drug targeting cancerous tumors begins in China

A phase 1 trial to investigate a drug for treating people with advanced malignant neoplasms has begun in China. HUTCHMED announced the trial of anti-CD47 monoclonal antibody HMPL-A83 on Friday…

July 18, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 15 Jul 2022

Oncoshot raises cash to speed up clinical trial enrolment with AI

The Singapore-based startup Oncoshot has raised an undisclosed amount in a pre-Series A round to drive the expansion of its artificial intelligence (AI)-driven clinical trial enrolment technology into Australia and…

July 15, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 13 Jul 2022

Orthox green light for knee cartilage repair clinical trial

Orthox Limited, a clinical stage company developing medical implants to repair damaged knee articular cartilage and other orthopaedic injuries, can start its FFLEX (FibroFix cartilage repair experience) study. The company…

July 13, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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The organoid era: bringing patient-relevant preclinical models to the lab

Drug development is a lengthy and costly process that takes at least 10 years on average from drug discovery to commercialization, requiring billions of dollars in investment. However, over 90%…

July 12, 2022 - 7 minutesmins - By Sudha Sundaram

News and Trends 1 Jul 2022

Progress for hearing preservation trial after Australian approval granted

Approval has been granted by the Australian authorities to allow a French company to progress with a clinical trial testing cochlear implants. Montpellier-based Sensorion will start its proof of concept…

July 1, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

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The trial of the future: using digital technologies to enable decentralized trials

Conducting a successful clinical trial is by no means an easy endeavor; it requires extensive planning to ensure that multiple resource- and time-intensive activities are completed seamlessly. In a post-Covid-19…

July 1, 2022 - 7 minutesmins - By Sudha Sundaram

News and Trends 30 Jun 2022

LG Chem renews license triggering $2M payment to Avacta

South Korean clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, LG Chem Life Sciences, has triggered a license renewal fee to UK-based oncology drug company Avacta Group plc. of $2 million. Avacta develops cancer…

June 30, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

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