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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 the announcement yesterday (July 21) and the prime status allows reinforcement of support for the development of drugs that target an unmet medical need. It […]

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 B funding round was led by Section 32 with participation from new investors Amgen Ventures, Bristol Myers Squibb, Quadrille Capital, Gaingels, GRIDS Capital and others. […]

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. The FDA has clarified the phase 3 and U.S. registration pathway for the gel for the prevention of post-surgical staphylococcal infections, and this feedback enables […]

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 15). It is the thirteenth innovative oncology drug candidate discovered in-house by HUTCHMED and it is the company’s second large molecule drug candidate to […]

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 India. The round, led by the tech-focused venture capital firm MassMutual Ventures, allows Oncoshot to pursue its mission of eliminating barriers to the recruitment of […]

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 has received a Letter of No Objection from the UK’s MHRA, enabling the start of the study. The study, which is also supported by funding […]

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% of new drugs that are tested in clinical trials fail. Organoids — three-dimensional, patient-derived mini-organs in a dish — offer a solution to this challenge. […]

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 trial of SENS-401, a drug candidate that aims to protect and preserve inner ear tissue from damage. Sensorion is a biotech company specializing in the […]

July 1, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

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 therapies and diagnostics based on its proprietary Affimer and pre|CISION platforms. Under the terms of the agreement, LG Chem has the exclusive rights to develop […]

June 30, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 29 Jun 2022

Encouraging results from respiratory diseases vaccine trial

A biopharmaceutical company developing vaccines against infectious diseases has announced positive results for people with life threatening respiratory diseases. Icosavax says that in an interim phase 1/1b trial its vaccine IVX-121 has demonstrated robust immunological response to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in both young and older adult groups. The vaccine was generally tolerated with no […]

June 29, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 28 Jun 2022

Biogen, citing insurance challenges, shutters one of its Aduhelm studies

A company says it was forced to end an observational trial of Alzheimer’s drug, Aduhelm, after a ruling by US federal insurance program, Medicare. Biogen said a recent coverage decision by Medicare has forced it to abandon the trial of the drug after enrolling just 29 participants. The company said it made the decision to […]

June 28, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 23 Jun 2022

Osivax gets €10M influenza vaccine grant

A grant of €10 million ($10.5 million) has been secured by pharmaceutical company Osivax to support a vaccine against influenza. The biopharma company develops vaccines to provide broad-spectrum protection against highly mutating infectious viruses and diseases. It announced today (June 23) that it has secured the funds from Bpifrance to support the further clinical development […]

June 23, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

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Stroke drug given priority medicine status by European Medicines Agency

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

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

Trial for drug targeting cancerous tumors begins in China

Oncoshot raises cash to speed up clinical trial enrolment with AI

Orthox green light for knee cartilage repair clinical trial

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

Progress for hearing preservation trial after Australian approval granted

LG Chem renews license triggering $2M payment to Avacta

Encouraging results from respiratory diseases vaccine trial

Biogen, citing insurance challenges, shutters one of its Aduhelm studies

Osivax gets €10M influenza vaccine grant

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