News and Trends 13 Jun 2023 ‘Clinical trial in a dish’ for Alzheimer’s disease Axol Bioscience Ltd., a pluripotent stem cell technology provider for drug discovery, has signed an agreement with StrataStem to access and commercialize its collection of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patient samples. Harnessing its stem cell knowledge, Axol will reprogram these patient samples into induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) that can then be differentiated into a wide […] June 13, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 9 Jun 2023 MOSAIC spatial atlas of cancer cells to be created Owkin, NanoString Technologies and cancer research institutions University of Pittsburgh, Gustave Roussy, Lausanne University Hospital, Uniklinikum Erlangen/Friedrich-Alexander- Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, and Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin are launching MOSAIC (Multi Omic Spatial Atlas In Cancer) at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s annual meeting. MOSAIC is a $50 million project to revolutionize cancer research through the use […] June 9, 2023 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 9 Jun 2023 Quell in potential $2B AstraZeneca cell therapy deal Quell Therapeutics Ltd, a developer of engineered T-regulatory (Treg) cell therapies for serious medical conditions driven by the immune system, has entered into a collaboration, exclusive option and license agreement with AstraZeneca to develop, manufacture and commercialize autologous, engineered Treg cell therapies for two autoimmune disease indications. “We are extremely pleased to have AstraZeneca on […] June 9, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
More News! 6 Jun 2023 $5.5M funding for Oncopole to tackle cancer Oncopole, Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé (FRQS) cancer division in Canada, has received major investments that boost its public-private partnership model dedicated to the fight against cancer. Oncopole will continue to pursue its mission thanks to a $3 million reinvestment from founding partner Merck Canada. Oncopole, FRQS cancer division, is the result of […] June 6, 2023 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 6 Jun 2023 Shasqi using click chemistry to target cancer Shasqi, Inc., whose mission is to revolutionize cancer treatment with click chemistry, has entered into a research collaboration with Johnson & Johnson Enterprise Innovation Inc. Through the collaboration, Shasqi will apply its tumor-targeted Click Activated Protodrugs Against Cancer (CAPAC) platform to the development of new cancer therapies. Shasqi’s CAPAC platform relies on chemistry, not biology, […] June 6, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Podcast 26 May 2023Beyond Biotech podcast 47 The companies Daiichi Sankyo and AstraZeneca have worked together for several years. This week’s podcast is sponsored by Daiichi Sankyo and AstraZeneca. On this week’s podcast, we have a conversation with Markus Kosch, the head of Oncology Europe and Canada for Daiichi Sankyo, and Greg Rossi, Senior Vice President, Oncology, Europe and Canada, from AstraZeneca, who are joining […] May 26, 2023 Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 26 May 2023 Transgene and BioInvent report positive solid tumor results Transgene, a biotech company that designs and develops virus-based immunotherapeutics against cancer, and BioInvent International AB, a biotech company focused on the discovery and development of novel and first-in-class immune-modulatory antibodies for cancer immunotherapy, have announced positive phase Ia data on the oncolytic virus BT-001 for the treatment of solid tumors. Treatment with single agent […] May 26, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 24 May 2023 Major progress as Swedish scientists get brain tumors to self destruct Researchers at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, working with French colleagues, have successfully developed a method able to kill the aggressive brain tumor glioblastoma. By blocking certain functions in the cell with a docked molecule, the researchers cause the cancer to die of stress.Cancer cells, especially those that form aggressive tumors, are in one […] May 24, 2023 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 18 May 2023 8 rare diseases selected for gene therapy trial portfolio The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) says the Accelerating Medicines Partnership Bespoke Gene Therapy Consortium (AMP BGTC) has selected eight rare diseases for its clinical trial portfolio. This portfolio pioneers a novel approach to gene therapy development for rare diseases by demonstrating that manufacturing and testing standards can provide a streamlined approval […] May 18, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 17 May 2023 Scribe and Prevail to accelerate CRISPR-based genetic medicines for neurological and neuromuscular diseases Scribe Therapeutics Inc., a company creating genetic medicines through its CRISPR by Design approach to genetic modification, has announced a strategic collaboration with Prevail Therapeutics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly and Company. The deal gives Prevail exclusive rights to Scribe Therapeutics’ CRISPR X-Editing (XE) technologies for the development of in vivo therapies directed […] May 17, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 5 May 2023 Exothera partners with Quantoom and launches DNA business unit Exothera has partnered with Quantoom Biosciences to gain access to Quantoom’s Nfinity technology, a continuous production platform for RNA. The partnership will enable Exothera to be the first CDMO in the world to offer this off-the-shelf process for the continuous production of RNA as a service. Continuous manufacturing of RNA can provide significant advantages in […] May 5, 2023 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 26 Apr 2023 Global partners announce The Big Catch-up vaccination effort WHO, UNICEF, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, along with Immunization Agenda 2030 and many other global and national health partners, are joining forces to call for “The Big Catch-up,” a targeted global effort to boost vaccination among children following declines driven by the COVID-19 pandemic. Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, […] April 26, 2023 - 5 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email