News and Trends 20 Dec 2022
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News and Trends 5 Dec 2022
Faron Pharmaceuticals provides cancer treatment update
Faron Pharmaceuticals Oy has given an update on its phase I/II BEXMAB study, investigating bexmarilimab. Bexmarilimab is Faron’s wholly owned precision immunotherapy asset, in combination with standard of care (SoC) in multiple hematological malignancies. The Finnish company said an azacytidine-refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patient with partial responses as communicated on October 31, 2022, achieved […]
News and Trends 2 Dec 2022
Partnership to deliver oncology workflow for 7 European hospitals
A BC Platforms (BCP) partnership that includes Finland’s Euformatics and Hungary’s Oncompass Medicine has been awarded a contract for the second phase of developing standardized oncology workflows for a buyer consortium of seven European hospitals, represented by the Medical University Graz. The consortium is formed by hospitals from the Medical University of Graz in Austria, […]
News and Trends 10 Nov 2022
Promising drug candidate discovered for prevention of type 1 diabetes
According to a new study in Finland, type 1 diabetes could be prevented by inhibiting a gene associated with the onset of the disease. A drug based on the same mechanism has already been approved for the treatment of another autoimmune disease, psoriasis, in the U.S., which may boost the development of drug therapies for […]
News and Trends 26 Oct 2022
Singapore approves gas fermentation-powered protein
A food ingredient developed by the Finnish startup Solar Foods has earned its first market approval in Singapore. The product is brewed using microorganisms fed with carbon dioxide and electricity — a more sustainable alternative to conventional animal protein. Increasing numbers of fermentation-derived food products are reaching the market, including ingredients developed by Motif FoodWorks, […]
News and Trends 14 Oct 2022
Beyond Biotech podcast 18: BiotechX, Cultivated Biosciences, EPFL, Faron Pharmaceuticals
This week, we have four interviews. Our guests are: Juho Jalkanen, COO of Faron Pharmaceuticals; Ardemis Boghossian and Melania Reggente from the EPFL School of Basic Sciences in Switzerland; Tomas Turner, CEO and co-founder of Cultivated Biosciences; and Joanna Magaji, conference manager for the BiotechX event. BiotechX event taking place in Basel in November BiotechX, […]
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News and Trends 7 Oct 2022
AI model study may lead to identifying skin cancer from blood test
Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that predicts which skin cancer patients will benefit from a treatment that activates the immune defense system. The scientists are from the University of Helsinki, HUS Comprehensive Cancer Center, Aalto University and Stanford University. In practice, the AI model makes it possible to diagnose skin cancer with […]
More News! 29 Sep 2022
Removing binding sites for an oncogene can slow cancer cell growth, researchers say
Cancer cell growth could be slowed down by removing binding sites for an oncogene, researchers from the University of Helsinki have discovered. They have found a mechanism by which an oncogene commonly activated in cancer patients affects the growth rate of cells. In the future, the findings can help in developing new treatments that could […]
News and Trends 26 Sep 2022
TILT and MSD working on immunotherapy trial for non-small cell lung cancer
TILT Biotherapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing cancer immunotherapies, has signed a second clinical trial collaboration and supply agreement with MSD, a tradename of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, for a new clinical trial evaluating TILT-123, its oncolytic adenovirus armed with two human cytokines, in combination with KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab), MSD’s anti-PD-1 therapy. The […]
News and Trends 20 Sep 2022
Biopharma company Faron announces escalation data cancer treatment study
A clinical stage biopharma company has announced further dose escalation data from its phase 1/2 study looking at the safety and efficacy of a monotherapy in ten different hard-to-treat cancers. Latest progress from Faron Pharma’s MATINS (Macrophage Antibody To INhibit immune Suppression) study was focused on higher dose levels and frequencies to finalize the dose […]
News and Trends 16 Sep 2022
Beyond Biotech podcast 14: Nordic Life Science NLS Days 2022
This week’s podcast is dedicated to Nordic Life Science Days, otherwise known as NLS Days. This year’s version is an in-person event from September 28-29, at the Malmömässan in Malmö, Sweden. In our preview of NLS Days, which features sessions and fireside chats, company presentations, an exhibition, and one-on-one partnering meetings, we have interviews with […]
News and Trends 13 Sep 2022
Faron Pharmaceuticals’ Traumakine data shows promise for military applications
Faron Pharmaceuticals Ltd presented data from its preclinical salvage, preservation, and advanced resuscitation through endothelial stabilization (SPARES) study at the Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS) in Orlando, Florida, this week. The data was featured in the “Multi-Organ Dysfunction in Prolonged Field Care Scenarios” breakout session. The SPARES study was a preclinical study, conducted on […]
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