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News and Trends 4 Nov 2022

Creative Medical Technology Holdings announces FDA clearance of diabetes drug

Creative Medical Technology Holdings yesterday (November 3) announced its investigational new drug (IND) application has been cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This will enable the company to start initiating a clinical trial for type 1 diabetes using AlloStem. The primary objective of the study is to evaluate Allostem in patients with […]

November 4, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 31 Oct 2022

Reprogramming immune cells can fight melanoma

A new way of reprogramming immune cells to shrink or kill off cancer cells has been shown to work in the otherwise hard-to-treat skin cancer, melanoma. The University of Bristol, in the U.K. led the discovery, which has been published in Advanced Science. It demonstrates a new way to clear early stage pre-cancerous and even […]

October 31, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 26 Oct 2022

First patient dosed in trial to assess predictive performance of immuno-oncology therapy

The first patient has been dosed at the Macquarie University Hospital in Sydney as part of a clinical trial to evaluate whether a drug can predict patient response to immuno-oncology therapy targeting a number of solid tumor types. ImaginAb Inc. is a biotech company developing 89Zr crefmirlimab berdoxam (CD8 ImmunoPET) imaging agent and next generation […]

October 26, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 26 Oct 2022

New UK spinout VacV Biotherapeutics emerges from stealth to work on cancer immunotherapies

VacV Biotherapeutics, a cancer immunotherapy company developing innovative viral-based therapies, emerged from stealth mode today to advance its pipeline of pre-clinical assets with best-in-class potential, towards the clinic. VacV Biotherapeutics has spun out of Barts Cancer Institute and Queen Mary University of London following 20 years of research by immunotherapy experts Yaohe Wang, Nicholas Lemoine, […]

October 26, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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Startup Scout 19 Oct 2022

Neobe Therapeutics breaks down tumor defenses with bacteria

Many cancer patients cannot benefit from cancer immunotherapy because their tumors are protected from the immune system. Neobe Therapeutics’ bacterial therapy is designed to strip the tumors of their protective barriers. The immune system is very good at fighting tumors, and cancer immunotherapies are often able to supercharge our natural defenses to great effect. However, […]

October 19, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 12 Oct 2022

Agreement signed to advance therapy for autoimmune disease

HanAll Biopharma’s licensed partner, Harbour BioMed, has signed an exclusive sublicense agreement with CSPC NBP Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd for an advanced inhibitor. The agreement is for HanAll’s neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) inhibitor batoclimab which is one of the most advanced being developed in Greater China. The companies say it has the potential to become a […]

October 12, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 11 Oct 2022

Accelerated application for drug to help immunodeficiency submitted by Pharming

A marketing authorization application (MAA) has been submitted by Dutch company Pharming Group, to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for a rare, primary immunodeficiency in adults and adolescents 12 years and older. Activated phosphonide 3-kinase delta syndrome (APDS), first discovered in 2013, is caused by genetic variants in either one of two identified genes known […]

October 11, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

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In Depth 11 Oct 2022

The biggest private biotech investments in September 2022

The companies Acelyrin, InnovaFeed and Arsenal Biosciences bagged the biggest biotech investments in September 2022, with insect protein and cell therapies attracting big funding rounds. Autumn is in full swing in the Northern Hemisphere. After a breather in August 2022, September saw the return of big fundraising activity for biotech companies. We’ve gathered the biggest […]

October 11, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 3 Oct 2022

Estrella and TradeUP merge to become publicly traded company

Estrella Biopharma, Inc. and TradeUP Acquisition Corp. have entered into a definitive business combination agreement that will result in Estrella becoming a publicly listed company. Upon closing of the transaction, TradeUP will be renamed Estrella Immunopharma, Inc. Estrella Biopharma is a preclinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing CD19-targeted ARTEMIS T-cell therapies under certain license agreements with the […]

October 3, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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News and Trends 27 Sep 2022

Bioheng Biotech has positive CAR-T cell therapy results published in academic journal

Positive results from a phase 1 clinical study of RD13-01, an anti-CD7 universal CAR-T therapy product, have been published in reputable academic journal, Cell Research. China-based Bioheng Biotech Co. Ltd, a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing novel cellular immunotherapy made the announcement today (September 27). The results published with the title of ‘CD7-targeted allogeneic CAR-T […]

September 27, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

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Interview 27 Sep 2022

Natural killer cells: a thriving frontier in allogeneic cell therapy

Kai Pinkernell, chief medical officer at Glycostem, discusses how natural killer (NK) cell therapies could usher in off-the-shelf cancer immunotherapies. Since their first approvals in 2017, chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell immunotherapies have showcased the potential of immuno-oncology in providing long-lasting treatments for cancer. This impact was felt in not just the CAR-T cell therapy […]

September 27, 2022 - 6 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

Using the power of proteomics to predict immunotherapy responses in melanoma and beyond

Next-generation proteomics has a vital role to play in the search for new biomarkers of immunotherapy response. Recent studies in melanoma presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress highlight how these insights have the potential to transform cancer care. The recent success of immunotherapies that manipulate the patient’s immune system to recognize […]

September 27, 2022 - 6 minutesmins - By External Contributor

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Creative Medical Technology Holdings announces FDA clearance of diabetes drug

Reprogramming immune cells can fight melanoma

First patient dosed in trial to assess predictive performance of immuno-oncology therapy

New UK spinout VacV Biotherapeutics emerges from stealth to work on cancer immunotherapies

Neobe Therapeutics breaks down tumor defenses with bacteria

Agreement signed to advance therapy for autoimmune disease

Accelerated application for drug to help immunodeficiency submitted by Pharming

The biggest private biotech investments in September 2022

Estrella and TradeUP merge to become publicly traded company

Bioheng Biotech has positive CAR-T cell therapy results published in academic journal

Natural killer cells: a thriving frontier in allogeneic cell therapy

Using the power of proteomics to predict immunotherapy responses in melanoma and beyond

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