News and Trends 18 Dec 2017 Belgian Biotech’s Crohn’s Disease Cell Therapy Gets Recommended for Approval An EMA committee has supported an allogeneic stem cell therapy for the first time, as TiGenix’s Crohn’s disease candidate is backed for approval. TiGenix and its Japanese partner, Takeda, are developing a stem cell therapy for Crohn’s disease – an autoimmune disease affecting the gastrointestinal tract. This morning, the companies have revealed that their candidate, Cx601, has received the backing […] December 18, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Alex Dale Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
More News! 14 Dec 2017 New Biotech in Oxford Takes on Arthritis of the Spine Izana Bioscience has been launched today to develop an antibody to treat ankylosing spondylitis, a form of arthritis that affects the spine. Oxford’s newest biotech, Izana Bioscience, has an exclusive license from Takeda to develop the antibody drug Namilumab (IZN-101) and a £1.35M grant from Innovate UK to fund a Phase II study. The company plans to […] December 14, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 14 Dec 2017 German Biotech’s Gene Therapy for Osteoarthritis Plucked by US Pharma GeneQuine’s gene therapy for osteoarthritis in the knee has been acquired by US pharma company Flexion Therapeutics for up to $64M. GeneQuine is developing a gene therapy for the treatment of osteoarthritis. It uses helper-dependent adenoviruses, which provide long-term expression, a higher packaging capacity, reduced immunogenicity and they do not integrate into the host genome. It seems like yesterday […] December 14, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Alex Dale Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
More News! 5 Dec 2017 PayPal Co-Founder Backs Israeli Biotech Attacking NASH with an Antibody ChemomAb kicked off its antibody efforts as a company in 2011, and its $10M Series B has attracted none other than Peter Thiel. Israeli biotech has been attracting quite sizeable funds recently, largely those of UK investment outfit Arix Bioscience. Yesterday it was announced that Peter Theil, co-founder of PayPal and assassin of Gawker, led […] December 5, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 8 Nov 2017 German Biotech Aims for $100M IPO to Support Anti-Inflammatory Drug Development InflaRx has announced that its shares will cost $15 when they’re launched for the company’s IPO, which could bring in over $100M for the biotech. InflaRx focuses on developing monoclonal antibodies targeted towards the complement system to treat potentially fatal inflammatory diseases. The company that its share will cost $15 (€13) when the company launches its IPO, […] November 8, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Alex Dale Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 23 Oct 2017 FDA Grants Belgian Crohn’s Disease Candidate Orphan Designation TiGenix’s candidate for a nasty Crohn’s disease complication received orphan drug designation after agreeing on a global Phase III trial. TiGenix exploits the anti-inflammatory properties of donor-derived stem cells to treat diseases. One of its candidates, Cx601, is targeted at a complication of Crohn’s disease – a nasty inflammatory condition affecting the intestine. Cx601 met efficacy and safety […] October 23, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Alex Dale Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
In Depth 17 Oct 2017 Blockbuster Potential: How Biotech is Paving the Way to Clear Skin from Psoriasis Though the psoriasis market is teeming with effective products, companies have developed ways to devise new, more effective modes of treatment. Psoriasis is a common autoimmune disorder that affects the skin, often causing patches of dry, itchy, and painful lesions. In severe cases, people can develop psoriatic arthritis, which can lead to painful inflammation in […] October 17, 2017 - 7 minutesmins - By Diana Kwon Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 16 Oct 2017 Biotech Power-Couple Sees Positive Phase II Results For Inflammatory Disease Drug Regeneron and Sanofi’s drug, dupilumab, has met primary and secondary endpoints for the treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis. The biotech-biopharma giants have announced that their candidate, Dupilumab, demonstrated good efficacy during a Phase II trial. The drug is designed for use against eosinophilic esophagitis, a nasty inflammatory disease of the esophagus that makes it difficult to swallow. […] October 16, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Alex Dale Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
More News! 13 Oct 2017 German Biotech Gets €47M To Treat Painful Inflammatory Disease InflaRx has raised $55M (€47M) in a Series D fundraising in order to get its lead anti-inflammatory drug, IFX-1, through late-stage development. A year after its €31M Series C, InflaRx is closing a Series D round. The company has raised a total of $55M (€47M) from a team of US investors co-led by Bain Capital Life Sciences, […] October 13, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
More News! 2 Oct 2017 New Swedish Pharma Bids for Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Without Side Effects Swedish Gesynta Pharma has signed an agreement with Orexo to acquire a drug candidate to treat inflammatory diseases with fewer side effects. Based in Uppsala, Orexo has built a solid pipeline since its foundation in 1995, including three products currently in the market. The company has now struck a deal for one of its early-stage programs, OX-MPI, focused on inflammation. BI1029539, the […] October 2, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 18 Sep 2017 Update: After 25 years, MorphoSys Gets its First Antibody Approved Update (19/09/2017): Janssen has received a positive CHMP opinion recommending the approval of Tremfya (guselkumab) in Europe for moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. The approval could make Tremfya the first antibody developed by MorphoSys to hit the European market, just a few months after its US approval. Originally published on 14/07/2017 Janssen has received FDA approval for Tremfya […] September 18, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 28 Aug 2017 Samsung Bioepis Gets European Approval for Biosimilar of Best-Selling Antibody Samsung Bioepis has announced the European Commission approved Imraldi, a biosimilar of AbbVie’s Humira (adalimumab), which has topped revenue charts for years. Samsung Bioepis’ Imraldi has now marketing authorization in the EU as a biosimilar of Humira (adalimumab) for the treatment of over 10 inflammatory indications, including rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. This makes […] August 28, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email