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In Depth 21 Feb 2025

The future of organ transplants: Xenotransplantation, 3D bioprinting and stem cells

Discover how biotech could solve the organ shortage crisis through xenotransplantation, 3D bioprinting and stem cells.

February 21, 2025 - 10 minutesmins - By Willow Shah-Neville

In Depth 7 Oct 2024

Spinal cord injury: Are we getting closer to a treatment?

Delve into the spinal cord injury treatment landscape with a few pharmaceutical approaches that could tackle this complex condition.

October 7, 2024 - 8 minutesmins - By Jules Adam

In Depth 5 Oct 2023

Saving lives with xenotransplantation: how biotechs are solving the transplant shortage crisis

On January 7, 2022, a surgery was performed on David Bennett to give him a new heart. But this was no ordinary transplant surgery. Instead of receiving a heart from a human donor, the 57-year-old, who did not qualify for a traditional transplant, received a pig heart. This surgery marked a historic breakthrough, becoming the […]

October 5, 2023 - 11 minutesmins - By Willow Shah-Neville

Podcast 14 Jul 2023

Beyond Biotech podcast 54

1:24 Labiotech news3:45 TolerogenixX This week, we have a conversation with Matthias Schaier, CEO of TolerogenixX, about tackling rejection of organs following transplantation. TolerogenixX GmbH, a biopharmaceutical company developing personalized cellular therapies aimed at achieving sustained immune tolerance to combat organ rejection and autoimmune diseases, has announced that its phase IIb study in renal transplant […]

July 14, 2023

News and Trends 7 Jul 2023

TolerogenixX expands trial and closes €12M financing

TolerogenixX GmbH, a biopharmaceutical company developing personalized cellular therapies aimed at achieving sustained immune tolerance to combat organ rejection and autoimmune diseases, has announced that its phase IIb study in renal transplant patients has received the green light to initiate the B arm of the study. This arm consists of patients receiving minimal immune suppression […]

July 7, 2023 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

Opinion 30 Jun 2023

Virus tracking could be key to kidney transplant patients’ drug choices

By Dr Gregor Bond More than 15,000 Europeans undergo kidney transplants on average each year, and while medical advances have helped many recipients enjoy healthy lives, the risks of organ rejection and infection remain huge challenges. With each transplant, success depends on using carefully balanced doses of immuno-suppressive drugs to reduce the risk of infection […]

June 30, 2023 - 5 minutesmins - By External Contributor

More News! 3 Aug 2022

Orca Bio announces Precision-T phase 3 study open and enrolling patients across US transplant centers

US-based Orca Bio, today announced Precision-T, its pivotal phase 3 study, is open, enrolling and treating 174 leukemia patients at more than 20 clinical trial sites. Precision-T is a randomized, open-label multi-center study that is evaluating the safety and efficacy of Orca Bio’s lead investigational high-precision cell therapy, Orca-T, compared to standard of care allogeneic […]

August 3, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 21 Jun 2022

Treatment for highly-sensitized kidney transplant patients approved and recommended

Treatment offered by Hansa Biopharma for the densensitization of highly sensitized adults prior to kidney transplants from deceased donors has been recommended by the UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). NICE considers Idefirix (imlifidase), made by Hansa, a Swedish company that specializes in enzyme technology for rare immunological conditions, to be a […]

June 21, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 8 Jun 2022

Synklino raises €29.8M to trial cytomegalovirus drug

Danish biotech Synklino has completed a Series A fundraising round that netted €29.8M ($31.8M). The company is developing drugs for the treatment of chronic viral infections, and the funding will be used for its drug candidate, SYN002, for the treatment of cytomegalovirus (CMV). This will involve both ex vivo and in vivo Phase 1 clinical […]

June 8, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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The future of organ transplants: Xenotransplantation, 3D bioprinting and stem cells

Spinal cord injury: Are we getting closer to a treatment?

Saving lives with xenotransplantation: how biotechs are solving the transplant shortage crisis

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TolerogenixX expands trial and closes €12M financing

Virus tracking could be key to kidney transplant patients’ drug choices

Orca Bio announces Precision-T phase 3 study open and enrolling patients across US transplant centers

Treatment for highly-sensitized kidney transplant patients approved and recommended

Synklino raises €29.8M to trial cytomegalovirus drug

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