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News and Trends 13 Jul 2023

Partnership to progress neurodegenerative disorder treatments

IRBM, Rainwater Charitable Foundation (RCF, Fort Worth, Texas), a private family foundation, and Weill Cornell Medicine (based in New York) are starting a multi-year drug discovery collaboration to identify small…

July 13, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 11 Jul 2023

NodThera first to show reduction in neuroinflammation with inflammasome inhibitor

NodThera has announced positive, initial data from four subjects in the elderly volunteer stage of its phase Ib/IIa study evaluating the effects of its lead candidate NT-0796 on inflammatory and…

July 11, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 23 Jun 2023

SandboxAQ launches new division to boost drug development

After several years of stealth development, SandboxAQ has announced its bio-pharma molecular simulation division, AQBioSim, and some of its customers. The division is helping bio-pharma and research institutions achieve breakthroughs…

June 23, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 20 Jun 2023

NodThera announces positive inflammatory disease data

NodThera has announced positive data from first-in-human studies of its lead therapeutic candidates, NT-0249 and NT-0796. In the studies, both candidates were shown to clearly inhibit the NLRP3 inflammasome, a…

June 20, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

In Depth 21 Apr 2023

Gut microbiome: a promising target for Parkinson’s

Home to around a thousand microbial species, the gut’s role in nutrient and drug metabolism is pivotal for immune function. As trillions of bacteria that thrive in the gastrointestinal system…

April 21, 2023 - 8 minutesmins - By Roohi Mariam Peter

Best in Biotech 13 Apr 2023

Five recent advancements in Parkinson’s disease research

Named after English surgeon James Parkinson, best known for his book ‘An Essay on the Shaking Palsy’ - a clinical account on the disabling condition that causes motor impairment - Parkinson’s…

April 13, 2023 - 9 minutesmins - By Roohi Mariam Peter

News and Trends 13 Apr 2023

Parkinson’s cure ‘inevitable’ after biomarker breakthrough

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF) has announced what it says is the ‘most significant breakthrough yet’ in the search for a Parkinson's biomarker: a biological test…

April 13, 2023 - 7 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

Vaccines for difficult-to-treat diseases

Best in Biotech 12 Apr 2023

6 new vaccines being developed for difficult-to-treat diseases

There are several promising new vaccine candidates being developed for complex diseases that historically have been extremely difficult to find treatments and cures for. The development of these new vaccines…

April 12, 2023 - 10 minutesmins - By Willow Shah-Neville

In Depth 11 Apr 2023

Is a vaccine for Parkinson’s disease possible?

Finding a truly effective treatment for Parkinson’s disease - that goes beyond simply managing symptoms - has long been a challenging task and, to this day, there are no available…

April 11, 2023 - 9 minutesmins - By Willow Shah-Neville

News and Trends 8 Mar 2023

The challenges of tackling dementia in women

Dr Andrea Pfeifer, chief executive officer of AC Immune SA, talks to Labiotech about dementia research, and how dementia affects women. She also addresses how vital research is when it…

March 8, 2023 - 5 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

More News! 2 Mar 2023

Could new dementia treatment come from intestinal bacteria discovery?

Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), one of the most common forms of dementia, has no cure. Previous studies suggested that gut bacteria play a role in Parkinson’s disease, another neurodegenerative…

March 2, 2023 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 12 Jan 2023

JPND launches €16.5M call for research on OMICS data for neurodegenerative diseases

The EU Joint Programme – Neurodegenerative Disease Research (JPND) initiative has issued a call for multinational research on large scale analysis of OMICS data for drug-target finding in neurodegenerative diseases.…

January 12, 2023 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 20 Dec 2022

Watch: IRLAB CEO Richard Godfrey

IRLAB discovers and develops novel treatments of Parkinson’s disease and other CNS disorders. The company's most advanced drug candidates, mesdopetam (IRL790) and pirepemat (IRL752), are in phase IIb and are…

December 20, 2022 - 1 minutemin - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 15 Nov 2022

BrainEver and 3P Biopharmaceuticals developing drug with hopes to cure ALS

3P BioPharmaceuticals and BrainEver are to collaborate on developing hEng1, a recombinant homeoprotein, to treat pathologies such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or Parkinson’s disease. 3P BioPharmaceuticals is a contract…

November 15, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 10 Nov 2022

Funding for NRG Therapeutics to work on mitochondria link to Parkinson’s and ALS

NRG Therapeutics, Ltd. has closed a £16 million ($18.2 million) series A financing. The funding was led by Omega Funds and joined by additional new investor Brandon Capital and founding…

November 10, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 11 Oct 2022

Muna Therapeutics gets $4.9M grant for Parkinson’s disease research

Muna Therapeutics has been awarded a $4.9 million grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF). The grant will be used to support ongoing preclinical research and…

October 11, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

Prothena, Parkinsons Disease, neurons, neurological diseases

News and Trends 15 Sep 2022

Neuron23 and QIAGEN to collaborate on diagnostic for novel Parkinson’s drug

Neuron23 Inc. and QIAGEN are to collaborate to develop a companion diagnostic for Neuron23's LRRK2 inhibitor for Parkinson's disease. Under the agreement, QIAGEN will develop and validate a clinical trial…

September 15, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 14 Sep 2022

Collaboration to explore gene therapy products for neurodegenerative disorders

Coave Therapeutics is collaborating with the Institute of Neurodegenerative Diseases (IMN) of Bordeaux to develop gene therapy proteins targeting protein degradation in neurodegenerative disorders. The IMN is a joint research…

September 14, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 6 Sep 2022

IRLAB’s partner Ipsen starts mesdopetam clinical studies

IRLAB Therapeutics AB, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company discovering and developing novel treatments for the most troublesome symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, says its partner, Ipsen, has initiated clinical studies with drug…

September 6, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 23 Aug 2022

Parkinson’s Foundation and Parkinson’s UK partner to drive drug development

The Parkinson's Foundation and Parkinson's UK, which funds research and provides support for people with Parkinson's disease (PD), have announced a new international strategic partnership to boost investment in research…

August 23, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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