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News and Trends 16 Jun 2022

Spirea raises £2.4M to develop antibody drug conjugates in cancer

Funding of £2.4 million ($2.9 million) has been secured by UK-based company, Spirea Limited, to advance a new generation of antibody drug conjugate (ADC) therapeutics. The company will use the funds to initiate its pipeline of ADCs in the treatment of solid tumors where they say there is a high unmet need. Targeted therapies, especially […]

June 16, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 1 Jun 2022

New treatment option available for Dravet syndrome

Global biopharma company UCB says the UK’s National Institute for Healthcare Excellence (NICE) has issued a positive Final Appraisal Determination (FAD) for its FINTEPLA (fenfluramine) oral solution. FINTEPLA is used for the treatment of seizures associated with Dravet syndrome as an add-on therapy to other anti-epileptic medicines for patients two years of age and older. […]

June 1, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 31 May 2022

Therapeutic RNA company receives additional funding

UK biotech company Transine Therapeutics, which is developing a novel class of therapeutic RNAs, has successfully raised £4.6M ($5.8M) in additional seed funding. The financing was led by new investor Epidarex Capital with participation from existing investor the Dementia Discovery Fund (DDF). Transine said the additional funds will enable it to further develop its SINEUP […]

May 31, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 31 May 2022

Award to help NRG Therapeutics develop new Parkinson’s and Motor Neuron Disease treatments

UK neuroscience company NRG Therapeutics Ltd has received a Biomedical Catalyst (BMC) award to fund preclinical development of its small molecule disease-modifying medicines for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease, motor neuron disease (MND) and other debilitating chronic neurodegenerative disorders. The £2.68M ($5.8M) early-stage BMC award part-funded by the government-backed agency Innovate UK will support a […]

May 31, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 31 May 2022

ANGLE and U.S. urology group to undertake prostate cancer study

ANGLE plc has signed a master clinical study agreement with Solaris Health Holdings, LLC and joinder agreements with MidLantic Urology LLC, to collaborate and conduct clinical studies in prostate cancer and as a potential route to market in the U.S. Alongside Solaris affiliate MidLantic Urology, UK-headquartered ANGLE will initiate clinical studies aimed at detecting prostate […]

May 31, 2022 - 5 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 27 May 2022

Blue Lake Biotechnology RSV vaccine gets FDA fast track

U.S. company Blue Lake Biotechnology, Inc. has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Fast Track designation for its respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) intranasal vaccine. The biopharma company, a subsidiary of CyanVac LLC, develops vaccines using a parainfluenza virus 5 (PIV5)-based vector. The FDA Fast Track designation applies to BLB-201, a vaccine for the prevention […]

May 27, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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News and Trends 25 May 2022

Duke Street Bio enters stage with next-generation cancer therapies

The UK startup Duke Street Bio has exited stealth mode with funding to develop PARP enzyme inhibitors that treat cancer by blocking the repair of DNA in tumor cells. London-based Duke Street Bio said Tuesday that it has a portfolio of PARP1 and PARP7 enzyme inhibitors and has raised enough cash to fund its pipeline […]

May 25, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Susannah Rodgers

News and Trends 19 May 2022

F2G enlists Shionogi to bring antifungal treatment to Europe and Asia

The UK company F2G Ltd. has announced a strategic collaboration with Japanese pharmaceutical company Shionogi & Co. Ltd. to develop and commercialize olorofim, an antifungal treatment for invasive fungal infections, in Europe and Asia. The deal centers on olorofim, F2G’s oral antifungal therapy for the treatment of invasive aspergillosis, an infection that can be deadly […]

May 19, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 12 May 2022

The Top European Biotech Investments in April 2022

Private biotech investments in Europe were on a steady decline in April 2022 as biotech public markets continued to disappoint. The top funding rounds were dominated by UK and Swiss firms targeting genetic diseases and cancer. April 2022 provided no relief for the European biotech industry as public stock markets remain anemic. Though flush with […]

May 12, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 5 May 2022

Amphista Lands Megadeals to Smash Cancer using Protein Degradation

As big pharma companies flock to drugs that destroy harmful proteins, the UK protein degradation specialist Amphista Therapeutics has bagged two landmark collaboration deals with the heavyweights Bristol Myers Squibb and Merck. Big pharma companies are piling onto biotechs developing drugs that can cause the destruction of target proteins in the cell — a field […]

May 5, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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Expert Advice 2 May 2022

Chief Business Officers: Shedding Light on Biotech’s Dealmakers

In addition to helping patients, biotech companies need to focus on the commercial potential of their work. Stephanie Bewick at Destiny Pharma outlines her experiences of how a Chief Business Officer maximizes their company’s commercial appeal and lands deals in the biotech industry. Stephanie Bewick began her career as an academic researcher before spending more […]

May 2, 2022 - 5 minutesmins - By Victor Kotsev

News and Trends 29 Apr 2022

Denmark Recruits Lifebit to Boost Personalized Medicine with Genomics

The Danish National Genome Center has teamed up with the UK firm Lifebit to improve the access and sharing of genomic data as the nation moves towards the adoption of personalized medicine. Personalized medicine is capturing the attention of healthcare authorities across the world. By harvesting genome sequences from patient populations, researchers can mine vast […]

April 29, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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Spirea raises £2.4M to develop antibody drug conjugates in cancer

New treatment option available for Dravet syndrome

Therapeutic RNA company receives additional funding

Award to help NRG Therapeutics develop new Parkinson’s and Motor Neuron Disease treatments

ANGLE and U.S. urology group to undertake prostate cancer study

Blue Lake Biotechnology RSV vaccine gets FDA fast track

Duke Street Bio enters stage with next-generation cancer therapies

F2G enlists Shionogi to bring antifungal treatment to Europe and Asia

The Top European Biotech Investments in April 2022

Amphista Lands Megadeals to Smash Cancer using Protein Degradation

Chief Business Officers: Shedding Light on Biotech’s Dealmakers

Denmark Recruits Lifebit to Boost Personalized Medicine with Genomics

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