News and Trends 20 Dec 2022 F2G looks for FDA new drug application approval for invasive fungal infections treatment F2G Inc. has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for filing its new drug application (NDA) for olorofim for the treatment of invasive fungal infections in patients who have limited or no treatment options. F2G has requested approval of the NDA under the Limited Population Pathway for Antibacterial and Antifungal […] December 20, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 19 Dec 2022 UroGen completes bladder cancer phase 3 trial enrollment UroGen Pharma Ltd. says its phase 3 ENVISION study of investigational agent UGN-102 (mitomycin) for intravesical solution in development for the treatment of LG-IR-NMIBC is fully enrolled. The study targeted enrollment of 220 patients across 90 sites and, assuming positive findings, UroGen anticipates submitting a New Drug Application (NDA) for UGN-102 in 2024. “Completing enrollment […] December 19, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 19 Dec 2022 Ordaōs and Yatiri Bio to tackle AML Ordaōs has announced a joint development agreement to create new therapeutics for two novel targets in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with Yatiri Bio. Ordaōs is a biotechnology company designing novel mini-proteins to help drug hunters deliver life-saving treatments, and Yatiri Bio is a biotechnology company that has developed a proprietary platform that links patient proteomic […] December 19, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 16 Dec 2022 Sosei Heptares and Lilly enter agreement on diabetes and metabolic diseases Sosei Group Corporation has entered a drug discovery collaboration with Eli Lilly and Company to discover, develop and commercialize small molecules that modulate novel G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) targets associated with diabetes and metabolic diseases. The agreement will leverage Sosei Heptares’ StaR technology and structure-based drug design (SBDD) platform and Lilly’s drug development and commercialization […] December 16, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 15 Dec 2022 Charcot-Marie-Tooth study to get $250K grant The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) and Charcot-Marie-Tooth Research Foundation (CMTRF) have announced joint funding for a study by Alessandra Bolino at San Raffaele Hospital (Ospedale San Raffaele), Italy, on restoring membrane trafficking in Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) neuropathies with aberrant myelin. This will be a three-year study, with the grant totaling $263,450. “We at the Muscular Dystrophy […] December 15, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 15 Dec 2022 Solve Therapeutics launches to tackle cancer Solve Therapeutics, Inc. (SolveTx), an oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company, has launched with the mission of developing novel antibody-based therapies targeting tumor-specific antigens. The company’s formation reunites the former VelosBio Inc. team. SolveTx is fully operational with more than 25 employees and is actively pursuing discovery and development efforts at its 10,000-square-foot laboratory in San Diego. Solve […] December 15, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 14 Dec 2022 Replay targets genetic brain disorders with new gene therapy company, Kaleibe Replay, a genome writing company, today announced the launch of Kaleibe, an HSV gene therapy company targeting genetic brain disorders. It is the third of Replay’s product companies to launch since the company’s formation in July and will leverage Replay’s high payload capacity herpes simplex virus (HSV) delivery vector, synHSV, to target genetic brain disorders. […] December 14, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 14 Dec 2022 Startup USSF bringing oral COVID vaccine to market From a small biotech start-up firm in Allentown, Pennsylvania, two scientists are leading their team to bring an oral COVID-19 vaccine to market – one that will be easier to use, longer lasting and with fewer side effects. Kyle Flanigan and Garry Morefield co-founded US Specialty Formulations LLC (USSF) through discussions while watching their daughters […] December 14, 2022 - 5 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 14 Dec 2022 How biotech startups can innovate through embracing applied research By Kathleen Lee, director of the Arizona WearTech Applied Research Center Innovation is about breaking new ground and forging new pathways to confront societal issues and solve problems. Many startup companies, especially in the biotech industries, are working towards finding solutions to some of these most complex problems. All solutions start as mere ideas, and […] December 14, 2022 - 5 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 13 Dec 2022 Therabest and Glycotope to assess breast cancer combination treatment Therabest USA. Inc, Therabest Korea and Glycotope GmbH have signed an agreement to assess the clinical development of Therabest’s EiNK (enhanced iPSC-derived NK) cell therapy, TB-100, in combination with Glycotope’s immuno-cytokine, GT-00AxIL15 in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) patients. NK (natural killer) cell therapies from various cell sources have demonstrated exciting results in early clinical trials […] December 13, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 9 Dec 2022 Vevo Therapeutics launches with $12M to ‘discover better drugs’ Vevo Therapeutics, a biotechnology company using its Mosaic in vivo drug discovery platform and next generation AI models to uncover better drugs for more patients, has launched with an oversubscribed and upsized $12 million seed financing round. Wing Venture Capital and General Catalyst co-led the round with participation from Mubadala Capital, AIX Ventures, and Camford […] December 9, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 9 Dec 2022Beyond Biotech podcast 25: Center for Global Development, Humacyte, Transgene This week, we have three interviews. One is from Bio-Europe, a chat with Transgene chief business officer, Steven Bloom, and we also have conversations with Humacyte CEO Laura Niklason, and with Anthony McDonnell, Senior Policy Analyst at the Center for Global Development, on the subject of antimicrobial resistance. We also have our weekly commentary from […] December 9, 2022 Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email