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News and Trends 12 Aug 2022

argenx secures European Commission approval for generalized myasthenia gravis treatment

Dutch immunology company argenx says the European Commission (EC) has granted marketing authorization for VYVGART (efgartigimod alfa-fcab) as an add-on to standard therapy for the treatment of adult patients with generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) who are anti-acetylcholine receptor (AChR) antibody positive. The approval is applicable to all 27 European Union (EU) Member States plus Iceland, […]

August 12, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 12 Aug 2022

Beyond Biotech podcast 9: ARCH Venture Partners, Micropep, PTC Therapeutics, Valneva

On this week’s podcast, we have conversations with ARCH Venture Partners’ managing director Kristina Burow; founder and CEO of Micropep Thomas Laurent; Kylie O’Keefe, SVP, commercial & corporate strategy at PTC Therapeutics, and Juan Carlos Jaramillo, chief medical officer of Valneva. ARCH Venture Partners closes $2.97B biotech fund ARCH Venture Partners has announced the closing […]

August 12, 2022

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News and Trends 11 Aug 2022

Regen BioPharma develops new approach for boosting CAR-T cell efficiency to treat solid tumors

Regen BioPharma, Inc. has filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office a provisional U.S. patent application covering the company’s novel approach for enabling chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell-based therapies to kill solid tumors through prevention of a process called “T cell exhaustion.” CAR-T cells are effective at treating certain lymphomas and leukemias with […]

August 11, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 11 Aug 2022

First patient enrolled on Panbela’s trial for treatment of pancreatic cancer

Panbela Therapeutics, a U.S.-based clinical stage company, announced today (August 11) that it has enrolled its first patient in a global trial to evaluate a potential cure for pancreatic cancer. The trial referred to as ASPIRE will involve studying SBP-101, a treatment for metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. It is a randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled, trial with […]

August 11, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 11 Aug 2022

Gemini Therapeutics and Disc Medicine announce merger agreement

Gemini Therapeutics and Disc Medicine have entered into a definitive merger agreement to combine in an all-stock transaction. The announcement came yesterday (August 10) and the combined company will focus on advancing Disc’s pipeline of hematology programs and is expected to operate under the name Disc Medicine Inc. upon shareholder approval. The work will include […]

August 11, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 11 Aug 2022

Synlogic gets Ginkgo Bioworks’ help to launch T. rex inspired synthetic biotic for gout

Synlogic, Inc. has announced a new drug candidate for the treatment of gout developed in partnership with Ginkgo Bioworks. The new candidate, SYNB2081, is a synthetic biotic and is the second product to advance to clinical development through a research collaboration between Synlogic and Ginkgo, following the investigational new drug candidate SYNB1353 for the potential […]

August 11, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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News and Trends 11 Aug 2022

Study of drug to treat porphyria disorders initiated by Disc Medicine

A phase 2 clinical study of bitopertin in patients with erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP) or X-linked protoporphyria (XLP) has been initiated by Disc Medicine. The announcement of the study, called BEACON, was made August 10. EPP or XLP belong to a group of the porphyria disorders, which are all characterized by abnormally high levels of chemicals, […]

August 11, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 11 Aug 2022

Acquisition of TeneoTwo and its clinical-stage T-cell engager completed

AstraZeneca has said today (August 11) that it has completed its purchase of TeneoTwo including its B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma drug candidate. The company made an upfront payment of $100 million and then additional payments of up to $805 million contingent on research and development milestones as well as up to $360 million to TeneoTwo’s former […]

August 11, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 10 Aug 2022

Aro Biotherapeutics gets FDA orphan drug designation for treatment of Pompe Disease

Aro Biotherapeutics says the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation to ABX1100, an investigational Centyrin-siRNA conjugate that targets the Gys1 gene in the muscle, for the treatment of Pompe disease. “We are pleased to have received this designation and are gratified by the FDA’s recognition of the potential of ABX1100 […]

August 10, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 10 Aug 2022

Stem cell therapy to be used in treatment of long COVID by Panacell Biotech

A South Korean biotech company says it will use natural killer (NK) cells, exosomes and brown adipose-derived stem cells (ADSC) as treatment of long COVID. NK cells are a type of immune cell that have granules or small particles that can kill tumor cells or those infected with a virus. Panacell Biotech said they can […]

August 10, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 10 Aug 2022

GentiBio and Bristol Myers Squibb to develop engineered Treg therapies for inflammatory bowel diseases

GentiBio, Inc. has entered into a collaboration with Bristol Myers Squibb to develop new engineered regulatory T cells (Treg) therapies to re-establish immune tolerance and repair tissue in patients living with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). The collaboration brings together GentiBio’s engineered Treg platform for generating scalable, stable, highly-selective, and durable Tregs with Bristol Myers Squibb’s […]

August 10, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 10 Aug 2022

Research discovery may help diagnose and treat cancer and brain disorders

Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast in Northern Ireland have revealed how the pathway of an identified protein could lead to early diagnosis and targeted treatment for several cancers and brain disorders. The team of researchers discovered how the journey or molecular pathway of an identified protein is both essential for brain development and how an […]

August 10, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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argenx secures European Commission approval for generalized myasthenia gravis treatment

Beyond Biotech podcast 9: ARCH Venture Partners, Micropep, PTC Therapeutics, Valneva

Regen BioPharma develops new approach for boosting CAR-T cell efficiency to treat solid tumors

First patient enrolled on Panbela’s trial for treatment of pancreatic cancer

Gemini Therapeutics and Disc Medicine announce merger agreement

Synlogic gets Ginkgo Bioworks’ help to launch T. rex inspired synthetic biotic for gout

Study of drug to treat porphyria disorders initiated by Disc Medicine

Acquisition of TeneoTwo and its clinical-stage T-cell engager completed

Aro Biotherapeutics gets FDA orphan drug designation for treatment of Pompe Disease

Stem cell therapy to be used in treatment of long COVID by Panacell Biotech

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