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News and Trends 14 Nov 2022

A biotech boom manifesting real results in rare pediatric diseases

By Bob Coughlin, managing director, life sciences, JLL For the last two years, the pandemic has resulted in the explosive growth in life sciences. The world watched in awe and anticipation as biotech successfully raced to develop vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics for Covid-19. It has been a good moment for an industry that deserves such […]

November 14, 2022 - 5 minutesmins - By External Contributor

News and Trends 14 Nov 2022

Researchers discover protein facilitates relapse of pediatric brain tumors

The malignant brain tumor type medulloblastoma can become resistant to therapy, which can cause relapse. Researchers at Uppsala University in Sweden have discovered a protein that makes tumor cells insensitive to radiation treatment. The scientists hope the results could lead to better treatments for children with the highest risk to develop relapses. Avoiding treatment Medulloblastoma […]

November 14, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 11 Nov 2022

Prurigo nodularis treatment recommended for EU approval

The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has adopted a positive opinion, recommending the approval of Dupixent (dupilumab) in the European Union (EU) to treat adults with moderate-to-severe prurigo nodularis who are candidates for systemic therapy. Dupilumab is being jointly developed by Sanofi and Regeneron. The European Commission is expected […]

November 11, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

CRISPR, CRISPR-Cas9, genome-editing, gene therapy

News and Trends 11 Nov 2022

PACT Pharma reports data from CRISPR cancer study

PACT Pharma, Inc. has reported data from the first clinical study using CRISPR gene editing technology to substitute a gene in patients’ immune cells to treat cancer. Results from the study, which was conducted with collaborators at nine academic centers using PACT Pharma’s platforms, demonstrated early proof-of-concept that a patient’s immune system can be reprogrammed […]

November 11, 2022 - 5 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 11 Nov 2022

Program management support: accelerating growth for early stage biotechs

More academic groups, new start-ups, biotechs and small pharma companies are turning to external consultants for professional program management support and guidance to help them progress their ideas into medicines for patients. Ian Hollingsworth, associate director of product development at Boyds, a global drug development consultancy, explains the common reasons why academic spinouts and small […]

November 11, 2022 - 6 minutesmins - By External Contributor

News and Trends 11 Nov 2022

Beyond Biotech podcast 22: PacBio, Sierra Space

This week, we have two longer interviews. We have conversations with Neil Ward, VP of PacBio EMEA, and Marc Giulianotti, senior manager in space biomanufacturing at Sierra Space. We also have our weekly contribution from global commercial real estate services company JLL, with Travis McCready. Sierra Space and UC San Diego to develop first stem […]

November 11, 2022

News and Trends 10 Nov 2022

SOTIO reveal potential treatment for adults with solid tumors at SITC meeting

SOTIO Biotech has presented preclinical results of its BOXR T cell therapy platform and revealed it indicates a strong clinical path for its first transgene-expressing CAR-T cell as a potential treatment for solid tumors in adults with cancer. The results were presented at the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer’s (SITC) 37th annual meeting taking place […]

November 10, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 10 Nov 2022

Parthenon and ImaginAb enter into license and supply agreement for anti-cancer therapies

Precision oncology company, Parthenon Therapeutics, and ImaginAb Inc., a global biotech have entered into a multi-year, non-exclusive license and supply agreement. Under the agreement terms, Parthenon will use ImaginAb’s CD8 ImmunoPET imaging technology in its phase 1 trial evaluating its lead compound, PRTH-101, which is expected to begin in 2023. ImaginAb is developing 89Zr crefmirlimab […]

November 10, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 10 Nov 2022

Sanofi and GSK Covid-19 booster vaccine approved by European Commission

Sanofi and GSK’s Covid booster vaccine has been approved in Europe. After the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) adopted a positive opinion for VidPrevtyn Beta, the vaccine was approved by the European Commission, as a booster for the prevention of Covid-19 in adults 18 years of age and older. […]

November 10, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 10 Nov 2022

Promising drug candidate discovered for prevention of type 1 diabetes

According to a new study in Finland, type 1 diabetes could be prevented by inhibiting a gene associated with the onset of the disease. A drug based on the same mechanism has already been approved for the treatment of another autoimmune disease, psoriasis, in the U.S., which may boost the development of drug therapies for […]

November 10, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

More News! 10 Nov 2022

Eye disease therapies being developed after Breye Therapeutics’ €4M seed financing

Breye Therapeutics ApS a biopharmaceutical company developing therapies for retinal vascular diseases today (November 10) has closed a seed financing of €4 million led by Novo Holdings and Sound Bioventures. Diabetic retinopathy (DR) affects approximately 30% of all patients with diabetes and is the leading cause of blindness among working-age adults. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) […]

November 10, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 10 Nov 2022

Avstera receives funding for cancer programs

Avstera Therapeutics Corp. has announced the completion of its seed round to advance its lead cancer programs geared toward targeting solid tumors. The company intends to use the $4.55 million proceeds to enable its lead highly specific HDAC6i for IND filing targeting locally advanced and metastatic solid tumors by the end of next year. “Tumor […]

November 10, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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A biotech boom manifesting real results in rare pediatric diseases

Researchers discover protein facilitates relapse of pediatric brain tumors

Prurigo nodularis treatment recommended for EU approval

PACT Pharma reports data from CRISPR cancer study

Program management support: accelerating growth for early stage biotechs

Beyond Biotech podcast 22: PacBio, Sierra Space

SOTIO reveal potential treatment for adults with solid tumors at SITC meeting

Parthenon and ImaginAb enter into license and supply agreement for anti-cancer therapies

Sanofi and GSK Covid-19 booster vaccine approved by European Commission

Promising drug candidate discovered for prevention of type 1 diabetes

Eye disease therapies being developed after Breye Therapeutics’ €4M seed financing

Avstera receives funding for cancer programs

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