USA-based Elevation Oncology, an innovative oncology company focused on the discovery and development of selective cancer therapies, has entered into a licensing agreement with Synaffix, part of Swiss out-sourcing major Lonza. 12 December 2024
Epitopea, a UK and Canada-based cancer immunotherapeutics company, has partnered with nucleic acid delivery specialist Genevant Sciences to develop new RNA-based therapies targeting proprietary tumor antigens. 20 December 2024
Astellas Pharma has struck a licensing agreement with Sangamo Therapeutics to make use of its neurotropic adeno-associated virus capsid, STAC-BBB. 20 December 2024
US antivirals major Gilead Sciences announced that Dr Dietmar Berger will join the company on January 2, 2025, as chief medical officer (CMO) and will become a member of Gilead’s senior leadership team. Dr Berger succeeds Dr Merdad Parsey. 13 December 2024
USA-based Elevation Oncology, an innovative oncology company focused on the discovery and development of selective cancer therapies, has entered into a licensing agreement with Synaffix, part of Swiss out-sourcing major Lonza. 12 December 2024
Swiss healthcare manufacturing organization Lonza saw its shares rise 7% to 559.40 francs in early trading, as it announced an overview of its strategy and new organizational structure at its Investor Update 2024. 12 December 2024
Ophthalmic gene therapy company Beacon Therapeutics Holdings has announced the presentation of three-month interim safety and efficacy results of AGTC-501 (laruparetigene zovaparvovec; laru-zova) in the Phase II DAWN trial in patients with X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (XLRP at the FLORetina-ICOOR Meeting 2024 in Florence, Italy. 6 December 2024
Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) emerged as a global hero during the COVID-19 pandemic, delivering critical medicines at unprecedented speed and saving millions of lives worldwide. 6 December 2024
The US Biden-Harris Administration yesterday announced that two drug manufacturers with Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved gene therapies for sickle cell disease have entered into agreements with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to participate in the Cell and Gene Therapy Access Model. 5 December 2024
Dutch privately held Amarna Therapeutics, which specializes in transformative gene therapies, has entered into a strategic collaboration with Sweden-based NorthX Biologics, a leading biologics manufacturing partner. 4 December 2024
Licensing agreement deal value for innovative T-cell receptor (TCR) immunotherapy drugs surged in 2024, with European biopharmaceutical companies reporting a 325% surge ($921 million) from 2023 to 2024 year-to-date (YTD), compared to a 90.5% rise ($256 million) in the USA. 3 December 2024
Clinical-stage US CAR-T therapies developer Poseida Therapeutics saw its shares skyrocket 227% to $9.36 pre-market today, on the news of a proposed takeover by Swiss pharma giant Roche. 26 November 2024