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San Diego-based Vironexis Biotherapeutics, a company developing AAV-delivered T-cell immunotherapies, has emerged from stealth mode. 16 September 2024
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Under pressure from certain shareholders, autoimmune diseases specialist Aurinia Pharmaceuticals on Friday said it has restructured its board of directors. 14 September 2024
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Aura Biosciences announced positive Phase II end of study results evaluating belzupacap sarotalocan (bel-sar; AU-011) for the first-line treatment of early-stage choroidal melanoma (CM), a vision and life-threatening ocular cancer. 13 September 2024
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EQT Life Sciences revealed that it has led a 93 million-euro ($102.5 million) oversubscribed Series A fundraise in PanTera, a Belgian radioisotope producer. 12 September 2024
Pharmaceutical
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals has released new data from a Phase III trial showing that its drug sotagliflozin improves certain glucose control parameters in people with type 2 diabetes. 12 September 2024
Biotechnology
US neurological diseases specialist Ovid Therapeutics has announced the promotion of Meg Alexander to president and chief operating officer (COO). 12 September 2024
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California, USA-based biotech BridgeBio Pharma saw its shares dip 4% to $29.60 yesterday on disappointing clinical results and the company’s decision to drop an early-stage candidate. 11 September 2024
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Ionis Pharmaceuticals has announced plans to raise $500 million through a public offering. 11 September 2024
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Terns Pharmaceuticals, a specialist in small molecule treatments for serious diseases, is to raise $150 million via a public offering. 11 September 2024
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MAIA Biotechnology yesterday announced favorable interim survival benefit from its lead clinical candidate THIO, a telomere-targeting treatment for patients with advanced 11 September 2024
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US gene therapies developer Affinia Therapeutics has appointed Rami Daoud as chief business and financial officer. 11 September 2024
Biotechnology
Candid Therapeutics, a San Diego biotech focused on developing potentially transformative drugs to address autoimmune diseases, has announced its official launch. 10 September 2024
Pharmaceutical
Superluminal Medicines, a US firm using generative biology, chemistry and machine learning in an attempt to revolutionize the speed and accuracy of how medicines are created, has closed a $120 million Series A funding round. 10 September 2024
Biotechnology
Italy-based biotech AAVantgarde Bio has appointed Jayashree Sahni as its new chief medical officer, replacing Naveed Shams, who has held the role since 2022. 10 September 2024
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Epsilogen, a specialist in the development of immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibodies to treat cancer, has announced the completion of a £12.5 million ($16.4 million) Series B expansion financing. 9 September 2024
Biotechnology
MBX Biosciences, a US biopharma focused on the discovery and development of precision peptide therapies for the treatment of endocrine and metabolic disorders, has announced the launch of its initial public offering (IPO). 9 September 2024
Biotechnology
Chinese companies Innovent Biologics and GenFleet have recently secured approval from China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for Dupert (fulzerasib). 9 September 2024
Biotechnology
Danish clinical-stage techbio firm Evaxion Biotech, which is developing AI-Immunology powered vaccines, announced new clinical Phase II data for its lead compound EVX-01. 9 September 2024
Biotechnology
Cartesian Therapeutics today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Rare Pediatric Disease designation to Descartes-08 for the treatment of juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM). 9 September 2024
Biotechnology
ZipBio, a newly launched start-up based in Seattle, USA, is aiming to set a new standard in the development of biologics and gene therapies by utilizing generative AI technology. 9 September 2024
Biotechnology
Shares in US biopharma Viridian Therapeutics shot up by 21% on Monday. 17 December 2024
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US antivirals giant Gilead Sciences today revealed it has entered into a strategic collaboration to discover and develop novel, small molecule therapies across multiple targets with Californian biotech Terray Therapeutics. 17 December 2024
Pharmaceutical
Swedish biotech company Inify Laboratories has raised approximately 135 million kroner ($12.3 million) through a private placement, supporting a planned expansion into the UK. 16 December 2024
Biotechnology
Dewpoint Therapeutics and ConcertAI have announced the first phase of their translational oncology partnership, aligned around the former company's latest drug candidate, DPTX3186. 16 December 2024
Biotechnology
Bicycle Therapeutics, a UK-headquartered pharma company developing a new class of therapeutics based on its proprietary bicyclic peptide technology, closed a third lower on Friday. 16 December 2024
Biotechnology
In a filing with the US financial regulator, German mRNA specialist BioNTech has noted the lifting of a partial clinical hold on its PRESERVE-003 trial. 16 December 2024
Biotechnology
VectorY Therapeutics, a Netherlands-based biotech focused on neurodegenerative diseases, has appointed Jim Scibetta as chief executive officer. 16 December 2024
Biotechnology
Sino-American biotech BeiGene has announced it has entered into a global licensing agreement with China’s CSPC Zhongqi Pharmaceutical Technology for SYH2039, a novel methionine adenosyltransferase 2A (MAT2A)-inhibitor being explored for solid tumors. 13 December 2024
Pharmaceutical
US biotech Corcept Therapeutics has reported positive results from the Phase IV CATALYST study of Korlym (mifepristone) in people with hypercortisolism and difficult-to-control type 2 diabetes. 13 December 2024
Biotechnology
Nine months out from landing an additional $35 million in seed funding, Relation has more news – a big pharma collaboration. The group has announced a $45 million upfront deal, including a $15 million equity investment with UK pharma group GSK. 13 December 2024
Pharmaceutical
UK-based Tenpoint Therapeutics and Seattle’s Visus Therapeutics have announced the completion of their merger to create an entirely new chapter in ophthalmic therapeutic medicines aimed at rejuvenating the aging eye. 12 December 2024
Biotechnology
AI-driven biotech BenevolentAI has announced sweeping changes aimed at refocusing its operations and extending its financial runway into 2027. 12 December 2024
Biotechnology
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
Pharmaceutical
US clinical-stage drug developer Keros Therapeutics’ shares plummeted more than 73% to $18.20 in pre-market activity on revealing a setback for a lead investigational candidate. 12 December 2024
Pharmaceutical
UK-based Essential Pharma has announced the completion of a 900 million euros ($945 million) financing. 12 December 2024
Biotechnology
California-based Angitia Biopharmaceuticals, a biotech focused on the discovery and development of innovative therapeutics for serious musculoskeletal diseases, has announced the closing of a $120 million Series C financing round. 12 December 2024
Biotechnology
Utah, USA-based privately-held biotech Halia Therapeutics has announced promising top-line data resulting in the advancement to the second stage of its Phase II clinical trial evaluating HT-6184, a first-in-class allosteric NEK7/NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitor given orally, in patients with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (LR-MDS). 12 December 2024
Pharmaceutical
Neuraxpharm Group, a privately-held specialty pharma focused on central nervous system (CNS) disorders, and Greek drugmaker Pharmathen, a developer and supplier of long-acting injectable (LAI) therapies, have announced a strategic alliance. 12 December 2024
Biotechnology
US clinical-stage biotech Q32 Bio saw its shares plunge 75.6% to $5.59 yesterday, after providing a mixed update on its research pipeline, that analysts called “messy.” 12 December 2024
Biotechnology
Accent Therapeutics, a targeted cancer drug specialist, has announced the appointment of Serena Silver as chief scientific officer, as current CSO and co-founder Robert Copeland retires. 11 December 2024
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