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US RNA-targeted drug developer Ionis Pharmaceuticals has announced positive results from a Phase II study of ION224, an investigational DGAT2 antisense inhibitor in development for the treatment of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH). 14 March 2024
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Having agreed three M&A deals last year, UK pharma major AstraZeneca today announced another. 14 March 2024
Biotechnology
German antibody drug conjugate (ADC) specialist Tubulis has announced the successful completion of an upsized and oversubscribed 128 million euros ($138.8 million) Series B2 financing. 14 March 2024
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Livmarli (maralixibat) oral solution for the treatment of cholestatic pruritus in patients five years of age and older with progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC). 14 March 2024
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A private share placement should see Regulus Therapeutics swell its coffers by around $100 million. 13 March 2024
Pharmaceutical
Spanish dermatology giant Almirall has entered into an agreement with USA-based Eloxx Pharmaceuticals related to the asset ZKN-013. 13 March 2024
Biotechnology
Sweden-headquartered contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) Recipharm says that its ReciBioPharm unit has entered a collaboration agreement with GeneVentiv Therapeutics, a pre-clinical US gene therapy company 13 March 2024
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Privately-held Dutch firm ProteoNic has announced a strategic alliance with US biotech Ginkgo Bioworks. 13 March 2024
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Cambridge, USA-based synthetic biology company Pearl Bio, which is backed by Khosla Ventures, has entered a license, collaboration and option agreement with pharma giant Merck & Co, to discover biologic therapies comprising non-standard amino acids. 13 March 2024
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US clinical stage biotech Coya Therapeutics’ shares closed down 7.7% at $9.01 yesterday, after it presented biomarker data as part of a panel presentation at the Society of Neuroimmune Pharmacology Conference. 13 March 2024
Pharmaceutical
French hearing specialist Sensorion has announced that a Phase IIa trial of SENS-401 has met its primary efficacy endpoint. 12 March 2024
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Following discussions with the US regulator, Texan drugmaker Lexicon Pharmaceuticals now plans to resubmit a New Drug Application (NDA) for sotagliflozin. 12 March 2024
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US clinical-stage biotech IDRx today announced that it has strengthened its leadership team with the appointments of Tim Clackson, as chief executive and Brad Dahms as chief financial officer and chief business officer. 12 March 2024
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USA-based rare disease company Applied Therapeutics closed nearly 9% lower after Monday’s trading. 12 March 2024
Pharmaceutical
A final report for KarXT (xanomeline tartrate/trospium chloride) has been published by influential US pricing watchdog The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER). 12 March 2024
Biotechnology
US immunology specialist Acelyrin came up with positive trial results for izokibep, which last year failed to meet a study endpoint for the treatment of moderate-to-severe hidradenitis suppurativa (HS). 12 March 2024
Biotechnology
Shanghai-based CARsgen Therapeutics has announced that zevorcabtagene autoleucel (CT053), or zevor-cel, its autologous CAR T-cell developed for multiple myeloma, has been approved by China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA). 11 March 2024
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The ACTION3 Phase III trial of DMX-200 in patients with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) was successful in the pre-specified interim analysis of the proteinuria (efficacy) endpoint from the trial’s first 72 randomized patients, Melbourne, Australia-based Dimerix Limited revealed today. 11 March 2024
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US retinal disease specialist Apellis Pharmaceuticals today announced that Dr Philip Ferrone will join the company as chief medical retina advisor, effective March 18. 11 March 2024
Biotechnology
Shares of Switzerland-based MoonLake Immunotherapeutics were up 10.5% at $50.38 in pre-market activity today, after its Sunday R&D update on its Nanobody sonelokimab. 11 March 2024
Biotechnology
BioAge Labs today announced a multi-year research collaboration with Swiss pharma giant Novartis, with the news pushing the US biotech’s shares up 6.1% to $4.35 by early afternoon. 18 December 2024
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Marking its second deal this month alone, Novo Nordisk has entered into a multi-year collaboration with Massachusetts, USA-based Photys Therapeutics to develop novel proximity-based therapeutics for a cardiometabolic disease target. 18 December 2024
Biotechnology
Cara Therapeutics and Tvardi Therapeutics have announced a definitive agreement to merge, creating a new entity under the Tvardi name. 18 December 2024
Pharmaceutical
SiteOne Therapeutics has announced the completion of a $100 million series C financing, led by Novo Holdings, with participation from OrbiMed, Wellington Management, Mission BioCapital, and others. 18 December 2024
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Flagship Pioneering-founded genome engineering biotech Tessera Therapeutics today announced an investment of up to $50 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop curative, globally accessible in vivo genetic therapies for sickle cell disease. 18 December 2024
Biotechnology
San Francisco-based Indapta Therapeutics, a privately held start-up developing next-generation cell therapies, has raised $22.5 million in a new financing round. The firm raised over $50 million in series A funding in 2022. 18 December 2024
Biotechnology
French CNS specialist Theranexus saw its shares leap more than 34% to 0.65 euros as it revealed a license and supply agreement with Exeltis to commercialize TX01, its novel formulation of a compound already approved in the indication for the treatment of rare neurological diseases. 18 December 2024
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Shares in US biopharma Viridian Therapeutics shot up by 21% on Monday. 17 December 2024
Biotechnology
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
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AI-driven biotech BenevolentAI has announced sweeping changes aimed at refocusing its operations and extending its financial runway into 2027. 12 December 2024
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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
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