Evox Therapeutics, an exosome therapeutics company, has announced the publication of its research identifying novel exosome scaffold proteins that significantly improve drug loading into exosomes for therapeutic purposes.
Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies have announced US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of the Reveos Automated Whole Blood Processing System.
BlueRock Therapeutics, a clinical stage cell therapy company, and bit.bio, the company coding human cells for novel cures, have announced a collaboration and option agreement for the discovery and manufacture of iPSC-derived regulatory T cells (Tregs)...
Evox Therapeutics, an exosome therapeutics company, has announced a research collaboration and option agreement with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, US.
Epsilogen, a leader in the development of immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibodies to treat cancer, has published phase 1 data from the first ever clinical trial of an IgE antibody therapeutic in Nature Communications.
IO Biotech, a clinical-stage biopharma company developing novel, immune-modulating cancer vaccines based on its T-win technology platform, has dosed the first patient in its phase 1 bladder cancer trial.
Boston-based pharma company Ratio Therapeutics has initiated dosing in a phase 1 study evaluating the pharmacokinetics, biodistribution and radiation dosimetry of a novel fibroblast activation protein-alpha (FAP)-targeted radiopharmaceutical, RTX-1363S,...
Gilead Sciences has decided to end a phase 3 trial of magrolimab for higher-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) after an analysis suggested it would be futile to continue.
PrecisionLife, a computational biology company driving precision medicine in complex chronic diseases, has announced the results of its long COVID study, providing the first detailed genetic insights into the condition and its commonalities with other...
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals has announced positive interim results for the ongoing single ascending dose portion of the phase 1 study of ALN-APP, an investigational RNAi therapeutic targeting amyloid precursor protein (APP) in development for the treatment...
Science and technology company Merck has announced the expansion of its facility in Lenexa, Kansas, USA, adding 9,100 sq m2 of lab space and production capability to manufacture cell culture media.
Nanjing Iaso Biotherapeutics and Innovent Biologics have received China National Medical Product Administration (NMPA) approval for Fucaso (equecabtagene autoleucel) as a treatment for patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma who have received...
A new genetic sequencing technology from Element Biosciences has helped researchers from the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), part of the City of Hope, identify the likely genetic causes of disorders in six of nine children from Sonora,...
The first and only approved anti-amyloid Alzheimer's Disease (AD) treatment shown to reduce the rate of disease progression and slow cognitive impairment has been granted approval by the FDA.
Meissa Vaccines, a clinical-stage biotech company developing vaccines to prevent viral respiratory infections, has entered into a manufacturing agreement with contract research development organization (CRDMO) Exothera.
Sosei Heptares has dosed the first subject in a phase 1 trial evaluating HTL’149, a first-in-class GPR52 agonist, which represents a novel mechanism of action for the treatment of schizophrenia and related neurological diseases.
Enterome, a clinical-stage company developing first-in-class immunomodulatory drugs for solid and liquid malignancies and inflammatory diseases, has announced that the first patient has been dosed in its phase 1/2 trial evaluating EO4010.
Camena Bioscience, a synthetic biology company providing genes to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, has closed a $10 million Series A financing round, led by Mercia.
AstraZeneca has shared updated results from a recent phase 3 clinical trial of its Imfinzi (durvalumab) plus Imjudo (tremelimumab) treatment plan in certain patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common type of liver cancer.
PrecisionLife, a techbio company driving precision medicine in complex chronic diseases, has announced a data access agreement with the University of Oxford to spearhead new treatments for endometriosis.
A microbiome therapeutic developed by the Danish biotech company Freya Biosciences has achieved promising topline results in a phase 1 trial in women with asymptomatic vaginal tract dysbiosis.
Unquestionably, the buzzword of 2023 is artificial intelligence (AI). From ChatGPT-4 preparing to revolutionize online research to IBM’s project debater engaging humans in live debates, it’s clear that we stand at the dawn of a new era of assistive and...
SMi Systems, a company specializing in single molecule imaging and quantification technologies, has disclosed a £6m seed funding round to develop the utility of a novel multi-omic platform for in vitro diagnosis and biomedical research.
New research reveals the bioavailability of both CBD and THC components of hemp, is higher when delivered in certain oil carriers, and describes how some CBD is converted into THC in the body.
Sphere Fluidics, a company developing single cell analysis systems, has announced that Biosyntia, a biotech company focused on synthetic biology and metabolic engineering, has adopted its Pico-Mine platform within its workflows.
Mimetas, a biotech company developing human organ-on-a-chip tissue models and products for drug development, has expanded its ongoing partnership with global pharmaceutical company Astellas, to include automation and application support.
Amgen has announced that the US Food and Drug administration (FDA) has converted the accelerated approval for its blood cancer treatment Blincyto to a full approval.
Vial, a CRO providing clinical trial management services, has partnered with biopharma company Nielsen BioSciences to study the safety and efficacy of CANDIN, a treatment for common warts.
Vera Therapeutics, a late-stage biotech company focused on developing treatments for patients with serious immunological diseases, has announced the results of its phase 2 clinical trial of atacicept for the treatment of IgA nephropathy (IgAN).
CStone Pharmaceuticals' shares have risen after academic journal Nature Cancer published the clinical study results of its lung-cancer treatment sugemalimab.
SCTbio, a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) specializing in cell-based therapy and viral vectors, has partnered with cell and regenerative medicine specialist Cyto-care.
Eli Lilly’s blockbuster type 2 diabetes (T2B) drug Mounjaro is likely to become the dominant therapy in obesity and T2D, due to significant weight loss induced by it, says GlobalData.
As the global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) market continues to grow, we caught up with Federico Pollano, SVP business development at Rentschler Biopharma, at Bio International 2023, to discuss the company's ongoing growth...
A-Alpha Bio, a synthetic biology and machine learning company, has announced its collaboration with Gilead that aims to advance the design of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) therapies.
Katherine Vega Stultz is the CEO and president of Ocelot Bio, a clinical-stage biotech company focused on the development of therapeutics to treat complications of end-stage liver disease.
Following its latest funding round, Rosa Biotech has announced plans to accelerate development of its bio-sensing technology, designed to enable cost effective screening of a range of diseases with high accuracy at an early stage.
Sygnature Discovery has launched an in vivo inflammation model, that the company says is ‘exciting but only the beginning’ of understanding life-limiting neuroinflammatory conditions.
Syncona has launched Beacon Therapeutics, a new ophthalmic gene therapy company with a purpose to restore and improve the vision of patients with retinal diseases, with £96 million Series A financing.
Axol Bioscience Ltd, a pluripotent stem cell technology provider for drug discovery, has signed an exclusive agreement with StrataStem to access and commercialize its extensive collection of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) patient samples.
Veeva has announced the expansion of its business consulting services to help life sciences organizations achieve “greater speed and efficiency” across the product development lifecycle.
Back in May, Cytiva completed its integration with Pall Life Sciences, a move that CEO Emmanuel Ligner now describes as a “winning recipe” which has improved the company’s supply chain and fostered industry collaboration.
CDMO Wheeler Bio, Inc. has welcomed Charles River’s flexible biologics testing lab, RightSource, to its Oklahoma City drug substance manufacturing site.
