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CytomX Therapeutics is shifting its focus to preclinical and early clinical studies, emphasizing alliances and slashing its workforce by about 40% to extend cash flow to 2025.
BioSpace caught up with Roland and Ben Buelow of Ancora, and Lightspeed Venture Partners’ Galym Imanbayev to talk about the AstraZeneca deal and the company’s unique business model.
Mindset Pharma was granted allowance by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its application for a psilocybin-based family of drugs to treat central nervous system disorders.
Emory University’s Ken Thorpe told BioSpace that the average Medicaid spending on drugs approved under the accelerated pathway in relation to total Medicaid spending is.2%.
Mogrify and Astellas have forged a collaboration surrounding in vivo regenerative medicine approaches, while CardiNor inked a distribution deal with IBL-America.
Veru Inc. has announced the publication of positive Phase III results from its COVID-19 antiviral therapeutics that could lead to potential Emergency Use Authorization.
Sarepta Therapeutics and its partner, Roche, presented promising functional data from several trials of its gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
A new study on gut microbiome activity suggests that diet and eating schedules may affect the body’s propensity to become obese and unhealthy.
A cancer drug co-developed by Coherus BioSciences and Junshi Biosciences, toripalimab, is getting another opportunity before the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Boehringer, Evotec and bioMérieux found Aurobac to combat antimicrobial resistance, Turnstone and Moffitt Expand TIL Collab, Skyhawk to gain potential $2B from Sanofi RNA splicing deal.
In patients stricken with ulcerative colitis for less than five years, AMT-101 was nearly three times more effective in inducing clinical remission than the placebo after eight weeks.
Findings from a study support the claim that the risk of developing a serious issue, such as respiratory or cardiac issues, is much more probable in the first 30 days following infection from COVID-19.
Eisai and Biogen’s BLA for lecanemab for Alzheimer’s disease received FDA Priority Review with a target action date of January 6, 2023, while Roche’s lymphoma drug scored the same designation.
CureVac has filed a lawsuit against BioNTech and two of its subsidiaries for allegedly infringing on its intellectual property rights over mRNA technology used in the COVID-19 vaccine.
The Phase II study, conducted in the Netherlands, evaluated the single-dose ANEB-001 in treating healthy participants affected by THC. Anebulo plans to file an IND with the FDA by the end of 2022.
FDA
As the calendar pages continue to turn, the FDA has a slew of novel drugs awaiting approval, several of which are likely to become game-changers for patients and key assets for companies.
The FDA lifted the clinical hold on Dyne Therapeutics’ clinical study of DYNE-251 in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) patients amenable to skipping exon 51. A Phase I/II trial is expected by mid-year.
Even though the COVID-19 pandemic appears to be under control, it’s clear that it’s not over, with the rise of more subvariants. Read on for more details.
Many healthcare, pharmaceutical and biotech companies continue to place their bets on China, bringing fresh rounds of investments to and forging new partnerships with local firms.
Following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, abortion rights activists are calling for the FDA to consider making abortion medication Mifeprex an over-the-counter option for patients.