Drug Development
After years of contraction, investors see biotech reentering a growth cycle driven by scientific progress, asset quality and renewed conviction in oncology, obesity and neuroscience innovation.
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Together with robust data-driven modeling, rethinking regulation and data use could push forward a notoriously challenging field.
From opening new therapeutic mechanisms to repairing neuronal damage, investigational molecules from Ventyx Therapeutics, AC Immune, Gain Therapeutics and more could shape the future of Parkinson’s disease treatment.
As drug candidates discovered via AI move into later-stage clinical trials, the technology seems to be doing as promised: speeding drug development.
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Every week there are numerous scientific studies published. Here’s a look at some of the more interesting ones.
Scientists are conducting research into the possibility of creating a vaccine that activates T cells that targets not just SARS-CoV-2 but also its variations, even the ones that cause common colds.
As the capabilities have been proven, AI is establishing a firm foothold in the key areas of R&D, drug development, clinical trials, and, to some extent, patient-facing products.
Eisai and Biogen announced positive updates on the Phase IIB 201 and open-label extension studies they are conducting on the use of lecanemab to treat early Alzheimer’s Disease.
Between January 4, 2020 and October 30, 2021, COVID-19 accounted for 576 deaths among children 17 and younger, compared to 189 from influenza, according to the CDC.
AC Immune’s Phase II Lauriet study of investigational anti-Tau monoclonal antibody, semorinemab, in mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease (AD), only met one endpoint.
The company is investigating the death of a 75-year-old woman who died of ARIA while receiving Aduhelm.
A research team at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill (UNC) and Duke University, in Durham, NC identified an antibody that attacks SARS-CoV-2 and its variants and other types of coronaviruses.
Exavir Therapeutics announced that it was able to eliminate HIV from human cells with lipid nanoparticle (LNP)-delivered Tat-targeted CRISPR-Cas9.
Pfizer and BioNTech requested the FDA authorize booster shots for their COVID-19 vaccine for all adults 18 years and older, presenting data not available in September.