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Funding this week went mostly to companies with sophisticated tech platforms. Financing rounds will support platforms for tumor-targeting antibodies, genome-scale nucleic and acid imaging.
Annexon released final data from an open-label phase II clinical trial, showing that its drug candidate ANX005 safely stabilized disease progression in patients with Huntington’s disease.
The Tisch MS Research Center of New York has been researching the concept of using cell therapy as a therapeutic strategy to promote repair and regeneration in certain patients with MS.
On Tuesday, the FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee voted 21-0 with one abstention to recommend authorization of Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine.
Code Bio, a biotechnology company leading the way in targeted non-viral delivery of generic medicines, closed a $75 million Series A financing round on Tuesday.
For the first time in half a decade, the FDA will convene to address two therapies developed by bluebird bio that could have ripple effects across the industry regarding lentiviral vectors.
Aslan partners with Johns Hopkins and Duke, Editas joins forces with Immatics, Yumanity (soon to be Kineta, Inc.) teams with Janssen, Serotiny & Janssen Biotech and Ginkgo and Novo Nordisk.
Amarin and Vincerx Pharma intend to restructure their financial strategies and lessen operational costs by trimming their employee rosters.
Seres Therapeutics, Inc. announced that the company’s Phase III Ecospor IV study demonstrated a strong safety profile in addition to statistically significant positive results against C. difficile infection.
The Phase I mechanism of action study, showing that Lilly’s injectable Mounjaro (tirzepatide) induces greater weight loss than placebo and Novo Nordisk’s semaglutide in adults with type 2 diabetes.
Powered by its blockbuster checkpoint inhibitor Keytruda, Merck is forecasting a potential of more than 80 new regulatory approvals in oncology through 2028.
The Phase III ADvocate 1 and 2 studies on lebrikizumab showed that eight out of 10 patients with atopic dermatitis maintained skin clearance in the 12 months they had been under treatment.
PRESS RELEASES
Optimi Health Announces Pricing of Oversubscribed US$15 Million Public Offering and Nasdaq Uplisting
Common Shares to Trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market Under the Symbol “OPTH”
Australian and European Patent Offices Grant the Company Four Patents Relating to Key Innovations in Implantable System Design, Signal Analysis, and Battery Recharge Safety
