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Seelos Therapeutics announced in vitro data Thursday supporting its gene therapy, SLS-004. SLS-004 is intended for the treatment of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB).
COVID-19 is turning out to be a particularly tenacious disease. And researchers are starting to understand why. Also, a new study found that COVID-19 deaths were higher in Republican-voting counties.
Bluebird bio faces a two-day crucible as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Cell, Tissue and Gene Therapies Advisory Committee will give two lentiviral vector gene therapies a thumbs up or down.
The Forbion Growth Opportunities Fund II will invest mainly in later-stage biopharmaceutical firms in Europe, focusing on marketing treatments for diseases with high unmet needs.
Takeda announced results from its Phase III clinical trial on TAK-003, its dengue fever vaccine candidate, at the Northern European Conference of Travel Medicine.
Degron Therapeutics, based in Shanghai, announced Thursday that it has secured $22 million in Series A financing for its unique molecular glue-based targeted protein degradation platform GlueXplorer.
Precision BioSciences’ clinical program exploring allogeneic CAR T therapy may well produce a market pioneer after initial data showed its ability to deliver a 100% overall response rate.
Mineralys Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing a best-in-class, novel therapy for high blood pressure, closed a $118 million Series B investment round.
The new space will enable Astellas to establish a global supply chain of gene therapies as well as widen the scope of the therapeutic products it creates.
South San Francisco-based Rigel Pharmaceuticals reported its Phase III Forward trial of fostamatinib did not show statistical significance in warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia
At ENDO 2022, Ascendis will share Phase II and III data showing clinical efficacy for its investigational product candidate for hypoparathyroidism. For this and more, see inside.
Greg Grunberg, who has appeared in multiple Star Wars projects, has partnered with Jazz Pharmaceuticals to bring “The Care Giver”, a video web series, to life.
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• ASCO 2026: 2.5-Year Overall Survival Data • Jefferies Healthcare Conference: Partnering & Investor meetings • BIO International Convention: Panel Participation • MIB Agents Factor Osteosarcoma Conference: Data Presentation
The 6% naturally derived extract is set to be encapsulated for use in patients suffering from treatment-resistant depression under Australia’s Authorised Prescriber Scheme, where no serious adverse events have been reported as of December 2025
Live Presentation and Q&A: Thursday, May 28, 2026 12 PM EDT
• MustGrow has received approval from the agriculture departments of Texas, Utah, and Montana to commence sales of organic biofertility product TerraSanteTM. • Based on infield grower data, the mustard-derived TerraSanteTM biofertility product has been shown to improve crop yields, soil, and potentially the soil microbiome health for nutrient/water use efficiencies.
· Prof. Dr. med. Jürgen Braun joins the Scientific Advisory Board of MetrioPharm AG. · With more than 800 peer-reviewed publications and various prestigious awards, Prof. Braun is internationally recognized as a leading expert in the field of modern clinical and academic rheumatology.
Pharmaceutical service provider receives prestigious management award for the seventh year in a row · Family-owned company once again excels in all four key business areas · Site development and digitalization as strategic investment priorities · Focus on new sources for skilled workers and on lifelong learning
The upgraded platform offers a searchable database of over 300 risk-assessed HCPs, automated research scanning, and new flexible pricing options for mid-size drug developers.
New preprint by Jianghui Xiong, PhD, and the DeepoMe team introduces SteeraMed, a steerable biomedical world model for N-of-1 intervention reasoning across chronic diseases and aging