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News and Trends 10 Nov 2022

Researchers develop new nanoparticle to deliver drugs direct to macrophages

How can a drug be delivered exactly where it is needed, while limiting the risk of side effects? The use of nanoparticles to encapsulate a drug to protect it and the body until it reaches its point of action is being increasingly studied. However, this requires identifying the right nanoparticle for each drug according to […]

November 10, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 10 Nov 2022

New radiopharmaceutical shrinks prostate cancer tumors

Researchers in Japan and Germany say a radiopharmaceutical treatment targeting a prostate-specific membrane antigen effectively shrinks prostate tumors in mice. The team reported the anti-cancer treatment zeroes in on tumor cells with ‘laser precision.’ Recent developments, such as targeted α-therapies as a type of theranostics, are trying to tackle cancer. Theranostics is a one-two punch […]

November 10, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 8 Nov 2022

Does covid vaccination boost cancer treatment?

Patients with nasopharyngeal cancer are often treated with drugs that activate their immune system against the tumor. It was feared that vaccination against Covid-19 could reduce the success of cancer treatment or cause severe side effects. However, a recent study by the universities of Bonn, Germany, and Shanxi, China, say this isn’t the case. According […]

November 8, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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News and Trends 4 Nov 2022

Centogene launches rare and neurodegenerative disease Biodata Network

German company, Centogene N.V., today (November 4) announced its launch of Biodata Network, a portfolio of data-driven partnering solutions including licenses and insight report for biopharma and research institutions. The company, which works to find data-driven answers in rare and neurodegenerative diseases, wants to offer increased access to its insights. To do this, it has […]

November 4, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

Startup Scout 2 Nov 2022

Breakpoint Therapeutics sabotages DNA repair in cancer cells

The Hamburg-based Evotec spinout Breakpoint Therapeutics is working on cancer treatments that block the ability of tumor cells to repair their own DNA. In the last decade, a new class of drugs known as DNA damage response (DDR) inhibitors has risen to prominence in the oncology space. These drugs are able to break down the […]

November 2, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 1 Nov 2022

Tetris Pharma launches hypoglycemia injector pen in Germany

Tetris Pharma Ltd, a subsidiary of biopharma company Arecor Therapeutics plc, has launched Ogluo (glucagon prefilled autoinjector pen) in Germany as a treatment for severe hypoglycemia in children and adults living with diabetes. Ogluo is a ready-to-use, ambiently stored, preparation of glucagon that has been specifically designed for patients living with diabetes with severe hypoglycemia. […]

November 1, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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News and Trends 26 Oct 2022

Partnership for better understanding of Sjögren’s syndrome announced by Evotec

A molecular patient database for Sjögren’s syndrome (SjS) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is to be generated following a partnership between Evotec SE and a German university. Evotec made the announcement yesterday (Tuesday) that it will work with Hannover Medical School (MHH). The strategic partnership between Evotec and MHH aims at achieving a better understanding […]

October 26, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

More News! 24 Oct 2022

Mass production of lutetium for targeted cancer therapeutics following collaboration

An international collaboration marking the start of commercial production of lutetium-177 was celebrated in Munich between Canada-based Bruce Power, Isogen and Isotope Technologies Munich (ITM). The announcement was celebrated along with representatives of the partnership organizations during a trade mission with Vic Fedeli, Ontario’s Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade. This milestone was […]

October 24, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 20 Oct 2022

License from Helmholtz Munich will enable progression of brain cancer treatment

A treatment for one of the most aggressive and difficult to treat cancers is the focus of a licensing option that has been executed by Isotope Technologies Munich SE (ITM). The license from Helmholtz Munich was announced yesterday (October 19). The targeted radionuclide therapy with ITM-31 targets a specific protein (antigen) called CA XII, which […]

October 20, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 10 Oct 2022

Evonik and Phathom Pharmaceuticals partner on novel acid-blocker vonoprazan

Evonik has entered into a long-term supply agreement with Phathom Pharmaceuticals, a U.S. biopharma company developing and commercializing new treatments for gastric acid-related diseases. Evonik will produce large-scale volumes of vonoprazan at its FDA-inspected manufacturing sites in Tippecanoe, Indiana, U.S., and Dossenheim, Germany. “The manufacture of vonoprazan requires multi-step syntheses involving complex chemistries. We are […]

October 10, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 7 Oct 2022

Beyond Biotech podcast 17: BIO-Europe, National Hemophilia Foundation

This week, we have three interviews. Our guests are: Pam Putz, managing director of EBD Group EU; André Hofmann, CEO of biosaxony; and Kevin Mills, chief scientific officer at the National Hemophilia Foundation and Teri Willey, managing director of the National Hemophilia Foundation’s Pathway to Cures. We also have our weekly chat with global commercial […]

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News and Trends 3 Oct 2022

Oncopeptides starts European commercialization of myeloma drug in Germany

Swedish biotech company Oncopeptides AB has initiated the commercial launch of Pepaxti (melphalan flufenamide) in Germany. It marks the first market in Europe where the drug is being launched. On August 18, the European Commission granted Pepaxti, in combination with dexamethasone, Marketing Authorization in the European Union and countries in the European Economic Area, for […]

October 3, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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Researchers develop new nanoparticle to deliver drugs direct to macrophages

New radiopharmaceutical shrinks prostate cancer tumors

Does covid vaccination boost cancer treatment?

Centogene launches rare and neurodegenerative disease Biodata Network

Breakpoint Therapeutics sabotages DNA repair in cancer cells

Tetris Pharma launches hypoglycemia injector pen in Germany

Partnership for better understanding of Sjögren’s syndrome announced by Evotec

Mass production of lutetium for targeted cancer therapeutics following collaboration

License from Helmholtz Munich will enable progression of brain cancer treatment

Evonik and Phathom Pharmaceuticals partner on novel acid-blocker vonoprazan

Beyond Biotech podcast 17: BIO-Europe, National Hemophilia Foundation

Oncopeptides starts European commercialization of myeloma drug in Germany

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