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News and Trends 11 Aug 2022

Regen BioPharma develops new approach for boosting CAR-T cell efficiency to treat solid tumors

Regen BioPharma, Inc. has filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office a provisional U.S. patent application covering the company’s novel approach for enabling chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell-based therapies to kill solid tumors through prevention of a process called “T cell exhaustion.” CAR-T cells are effective at treating certain lymphomas and leukemias with […]

August 11, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 3 Aug 2022

Poseida Therapeutics and Roche to focus on therapies for hematologic malignancies

Poseida Therapeutics, Inc. has entered into a broad strategic collaboration and license agreement with Roche, focused on developing allogeneic CAR-T therapies directed to hematologic malignancies. The global collaboration covers the research and development of multiple existing and novel off-the-shelf cell therapies against targets in multiple myeloma, B-cell lymphomas and other hematologic indications. “We are excited […]

August 3, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 28 Jun 2022

Trinity, St. James’s and Legend Biotech collaborating on solid tumors

Trinity College and St. James’s Hospital Dublin (SJH) in Ireland have entered into a strategic collaboration with Legend Biotech, a global biotechnology company developing, manufacturing and commercializing novel therapies. Together, they will develop 3D models exploring chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) cell therapies in solid tumors. CAR T-cell therapies are customized for each individual patient. […]

June 28, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 22 Jun 2022

Galapagos to acquire CellPoint and AboundBio to advance cell therapies

Belgian headquartered biotech Galapagos NV has acquired CellPoint and AboundBio, a move the Belgian company said propels it into next-generation cell therapy. Galapagos said the acquisitions give it access to an innovative, scalable, decentralized and automated point-of-care cell therapy supply model as well as a next-generation fully human antibody-based therapeutics platform. Galapagos said the goal […]

June 22, 2022 - 5 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 21 Jun 2022

Immuneel Therapeutics raises $15M and starts patient trials for CAR-T cancer therapies

Indian biotech start-up Immuneel Therapeutics has announced it has started patient dosing in a CAR-T trial named “IMAGINE.” The Indian company focuses on creating access to Chimeric Antigen Receptor T cell therapy (CAR-T) and other cellular immunotherapies for the management and treatment of cancers. The phase II trial is the first industry sponsored CAR-T trial […]

June 21, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 15 Jun 2022

TILT Biotherapeutics raises $10M to push ahead on cancer immunotherapies

TILT Biotherapeutics (TILT), a clinical-stage Finnish biotech company developing cancer immunotherapies, has completed the first close of its financing round, raising $10.7 million. It was led by Lifeline Ventures and joined by Tesi (Finnish Industry Investment Ltd). The funding will be used to advance phase I/II programs in Europe and the U.S., using TILT-123 plus […]

June 15, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 22 Oct 2021

Gene-Edited T Cell Therapy Players Battle Safety Doubts

Confidence in gene-edited T cell therapies from donor cells has faltered as Allogene Therapeutics paused all clinical development following the detection of an unexpected genetic change in a clinical trial. Industry experts see these events as a reality check for the nascent field. Off-the-shelf treatments that use genetically engineered T cells to treat diseases suffered […]

October 22, 2021 - 5 minutesmins - By Anita Chakraverty

In Depth 11 Oct 2021

A Cure for Cancer? How CAR-T Cell Therapy is Revolutionizing Oncology

CAR-T therapy has been hailed as a cure for cancer, but what really is this ‘miraculous technology’ and what can we actually expect from it? The field of immuno-oncology is booming with billions of euros in investment. The ability to rewire our own immune system to fight cancer has certainly created huge expectations. After the […]

October 11, 2021 - 10 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 28 Jul 2021

Microbiome Medicines Could Power Up CAR-T Cell Therapies

The microbiome could pave new cancer immunotherapy inroads for European biotechs, bolstered by preclinical findings that gut bacteria metabolites may help CAR-T cell therapies penetrate and kill solid tumors. A recent study conducted by researchers at Philipps-University Marburg, University Hospital Würzburg, and the Leeds-based company 4D Pharma showed that metabolites produced by the gut bacteria […]

July 28, 2021 - 5 minutesmins - By Mark Zipkin

Best in Biotech 30 Jun 2021

Scotland’s Top 10 Biotech Companies to Watch Out For

Scotland has a thriving life sciences ecosystem with strengths in oncology, genetic engineering, and industrial biotech. Let’s pick up the bagpipes as we tour the top 10 biotech companies in Scotland. Scotland is the UK’s second-most populous country, boasting picturesque scenery, a rich history, and a strong focus on sustainability. There is a diverse range […]

June 30, 2021 - 11 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

Reports 11 Nov 2020

Navigating the Immunotherapy Maze

Today, the global immunotherapy drugs market is valued at €139B ($163B) and is estimated to reach a staggering value of €149.3B ($174.6B) by 2025. Without a doubt, it is a flourishing field with new research emerging as you read. Discover now how antibodies, T cells, and exosomes are changing the immunotherapy field! While antibodies have […]

November 11, 2020 - 2 minutesmins - By Larissa Warneck-Silvestrin

Interview 28 Oct 2020

Do Natural Killer Cells Hold the Key to Treating Blood Cancers?

Novel immunotherapies, like T cell therapy, may have shown recent successes but they also come with a number of setbacks, such as long timelines and serious adverse reactions. As CEO of the Dutch biotech Kiadis Pharma, Arthur Lahr has been leading the development of a technology that could overcome these limitations by using natural killer […]

October 28, 2020 - 7 minutesmins - By Larissa Warneck-Silvestrin

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Regen BioPharma develops new approach for boosting CAR-T cell efficiency to treat solid tumors

Poseida Therapeutics and Roche to focus on therapies for hematologic malignancies

Trinity, St. James’s and Legend Biotech collaborating on solid tumors

Galapagos to acquire CellPoint and AboundBio to advance cell therapies

Immuneel Therapeutics raises $15M and starts patient trials for CAR-T cancer therapies

TILT Biotherapeutics raises $10M to push ahead on cancer immunotherapies

Gene-Edited T Cell Therapy Players Battle Safety Doubts

A Cure for Cancer? How CAR-T Cell Therapy is Revolutionizing Oncology

Microbiome Medicines Could Power Up CAR-T Cell Therapies

Scotland’s Top 10 Biotech Companies to Watch Out For

Navigating the Immunotherapy Maze

Do Natural Killer Cells Hold the Key to Treating Blood Cancers?

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