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News and Trends 2 Feb 2023

Orbit Discovery and Endevica Bio to develop cachexia therapeutics

Orbit Discovery Limited has entered into a multi target research agreement with Endevica Bio Inc. Endevica creates first-in-class therapeutics for cachexia caused by cancer and other chronic conditions. Its lead compound has proven to be safe and well-tolerated in phase 1 trials. The collaboration aims to accelerate Endevica’s development of advanced G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR)-targeting […]

February 2, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 26 Jan 2023

New tool to fight antibiotic resistance

The World Health Organization (WHO) ranks antibiotic resistance as one of the top 10 threats to global health. In response, researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have developed a new spray that can kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and that can be used for wound care and directly on implants and other medical devices. “Our […]

January 26, 2023 - 5 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 6 Jan 2023

Orbit Discovery and SanegeneBio collaborate to identify targeting peptides for RNAi drugs

Orbit Discovery Limited has entered into a master service agreement with SanegeneBio Inc., a start-up company dedicated to developing novel RNAi-based medicines. The focus of the collaboration is to identify tissue-specific delivery of a wide range of RNA therapeutics to efficiently knock down disease-causing genes. The agreement covers activities ranging from hit ID to cell-based […]

January 6, 2023 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 23 Nov 2022

Funding to develop wearable patch for type 2 diabetes

A project to develop a patch worn on the cheek that delivers peptide treatments for type 2 diabetes has been awarded just under €3.8 million ($3.9 million) by the EU’s Horizon Europe RESILIENCE program. The ‘BUCCAL-PEP’ project will combine skills to develop a multifunctional biomaterial patch which allows, for the first time, delivery of peptide […]

November 23, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

Interview 28 Oct 2022

Migraines: a new vaccine frontier beyond infectious diseases

By bringing the efficiency and affordability of vaccines to chronic diseases such as migraines, U.S. company Vaxxinity aims to open a new frontier for vaccines in an effort to reach all patient populations, regardless of location or income. Migraine causes severe headaches that are characterized by throbbing pain and associated symptoms such as sensitivity to […]

October 28, 2022 - 7 minutesmins - By Omnia Ibrahim

News and Trends 12 Sep 2022

Enterome presents more data on therapeutic cancer treatment

Clinical stage biopharma company Enterome has presented new data from its two phase 1/2 clinical trials of its OncoMimics cancer immunotherapy EO2401. The trails are in combination with nivolumab (Opdivo) +/- bevacizumab (Avastin), in patients with first progression/recurrence of glioblastoma (ROSALIE trial), and in combination with nivolumab in patients with non-resectable adrenocortical carcinomas (ACC) and […]

September 12, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

Alume Biosciences announces first patient dosed with ALM 488

News and Trends 23 Aug 2022

Alume Biosciences progressing with fluorescence study in patients undergoing head and neck surgery

Alume Biosciences, Inc. says the first patient has been dosed in a phase 3 pivotal study of ALM-488, a peptide-dye conjugate designed to highlight nerves with fluorescence in real time during surgery. “The successful initiation of this phase 3 pivotal study is another major milestone for Alume Biosciences. It marks the final phase of clinical […]

August 23, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 10 Aug 2022

Captor Therapeutics names lead candidate in fight against hepatocellular carcinoma

A Polish biopharma company focused on treating cancer and autoimmune diseases announced today (August 10) that it has chosen a lead candidate for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma. The molecular glue candidate, CPT-6281 will be Captor Therapeutic’s CT-01 project which will initially focus on the clinical development of the asset as a targeted protein degradation […]

August 10, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 28 Jun 2022

Micropep raises €8.75M to develop alternative crop-protection products

French ag-biotech company Micropep, which develops biological micropeptide-based solutions for agriculture, has completed an €8.75 million ($9.3 million) series A1 financing round. Fall Line Capital led the funding, in addition to existing investors, Supernova Invest, Sofinnova Partners, FMC Ventures and IRDI/SORIDEC. Based in Toulouse, Micropep has developed a technological platform that makes it possible to […]

June 28, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

Interview 9 May 2019

A 20-Year Journey to Nail Down an Undruggable Cancer Target

The ultimate goal of cancer research is to bring to the market a drug that improves the treatment of patients lacking options. Laura Soucek, CEO of the startup Peptomyc, shares the story of her journey to take a cancer treatment against an until now undruggable target to the clinic. It all started when Soucek was […]

May 9, 2019 - 5 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 2 Jul 2018

Dutch Snake Venom-Derived Clotting Agent Comes Closer to the Clinic

Dutch biotech raises €12.5M to complete the preclinical development of its lead compound for acute internal bleeding and bring the drug into clinical trials. VarmX, based in Leiden, the Netherlands, raised a Series A round of €7.5M led by BioGeneration Ventures, with an additional €5M provided by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency as an Innovation Credit. The […]

July 2, 2018 - 1 minutemin - By Alexander Burik

Startup Scout 1 Jun 2018

This Dutch Biotech Gets Inspiration From Snake Venom to Restore Blood Clotting

This week we’re in Leiden, the Netherlands, visiting VarmX. The biotech develops therapeutic proteins based on a peptide found in snake venom to restore blood clotting in patients with acute bleeding. Mission: Founded in 2016 as a spin-out from the University of Leiden, VarmX aims to restore blood clotting in patients with acute, internal bleeding after taking […]

June 1, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik

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Orbit Discovery and Endevica Bio to develop cachexia therapeutics

New tool to fight antibiotic resistance

Orbit Discovery and SanegeneBio collaborate to identify targeting peptides for RNAi drugs

Funding to develop wearable patch for type 2 diabetes

Migraines: a new vaccine frontier beyond infectious diseases

Enterome presents more data on therapeutic cancer treatment

Alume Biosciences progressing with fluorescence study in patients undergoing head and neck surgery

Captor Therapeutics names lead candidate in fight against hepatocellular carcinoma

Micropep raises €8.75M to develop alternative crop-protection products

A 20-Year Journey to Nail Down an Undruggable Cancer Target

Dutch Snake Venom-Derived Clotting Agent Comes Closer to the Clinic

This Dutch Biotech Gets Inspiration From Snake Venom to Restore Blood Clotting

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