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News and Trends 26 Sep 2022

TILT and MSD working on immunotherapy trial for non-small cell lung cancer

TILT Biotherapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing cancer immunotherapies, has signed a second clinical trial collaboration and supply agreement with MSD, a tradename of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, for a new clinical trial evaluating TILT-123, its oncolytic adenovirus armed with two human cytokines, in combination with KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab), MSD’s anti-PD-1 therapy. The […]

September 26, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 26 Sep 2022

Commercial launch of monkeypox PCR test for research use in laboratories worldwide

A newly developed molecular polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for monkeypox is now commercially available globally for research use only applications. Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) and CerTest Biotec made the announcement today (September 26) that the test can be used in laboratories. The teams leveraged the BD MAX System open architecture reagent suite to develop […]

September 26, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 26 Sep 2022

Australian Agilex Biolabs expands its capacity with new toxicology testing facility

A toxicology facility with more than 10,000 sq ft of laboratory space has opened in Australia and will help Agilex Biolabs expand its capacity to serve the biotech, pharma and animal health industries. After more than 25 years in the industry, Agilex Biolabs says it will now be able to share with an even more […]

September 26, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

Cleara Biotech closes $2.5M round for senescence treatment

News and Trends 26 Sep 2022

Surge raises $2.6M in funding for technology and secures exclusive licensing agreement

Surge, a biotech and artificial intelligence innovator that produces technology to decode immune fingerprints, has received $2.6 million in funding. The technology accurately identifies patients at risk before surgery and enables physicians to quickly forecast the risk of postoperative complications. The funding round was co-led by HCVC, a global early-stage fund dedicated to high-potential […]

September 26, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 26 Sep 2022

Kupando raises €13M in series A funding round led by Remiges Ventures

A company developing agonists that stimulate immune cells today (September 26) announced it has secured €13 million ($12.6 million) in series A funding. Germany-based Kupando develops TLR/47 that stimulate innate immunity for use in oncology and infectious diseases. Kupando says it will use the funds to complete IND-enabling work and to initiate the clinical development […]

September 26, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 26 Sep 2022

Mucocort signs deal for pain-relieving mouth ulcer treatment

Mucocort AB is a Swedish company that has developed a unique self-absorbing pain relief patch for people suffering from recurrent mouth ulcers – aphthous stomatitis. The company has signed a production agreement with medical technology company Aurena Laboratories AB, which also becomes a stakeholder in Mucocort. Aphthous stomatitis is a common disorder. Sixty percent of […]

September 26, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 26 Sep 2022

Cuba to receive €46.7M to boost biopharma sector

The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) has signed the first financing agreement with the Republic of Cuba for the execution of a project to strengthen the Cuban biopharmaceutical industry. On of the goals of the project is to combat COVID-19. The funding is for a total of €46.7 million ($45 million). The initiative, […]

September 26, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 26 Sep 2022

Everest Medicines gets go-ahead for renal disease drug study

Chinese biopharma company Everest Medicines says the China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA)’s Center for Drug Evaluation has approved the investigational new drug (IND) application for a phase 1b study of EVER001, a next-generation covalent reversible Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor, in development for the treatment of glomerular diseases. The planned phase 1b clinical study […]

September 26, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 23 Sep 2022

Grant awarded to help bring to market an innovative treatment for bone cancer

A grant has been awarded to look into the feasibility of bringing to market a new therapy to treat osteosarcoma that aids bone regeneration with fewer side-effects. The European Research Council gave the Proof of Concept grant to professor Cristina Canal from the Technical University of Catalunya’s (UPC) department of materials science and engineering who […]

September 23, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 23 Sep 2022

Knockback for drug to treat patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma

A Swedish biotech company says it believes its treatment could be the ‘canary in the coalmine’ despite a knockback. The Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) has said it does not consider the treatment for patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) favorable in a benefit-risk profile. Oncopeptides AB has been trialing Pepaxto in the […]

September 23, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 23 Sep 2022

Beyond Biotech podcast 15: Cullinan Oncology, Pleco Therapeutics, TikoMed

This week’s podcast has three guests. In honor of World Cancer Research Day on September 24, we have an overview of cancer research with Nadim Ahmed, CEO of Cullinan Oncology; a chat with Ivo Timmermans, CEO of Pleco Therapeutics; and talk with Anders Kristensson, CEO of TikoMed. We also have our weekly chat with global […]

September 23, 2022

News and Trends 22 Sep 2022

Study data for glioblastoma treatment confirms safety and tolerability profile

The final results of a phase 1/2 study of a therapy in recurrent glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) have been reported by Australian-based Telix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. The therapy, TLX101 (4-L-[ 131I] iodo-phenylalanine, or 131I-IPA) administered with external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) and the primary objective was to evaluate and test the safety and tolerability profile of the intravenous therapy […]

September 22, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

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TILT and MSD working on immunotherapy trial for non-small cell lung cancer

Commercial launch of monkeypox PCR test for research use in laboratories worldwide

Australian Agilex Biolabs expands its capacity with new toxicology testing facility

Surge raises $2.6M in funding for technology and secures exclusive licensing agreement

Kupando raises €13M in series A funding round led by Remiges Ventures

Mucocort signs deal for pain-relieving mouth ulcer treatment

Cuba to receive €46.7M to boost biopharma sector

Everest Medicines gets go-ahead for renal disease drug study

Grant awarded to help bring to market an innovative treatment for bone cancer

Knockback for drug to treat patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma

Beyond Biotech podcast 15: Cullinan Oncology, Pleco Therapeutics, TikoMed

Study data for glioblastoma treatment confirms safety and tolerability profile

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