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News and Trends 21 Sep 2022

FDA clears Cellenkos ALS drug for trial

Cellenkos, Inc., a clinical stage biotech company, has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared its Investigational New Drug (IND) application to initiate a phase 1 safety study followed by a phase 1b randomized, double blind, placebo control trial of CK0803, neurotrophic allogeneic Treg cells, in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis […]

September 21, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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News and Trends 21 Sep 2022

Anina – reshaping the future of food by upcycling rejected vegetables

Two industrial design students were so concerned by the huge amounts of perfectly good fresh produce being wasted, they spent two years working on a healthy solution. Esti Brantz and Meydan Levy noticed that fruit and veg was getting tossed in the trash due to cosmetic reasons such as size, shape, color differences, or […]

September 21, 2022 - 5 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 21 Sep 2022

Poolbeg to investigate melioidosis vaccine candidate

Poolbeg Pharma has signed an exclusive agreement with University College Dublin (UCD) through NovaUCD, the university’s knowledge transfer office, for a late preclinical stage vaccine candidate for melioidosis, a disease for which there is no current approved vaccine available.The vaccine candidate, which is being developed by Poolbeg Pharma as POLB 003, was invented following many […]

September 21, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 21 Sep 2022

Hoag’s high hopes for new drug with Alzheimer’s disease trial

Hoag’s Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute is initiating a clinical trial for what it says is a promising new investigational treatment for Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The phase I study will determine the safety and tolerability of a single intravenous (IV) dose and multiple IV doses of ACU193. Hoag is seeking individuals who have memory problems to […]

September 21, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 21 Sep 2022

Novo Nordisk Foundation investing $200M for first quantum computer for life sciences research

The Novo Nordisk Foundation has awarded a grant of $200 million to establish the first full-scale quantum computer for the development of new medicines. The computer will also provide new insights into climate change and the green transition, which is not possible with classical computers today. The computer could be located in a data center, […]

September 21, 2022 - 5 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 21 Sep 2022

New Bio Studio program collaboration looks to create life science start-ups

The BioInnovation Institute (BII), has entered a collaboration with Imperial College London in the U.K. to launch a new translational project under its Bio Studio program. The program aims to foster the creation of new life science start-ups based on research to benefit people and society. Based in Denmark, the BII is an international commercial, […]

September 21, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 20 Sep 2022

ten23 health completes superstructure of new sterile production facility

ten23 health, a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) has completed the superstructure of its new sterile manufacturing facility. The existing facility of ten23 health’s swissfillon AG company in Visp already offers sterile manufacturing of pre-filled syringes, vials, and cartridges for clinical trial and commercial supplies, in collaboration with ten23 health’s development center in […]

September 20, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 20 Sep 2022

Bioreactor platform launched to support process development for cell and gene therapy

A medical technology company, today announced the launch of a bioreactor platform that supports process development through to commercial manufacturing for the cell and gene therapy (CGT) sector. Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies (Terumo BCT) named its Quantum Flex Cell Expansion System, after identifying the industry’s need for earlier automation to potentially limit additional and […]

September 20, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 20 Sep 2022

CytoReason and Pfizer agree deal worth up to $110M for AI drug discovery and development

In a deal with a potential value of $110 million over the next five years, CytoReason has announced an extension of its multi-year partnership with Pfizer. Pfizer will make a $20 million equity investment under the terms of the agreement which will give the company the right to use CytoReason’s artificial intelligence (AI) technology and […]

September 20, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 20 Sep 2022

First treatment of rare kidney disease launched in Germany by STADA Arzneimittel

The first and only approved treatment for primary immunoglobin A (IgA) nephropathy, a rare, progressive disease of the kidneys, has been launched in Germany. European commercial partner of Calliditas Therapeutics AB, STADA Arzneimittel AG, says the treatment will launch in additional European countries later. The disease, also known as Berger’s disease, occurs when immunoglobin builds […]

September 20, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 20 Sep 2022

Positive results from Arecor Therapeutics’ clinical trial of rapid, concentrated insulin

Arecor Therapeutics today (September 20) announced positive results from a phase 1 clinical trial of its rapid, concentrated insulin product. The company’s candidate named AT278 is formulated using its Arestat technology and designed to significantly accelerate insulin absorption post injection. This is to enable more effective and convenient management of blood glucose levels in people […]

September 20, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 20 Sep 2022

GenScript and Avectas look to improve non-viral cell therapy manufacturing

GenScript USA Inc. and Avectas, a cell engineering technology company, are partnering to develop an improved non-viral cell therapy manufacturing process. The two companies said they share a goal of providing their customers with new methods for developing cell therapies with an improved safety profile over viral and non-viral vector techniques. By combining Avectas’ cell […]

September 20, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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FDA clears Cellenkos ALS drug for trial

Anina – reshaping the future of food by upcycling rejected vegetables

Poolbeg to investigate melioidosis vaccine candidate

Hoag’s high hopes for new drug with Alzheimer’s disease trial

Novo Nordisk Foundation investing $200M for first quantum computer for life sciences research

New Bio Studio program collaboration looks to create life science start-ups

ten23 health completes superstructure of new sterile production facility

Bioreactor platform launched to support process development for cell and gene therapy

CytoReason and Pfizer agree deal worth up to $110M for AI drug discovery and development

First treatment of rare kidney disease launched in Germany by STADA Arzneimittel

Positive results from Arecor Therapeutics’ clinical trial of rapid, concentrated insulin

GenScript and Avectas look to improve non-viral cell therapy manufacturing

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