Antibody provides broad protection vs hantaviruses
An international research team headed by Pablo Guardado-Calvo at Institut Pasteur Paris has demonstrated evaluated antibody efficacy against lethal hantaviruses.
Syncona launches new gene therapy company Beacon Therapeutics
Syncona Ltd had spun-out the ophtalmology specialist Beacon Therapeutics Holdings Ltd with a £96m Series A financing.
Roche to file MAA for eculizumab competitor
Roche AG has announced positive results from the non-blinded Phase III COMMODORE 1 and 2 trials at the EHA Hybrid Congress in Frankfurt, Germany.
CGT Catapult expanding with Scotch facility
The world 3rd largest gene and cell therapy (CGT) cluster, the UK CGT Catapult has expanded its operations opening a subsidiary in Edinburgh.
Bayer AG is joining forces with Acuitas Therapeutics, Inc
Bayer boosts its gene therapy portfolio with lipid nanoparticle technology from Acuitas Therapeutics Inc.
Cytovation ASA raises US$8m in Series A
Bergen-based Cytovation ASA has raised US$8m in a Series A extension round to push its cancer compound CyPep-1 into Phase II clinical testing.
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eXmoor Pharma Ltd raises US$35m
Bristol-based eXmoor Pharma Ltd has completed a US$35m Series A financing to expand its cell and gene therapy manufacturing capabilities.
Stem cell gene transfer treats IL-1 immune diseases
Italian researchers have successfully ameliorated several IL-1-based autoimmune disorders by gene therapy into transplantable hematopoietic stem cells of mice.
Glioma drug combo turns tumours hot
An anti-TNF-antibody-cytokine fusion combo with chemotherapy turns inoperable brain tumours hot in mice. A Phase I trial sponsored by Philogen SpA is underway.
AI predicts an enzymes substrate
A new machine learning model can predict enzyme-substrate pairs, with an accuracy of over 90% and is ready to be used in pharmaceutical and industrial biotechnology.