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Adcentrx raises funds to advance ADCs into clinical development

Pharmaceutical Technology

Biotechnology company Adcentrx Therapeutics has raised $38m in Series A+ financing to advance its pipeline of new antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) therapeutics into clinical development. Adcentrx Therapeutics is focused on developing protein conjugate therapeutics to treat cancer and other life-threatening diseases.

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Protein Precision: “Harnessing Targeted Protein Degradation”

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Proteins are the chains of amino acids linked together in different combinations and perform a wide variety of functions. However, continuous regulation of the cellular proteome is essential for maintaining the right balance of different proteins necessary for normal cellular function, survival, and proliferation.

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NLRP3 inhibitor for neuroinflammation enters clinical trials

Drug Discovery World

The Phase I clinical trial of VENT-02, an oral, brain-penetrant NLRP3 inhibitor from Ventus Therapeutics, has launched with the dosing of the first patient. NLRP3 is the best understood member of a family of proteins known as inflammasome receptors.

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Pfizer begins clinical trials of COVID-19 antiviral pill

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Pfizer has begun clinical development of an antiviral pill against COVID-19, which could be prescribed to patients at the first sign of infection. PF-07321332 is a protease inhibitor, which has been able to block replication of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus in preclinical trials as well as other coronaviruses.

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Informatics helps virtual biotech bring compound to clinical trial

Drug Discovery World

Libra’s pipeline targets mechanisms that can mitigate protein pathology associated with CNS degenerative disorders. Libra has initiated several confidential discussions with potential clinical development partners for its TRPML1 programme, and the flexibility of CDD Vault will prove invaluable, Gill suggests.

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HanAll Biopharma and Daewoong sign deal to develop Parkinson’s therapy

Pharmaceutical Technology

HanAll Biopharma and Daewoong Pharmaceutical will combine their resources and knowledge to develop NurrOn’s ATH-399A and other compounds targeting Nurr1 [nuclear receptor-related 1 protein] to treat neurodegenerative disorders. They will help to progress ATH-399A towards a Phase I trial.

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Symvivo’s Oral COVID-19 Vaccine Enters Clinical Trials

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Canadian clinical-stage biotech company Symvivo Corporation has developed an oral COVID-19 vaccine that entered clinical trials this week. The first healthy volunteer was dosed with the vaccine in Australia as part of the bacTRL-Spike COVID-19 Phase I clinical trial. COVID-19 Clinical Trials.