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Corbus and CSPC Megalith sign licence agreement for antibody drug conjugate

Pharmaceutical Technology

Precision oncology firm Corbus Pharmaceuticals and CSPC Megalith Biopharmaceutical have entered an exclusive licensing agreement for the latter’s new clinical stage antibody drug conjugate (ADC), CRB-701 (SYS6002). We look forward to working with CSPC to advance clinical development of this asset and realise its full potential.”

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New class of antibody cancer drug shows promise

Drug Discovery World

A Cancer Research UK-funded clinical trial has shown, for the first time, that a new class of antibody could benefit cancer patients whose existing treatments have stopped working. The drug, MOv18 IgE, was developed by researchers at King’s College London.

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Gemini enters business combination deal with Disc Medicine

Pharmaceutical Technology

The proceeds from the business combination will be utilised to advance the pipeline of Disc to clinical trials and offer funding into 2025. Disc focuses on discovering and developing new therapies for patients with serious haematologic ailments. Last year, Disc in-licensed bitopertin from Roche.

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Astellas to support development of Taysha’s gene therapy programmes

Pharmaceutical Technology

Additionally, Astellas will obtain an exclusive option for licencing two clinical-stage programmes of Taysha, namely TSHA-102 and TSHA-120, for Rett syndrome and GAN, respectively. Astellas will also receive specific rights linked to any possible change of Taysha’s control.

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EC grants approval for BioMarin’s gene therapy to treat Hemophilia A

Pharmaceutical Technology

The treatment is indicated for patients with no history of Factor VIII inhibitors and any detectable antibodies to adeno-associated virus serotype 5 (AAV5). The approval is based on comprehensive data from the clinical development programme of Roctavian, including two-year findings from the international Phase III GENEr8-1 clinical trial.

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ADCs Pipeline Update: Avacta Partners with ADC Therapeutics

Roots Analysis

On November 1, 2019, Avacta Group and ADC Therapeutics have announced a collaboration agreement for the development of novel drug candidates. The firm also has the right to obtain exclusive licenses to the Affimer proteins for clinical development and commercialization.

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Gilead pledges $1.76bn to MacroGenics for bispecific cancer antibody

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Gilead Sciences has made yet another rush into the oncology category, licensing a bispecific antibody from MacroGenics in development as a treatment for CD123-positive blood cancers, including acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). Along with the signing fee, there is another $1.7 It brought in $4.7