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Celltrion develops tailored neutralising antibody cocktail treatment with CT-P59 to tackle COVID-19 variant spread using its antibody development platform

Drug Discovery Today

Celltrion is on track developing a neutralising antibody cocktail with Regdanvimab (CT-P59) tailored to fight against the emerging new variants. CT-P59 demonstrated neutralising capability against key emerging mutations, including the UK variant in addition to six variant genome mutations of SARS-CoV-2.

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BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM ENTERS GLOBAL LICENSING AGREEMENT TO DEVELOP AND COMMERCIALIZE INNOVATIVE ANTIBODIES FROM A*STAR FOR TARGETED CANCER THERAPIES

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Boehringer Ingelheim and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) today announced a global licensing agreement under which Boehringer Ingelheim will obtain exclusive worldwide rights to research, develop and commercialize products based on a panel of innovative, tumor-specific antibodies from A*STAR.

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2024 predictions: Experts comment on AI, ML and automation

Drug Discovery World

In 2024, we can expect another wave of innovative new drugs to be developed using the technology, given that the AI-fuelled small molecule discovery pipeline is growing by almost 40% annually.” It is becoming more broadly acknowledged that AI is set to transform one of the most promising yet under-utilised fields of omics – 3D genomics.

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Conversations from ESMO Targeted Anticancer Therapies Congress 2024 

Drug Discovery World

DDW’s Megan Thomas caught up with Oliver Rausch, Chief Scientific Officer at Storm Therapeutics, following the ESMO Targeted Anticancer Therapies Congress 2024, a global meeting focusing on promising new anticancer targets and agents, focusing on those in early phase clinical development.

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The latest drug discovery product launches

Drug Discovery World

It is accessible, boosts developer productivity and aims to save up to 80% of the time and cost associated with traditional API management strategies.

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Sanofi wagers $400m on miRecule muscular dystrophy therapy

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Sanofi has added to its rare disease pipeline by licensing an antibody-RNA conjugate (ARC) for facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD), a genetic muscle disorder, from US biotech miRecule. The aim will be to identify promising candidates in areas of “unmet patient need.”

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Boehringer to investigate ‘dark antigens’ with UK cancer specialist Enara

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Dark Antigens represent a new class of cancer-associated antigens that derive from the genomic “dark matter” – the portion of the human genome that is normally not expressed as protein. These sequences are usually silenced in healthy cells but are activated and presented on tumour cells.

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