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Leading innovators in anti-influenza antibody compositions for the pharmaceutical industry

Pharmaceutical Technology

In the last three years alone, there have been over 633,000 patents filed and granted in the pharmaceutical industry, according to GlobalData’s report on Innovation in Pharmaceuticals: Anti-influenza antibody compositions. However, not all innovations are equal and nor do they follow a constant upward trend.

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Almirall and IRB Barcelona team up to tackle skin disease

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The use of monovalent degraders, which enable the targeted degradation of disease-relevant proteins, offers a new avenue to reach tissue that cannot be targeted with conventional therapeutic agents. Researchers at Almirall have identified several proteins whose abnormal function is associated with inflammatory immune skin diseases.

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Leading innovators in anti-viral antigen-based compositions for the pharmaceutical industry

Pharmaceutical Technology

Adeno-associated virus vectors, alcohol dehydrogenase compositions, and antibody serum stabilisers are some of the accelerating innovation areas, where adoption has been steadily increasing. Among maturing innovation areas are anti-influenza antibody compositions and anti-interleukin-1, which are now well established in the industry.

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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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Almirall joins IL-2 push in autoimmunity with $507m Simcere deal

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The Spanish drugmaker is paying $15 million upfront for rights to IL-2 mutant fusion protein (IL-2 mu-Fc) SIM0278 outside the Greater China region, with another $492 million pledged in development and commercial milestone payments if the drug works across multiple autoimmune indications. . Last year, Merck & Co paid $1.85

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SLAS2024: Day One Highlights

Drug Discovery World

Williams discussed the advantages of the company’s ‘disease agnostic’ small molecule degraders, and its success so far in translating results from preclinical to clinical tests in dermatology, inflammation and oncology indications. Product launches More than 400 exhibitors are at the event this year, many of whom are launching new products.

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Majority of Patients Treated with Lebrikizumab Achieved Skin Clearance in Lilly’s Pivotal Phase 3 Atopic Dermatitis Studies

The Pharma Data

More than 50 percent of patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD) experienced at least 75 percent reduction in disease severity (EASI-75*) at 16 weeks when receiving lebrikizumab monotherapy in the ADvocate program, Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced today at the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) Annual Meeting.