Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 12, 2023

Absci has collaborated with the University of Oxford’s Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology to expedite the development of AI-driven immunotherapies. The company will then reassemble the antigen-antibody pairs, using its reverse immunology approach, as starting points for the development of drugs.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

APRIL 5, 2023

Absci has collaborated with bioinformatics firm M2GEN to expedite the development of new cancer medicines. Absci stated that this collaboration combines AI drug creation technology and oncology bioinformatics, thereby reducing the time and cost of cancer drug development.

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Drug Discovery World

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Lu Rahman selects some of the year’s interesting and noteworthy advances in cancer research drug discovery and development. As always, a year within cancer drug discovery and development brings with it significant breakthroughs, and 2023 has been no exception. Research into new cancer drugs remain strong.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

APRIL 28, 2023

Biotechnology company Therini Bio has raised $36m in a Series A financing round to develop fibrin-targeted therapies to treat neurodegenerative and retinal diseases. Therini Bio will use part of the funds to advance its potential first-in-class investigational antibody, THN391, into clinical trials.

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Drug Discovery World

MAY 6, 2024

Immune B cells could be used to develop cancer targeting immunotherapies, following new research by scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, the University of Oxford and University of Cambridge.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Evaxion Biotech and ExpreS 2 ion Biotechnologies have entered a vaccine discovery collaboration agreement to co-develop a new cytomegalovirus (CMV) vaccine candidate. Additionally, this project will be part of the development pipeline of Evaxion under EVX-V1. A herpesvirus family member, CMV is spread through body fluids.

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Drug Discovery World

JULY 26, 2023

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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Drug Discovery World

APRIL 11, 2024

We have noted that cancer patients can develop powerful anti-tumour immune responses that can result in complete cure of the disease and we call these patients ‘elite responders’. By understanding what triggers the adaptive immune response in “elite responders” we have identified new targets and therapeutic antibodies.

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pharmaphorum

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

A trial of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine has shown the jab produces an immune response, although the study was too small to produce conclusive findings, particularly on safety. But there are concerns that Russia has rushed development of the vaccine to claim a political victory in the race to get a vaccine approved.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 22, 2023

SM17 is a humanised IgG4-k monoclonal antibody that targets IL-17RB to treat asthma, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), atopic dermatitis (AD) and other immunological disorders. It can suppress Th2 immune responses by binding to IL-17RB on Type 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s).

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pharmaphorum

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Regeneron’s antibody cocktail seems to reduce levels of coronavirus and improve symptoms in patients, according to early test results. REGN-COV2 is a combination of two monoclonal antibodies and was designed to block infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 , the virus that causes COVID-19. There were no deaths in the trial.

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Drug Discovery World

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Taking a human-first approach, Infinimmune is leveraging single-cell technology to create truly human antibody-based therapeutics directly derived from the human immune system. MT: Can you provide me with an overview of what Infinimmune does currently and the potential it sees in the antibody-based therapeutics market?

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Drug Discovery World

JANUARY 11, 2023

AbbVie and Immunome have agreed a worldwide collaboration with the aim of discovering up to 10 novel antibody-target pairs arising from three specified tumour types using Immunome’s Discovery Engine. . Steve Davidsen, Vice President, Oncology Discovery Research, AbbVie.

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Camargo

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The development of biological products (or biologics) represents a major advancement in modern medicine, enabling the treatment of patients with many illnesses where no other therapeutics were previously available. One common characteristic for most if not all biologics is the triggering of an immune response or anti-drug antibodies.

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Drug Discovery World

AUGUST 25, 2023

Prior vaccination against tetanus and diphtheria, with or without pertussis (Tdap/Td); herpes zoster (HZ), better known as shingles; and pneumococcus are all associated with a reduced risk for developing AD. Schulz commented: “We and others hypothesise that the immune system is responsible for causing brain cell dysfunction in AD.

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The Pharma Data

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Pfizer-BioNTech announced Wednesday that preliminary preclinical data from mouse and macaque monkey models showed a strong immune response from its mRNA COVID-19 vaccine. . The study and the data are currently subject to peer review.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

AUGUST 5, 2022

The scientific approach of MiroBio for immune balance restoration to treat autoimmune diseases complements the inflammation research and development works of Gilead. MB272, the lead investigational antibody of MiroBio, is a selective immune inhibitory receptor B- and T-Lymphocyte Attenuator (BTLA) agonist.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JANUARY 9, 2023

AbbVie has entered a global collaboration and option agreement with Immunome to discover new antibody-target pairs for cancer treatment. The multi-year collaboration will use Immunome’s Discovery Engine to discover up to ten new antibody pairs arising from three specified types of tumours.

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The Pharma Data

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Canadian biopharmaceutical company Medicago has announced that its investigational COVID-19 vaccine generated “significant antibody and cellular immune responses” after two doses in all subjects in an early-stage clinical trial. Based on the promising phase 1 data, the company plans to proceed with a phase 2/3 clinical trial. “We

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 19, 2023

OncoResponse has secured a $13m grant from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) and raised an additional $14m in funding from investors for advancing OR502 to investigational new drug (IND) and clinical trials. It is planned to enter clinical studies this year. ”

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Pharmaceutical Technology

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The failure of several late-stage trials highlights the challenging nature of HIV vaccine development. Since HIV integrates with the DNA, eliminating the virus from the body is very difficult, explains David Montefiori, PhD, director of the Laboratory for AIDS Vaccine Research and Development at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.

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The Pharma Data

JUNE 17, 2022

Two broadly neutralizing antibodies show great promise to provide long-acting immunity against COVID-19 in immunocompromised populations according to a paper published June 15 in the Journal of Experimental Medicine (JEM). The two antibodies also were fully active against Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta variants. 2 subtypes.

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XTalks

JUNE 18, 2021

This is why Regeneron’s announcement of positive clinical trial results that show its antibody cocktail treatment can cut deaths among hospitalized patients is welcome news. It is the first trial to demonstrate that any antibody treatment could improve survival in patients hospitalized with COVID-19. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s

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XTalks

AUGUST 8, 2022

MiroBio’s Research Pursuits. MiroBio is a private biotech company based in the UK that focuses on developing checkpoint agonist antibodies, which are a new class of therapies that work to restore immune balance in patients with autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. PD-1 is a potent immune inhibitory receptor.

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pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 11, 2022

An intranasal formulation of AstraZeneca’s widely-used COVID-19 vaccine Vaxzevria has failed at the first hurdle, after results from a phase 1 trial found it was unable to stimulate a strong immune response to the virus. Other efforts to develop a nasally-delivered COVID-19 vaccine have met with greater success.

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XTalks

OCTOBER 12, 2021

The experimental arthritis vaccine was developed by researchers at the University of Toledo (UToledo) and is a major breakthrough for rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases as well. The vaccine was tested in rats and showed strong, immediate and long-lasting immune responses to confer protection against the disease.

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Drug Discovery World

AUGUST 7, 2023

Evox Therapeutics has agreed a research collaboration and option agreement with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Icahn Mount Sinai) in New York, NY, US. The collaboration will work on developing exosome-encapsulated AAV (exoAAV) vectors as a novel gene delivery technology aimed at improving treatments for heart disease.

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The Pharma Data

JANUARY 11, 2021

a San Diego-based biotechnology company with an array of technology platforms for antibody discovery and optimization, and novel NK and T cell engager generation, today announced licensing of a panel of its anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody clones to IGM Biosciences for COVID-19 therapy development.

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pharmaphorum

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Scientists in the US say they have developed an mRNA-based vaccine that encompasses all 20 known subtypes of influenza that could form the basis of a future universal jab. The goals of the programme are also similar to those in COVID vaccine development.

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pharmaphorum

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Maryland, US-based company Altimmune is among the biotechs and research labs trying to find more convenient alternatives and believes a nasal vaccine spray that is stable at room temperature could be the answer. A nasal delivery method will also produce an immune response at the point where the virus enters the body.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Generation of an anti-tumour immune response can lead to complete and durable tumour regression across cancer types, with effector T cells being a critical component. While CD25 is expressed on other immune subsets and critical for IL2 signalling, levels are too low to initiate ADCC.

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The Pharma Data

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

FJB) and IONTAS Limited (IONTAS), leaders in the discovery and optimization of VHH and fully human antibodies, today announced they have signed an agreement to discover antibodies with Pandion Therapeutics (Pandion). We now have a pipeline of undisclosed therapeutic partnerships nearing clinical research.

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pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Now, he leads Whitelab Genomics as its artificial intelligence (AI) platform powers the development of genomic therapies – an emerging field in which genetic sequences are injected into cells to target and repair damaged genes. We have been very impressed by their vision and the relevance of their platform.”.

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The Pharma Data

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

The new Elecsys Anti-SARS-CoV-2 S test can quantitatively measure the level of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in patients who have been exposed to the virus. The test targets antibodies against the spike protein. This is the focus of vaccines in development and convalescent plasma therapy.

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pharmaphorum

AUGUST 5, 2022

MiroBio was formed in 2019 to develop checkpoint agonist antibodies for autoimmune and inflammatory disorders that can be used to apply the “natural brakes” of the immune system. 7 integrin, with three candidates in early-stage clinical development.

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The Pharma Data

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Biogen today announced results of a new analysis of immune response to the COVID-19 vaccine among people with multiple sclerosis (MS). Germany and Spain, researchers evaluated blood samples from 322 participants 28-90 days after their last COVID-19 vaccine dose. Immune response was measured using immunoglobulin G (IgG) assays.

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The Pharma Data

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The population’s immunity to SARS-CoV-2, achieved either through infection or vaccination, is crucial to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic. In their study, the researchers used a specially developed assay to analyze antibody levels against four other human coronaviruses in 825 serum samples taken before SARS-CoV-2 emerged.

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