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Turning science into business: An optimised alternative to antibodies

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DS: What motivated you and Dr David Bunka, CTO, to create Aptamer and did you imagine you would one day be operating on such a global scale?    I quickly recognised the commercial value of aptamers as being able to address the gap in the market where antibodies fail to perform, and together we established the business to begin aptamer development.

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Changing Faces: biopharma hires from November 2022

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Oxsonics Therapeutics, which offers an ultrasound-based drug delivery platform, appointed Jérôme Marzinski, a board member at Cimon Medical and former CEO of ophthalmic diagnostic company Visiometrics into its top job. The month of November saw a number of notable hires and personnel moves in biotech and pharma. More CEO shakeups.

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JS Bio and Etta Biotech Advancing Strategic Partnership

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It has become the de facto standard equipment for high titer transient protein expression platforms used by many leading Chinese antibody drug pharmaceutical companies and IVD (In Vitro Diagnostics) companies since its launch in Oct. for non-viral cell immunotherapeutic drug development. JS Bio’s parent company.

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FDA accepts application for Roche’s Vabysmo for the treatment of retinal vein occlusion (RVO)

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If approved, this would be the third indication for Vabysmo, the first bispecific antibody available for the treatment of retinal conditions that can cause blindness.” 1,2 Vabysmo’s safety profile was consistent with previous trials. Roche’s Chief Medical Officer and Head of Global Product Development. In BALATON, vision gains were +16.9

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Cell-penetrating peptides as a delivery system for oligonucleotides

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Emerging as a new treatment option in rare and orphan disease areas, oligonucleotide therapeutics have matured into a drug class with a broad indication spectrum. This is a common reaction within peptide chemistry and it has been approved by regulatory authorities for various antibody-drug conjugates 4. Nanoparticles 6.

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Roche data highlights strength of ophthalmology portfolio and commitment to advancing eye care at ARVO 2023

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4-7 Additionally, phase I data for an investigational anti-interleukin-6 (IL-6) treatment in uveitic macular edema (UME), to be presented for the first time, suggest the monoclonal antibody may improve visual acuity in patients with UME. Chief Medical Officer and Head of Global Product Development.

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What to expect from PEGS Europe 2023: Day 1

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Ahead of protein and antibody engineering conference PEGS Europe 2024 in Lisbon, DDW’s Megan Thomas looks at what to expect from each track of the annual biologics technology meeting.