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Feinstein Institutes researchers discover new protein for sepsis treatment

Pharmaceutical Technology

Researchers at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research have discovered a new protein that can be a potential therapeutic target for lethal sepsis. Led by Feinstein Institutes researcher Haichao Wang, the new study focuses on detecting protein mediators that might contribute to uncontrolled immune responses to lethal infections.

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Antibody therapy shows anti-tumour activity in advanced cancer

Drug Discovery World

In an early phase clinical trial, a combination of antibody-based medications targeting the immune system generated promising safety data and anti-tumour activity in individuals with advanced cancer. Both medications tested in the trial support immune responses against tumour cells.

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Absci and M2GEN partner to expedite cancer drug development

Pharmaceutical Technology

Under the collaboration, Absci’s generative AI drug creation platform will use M2GEN’s ORIEN AVATAR (AVATAR), a clinical and molecular data set, to speed up the creation of therapies for a range of malignancies and patient profiles.

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Novel antibody displays potent anti-inflammatory activity

Drug Discovery World

Researchers have shown that a novel antibody has greater activity and potentially fewer side effects than existing biological therapies for conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriasis, and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

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Routine vaccines as effective as antibodies against Alzheimer’s

Drug Discovery World

For comparison, Schulz said, three new anti-amyloid antibodies used to treat AD have shown they slow disease progression by 25%, 27%, and 35%. Enhancing the efficiency of immune cells “We hypothesise that the reduced risk of AD associated with vaccines is likely due to a combination of mechanisms,” another researcher Avram Bukhbinder said.

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WuXi Biologics and InflaRx to jointly manufacture Covid-19 therapy Gohibic

Pharmaceutical Technology

The treatment is an investigational first-in-class monoclonal anti-human complement factor C5a antibody. It has been designed for controlling the complement factor C5a, which is a protein that plays an important and harmful role in the immune response of the body.

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New Zealand grants provisional approval for Novavax’s Covid-19 booster

Pharmaceutical Technology

New Zealand’s Medsafe has granted expanded provisional approval for Novavax ’s protein-based Covid-19 vaccine Nuvaxovid (NVX-CoV2373) as a heterologous and homologous booster dose in adults aged 18 years and above. The booster vaccine is indicated for active immunisation for the prevention of Covid-19 in people of this age group.