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Accelerated development for Covid-19 monoclonal antibody

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A monoclonal antibody to prevent Covid-19 in vulnerable patients, AZD3152, has entered clinical trials less than 12 months after discovery. . Hugo Fry, CEO of RQ Bio, comments: “We’re delighted that one of our discovered antibodies is now at the core of an innovative AstraZeneca investigational medicine reaching clinical trials.” .

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New class of antibody cancer drug shows promise

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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. Currently, all antibodies approved for the treatment of cancer belong to a class known as IgG.

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AvantGen Announces Licensing of Its Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies to IGM Biosciences for COVID-19 Therapy Development

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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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AbbVie preps filings for lymphoma bispecific licensed from Genmab

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Epcoritamab is a bispecific antibody which targets CD3 on white blood cells and CD20 on tumour cells, and is designed to encourage an immune response against the cancer. The post AbbVie preps filings for lymphoma bispecific licensed from Genmab appeared first on. billion product at peak. billion product at peak.

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Evaxion and ExpreS²ion partner to develop new CMV vaccine

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In the partnership’s discovery phase, RAVEN, an artificial intelligence (AI) platform of Evaxion will be leveraged for designing a next-generation vaccine candidate that induces cellular as well as humoral/antibody responses. Using ExpreS 2 ion’s ExpreS2 platform, the company will manufacture the antigen constructs obtained from RAVEN.

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ImaginAb Announces License and Supply Agreement with Pfizer for CD8 ImmunoPET Technology

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a leading global provider of immuno-oncology imaging agents, today announced it has signed a new multi-year, non-exclusive license with Pfizer Inc. ImaginAb will receive license fees and payments for manufacturing and other support. LOS ANGELES , Jan. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — ImaginAb Inc. , No other terms were disclosed.

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Preclinical data supports arenaviral therapeutic vaccine for hepatitis B

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HB-400, a novel arenaviral therapeutic vaccine developed by HOOKIPA Pharma and Gilead Sciences, has been shown to generate robust T cell responses specific to hepatitis B virus with high antibody levels in a preclinical setting. A Phase I clinical trial to evaluate the safety and tolerability of HB‑400 in humans is ongoing.