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Innovation in immuno-oncology: Leading companies in in-vitro T-cell activation

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 Immuno-oncology in Pharmaceuticals: In-vitro T-cell activation. Immatics is the leading patent filer in in-vitro T-cell activation.

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Humanised bispecific antibody for asthma enters Phase I trial

Drug Discovery World

Biopharmaceutical company Innovent Biologics has launched the first-in-human (FIH) Phase I clinical trial of IBI3002, a novel bispecific antibody targeting Interleukin 4 receptor α (IL-4Rα) and thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP). In vitro assays have shown superiority over the marketed monoclonal antibodies to respective target.

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EMA CHMP recommends authorisation of AstraZeneca’s Evusheld for Covid-19

Pharmaceutical Technology

The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended granting marketing authorisation for AstraZeneca ’s Evusheld (formerly AZD7442) for Covid-19 in the European Union (EU). Additionally, in the trial, the antibody cocktail was found to be well-tolerated.

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Immunotherapy partnership advances space medicine research

Drug Discovery World

US company Vaxxinity and the University of Central Florida (UCF) have announced plans to work together to advance space medicine research. Vaxxinity’s platform is designed to harness and selectively activate the immune system by overcoming immune tolerance, stimulating the production of antibodies against endogenous targets.

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China’s NMPA clears Transcenta’s IND for solid tumour treatment

Pharmaceutical Technology

TST003 is a first-in-class Gremlin1 targeting humanised monoclonal antibody. In the syngeneic tumour model, the monoclonal antibody has also improved the checkpoint inhibitor’s anti-tumour activity. In the syngeneic tumour model, the monoclonal antibody has also improved the checkpoint inhibitor’s anti-tumour activity.

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Antibodies from patients infected with SARS-CoV in 2003 cross-neutralized SARS-CoV-2 in vitro

Scienmag

Cross-reactive neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 by serum antibodies from recovered SARS patients and immunized animals Antibodies in serum samples collected from patients infected with SARS-CoV during the 2003 outbreak effectively neutralized SARS-CoV-2 infection in cultured cells, according to a new study.

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Broadly neutralizing antibodies could provide immunity against SARS-CoV-2 variants

The Pharma Data

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.