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Astellas teams up with UK biotech Mogrify on hearing loss project

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The two partners will take an in vivo approach to the problem of so-called sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) looking at ways to replace sound-detecting hair cells in the inner ear (cochlea) that become damaged in this type of deafness. An estimated 1.57 Astellas is already working on other approaches to treating hearing loss.

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Strategic multi-platform collaboration to develop innovative oncology therapeutics 

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The strategic R&D collaboration focuses on three pillars: Applying Moderna’s mRNA technology for in vivo expression of Immatics’ next-generation, half-life extended TCR bispecifics (TCER), targeting cancer-specific HLA-presented peptides.

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Identify and Validate Innovative Peptides for the Treatment of Obesity

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Boehringer Ingelheim and Gubra today announced a new research and licensing agreement focused on the identification and validation of targets and innovative peptide compounds for the treatment of obesity. Senior Vice President and Global Head of Cardiometabolic Diseases Research, Boehringer Ingelheim. population will have obesity.

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Turning science into business: Exploiting macrophage biology

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DDW’s Diana Spencer chats to Macomics’ co-founder and VP Immunology Dr Luca Cassetta about the company’s approach to tumour suppression and the challenges of launching a new business in early 2020. DS: Congratulations on the publication of your discoveries in Nature Reviews Cancer. Your studies focus on tumour associated macrophages (TAMs).

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What to expect from PEGS Europe 2023: Day 2

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Novel platforms This session will begin with chariperson’s remarks from Lars Linden, PhD, Vice President, Head, Biologics Research, Bayer HealthCare, which will be followed by a keynote presentation by Agnieszka Kielczewska, PhD, Director, Research, Antibody Discovery and Screening, Biologics Discovery, Amgen.

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What to expect from PEGS Europe 2023: Day 3

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Thereafter, the following presentations will take place: Melody Shahsavarian, PhD, Digital Biologics Platform, Large Molecules Research, Sanofi, on: ‘Enhancing antibody discovery with generative AI’. Ali Madani, PhD, Founder and CEO, Profluent Bio, on: ‘Protein engineering with large language models’.

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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. Antibody drug conjugates (ADCs) This session will include three presentations, two clinical updates, two poster highlights, and two luncheon presentations.