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Betta to commercialise C4 Therapeutics’ CFT8919 in greater China

Pharmaceutical Technology

It is expected to accelerate the development of CFT8919 in important international markets. In vivo and in vitro pre-clinical studies demonstrated that CFT8919 provides wider coverage of on-target resistant mutations and intracranial activity, indicating its potential to be effective against brain metastases.

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Humanised bispecific antibody for asthma enters Phase I trial

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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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Risk adjusted net present value: What is the current valuation of Pharma Mar’s Ecubectedin?

Pharmaceutical Technology

According to Globaldata, it is involved in 5 clinical trials, which are ongoing. The rNPV model is a more conservative valuation measure that accounts for the risk of a drug in clinical development failing to progress. Pharma Mar Overview Pharma Mar discovers, develops and markets marine-derived drugs to treat cancer.

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Nine for 2023, part two: healthcare’s hard problem, the prognosis for diagnosis, and key new pharmacotherapy platforms

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There were developments in the past 12 months, true – Biogen/Eisai’s lecanemab (now branded Leqembi) showed clear success in the Clarity AD trial and received approval by FDA on 6th January 2023. The hard problem: innovation for high prevalence, chronic diseases of ageing.

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Expert view: What’s next for cell and gene therapy?

Drug Discovery World

What opportunities and challenges are emerging and can therapies get to market faster? He continues: “ISCT has also embraced the opportunity to foster collaboration among the CGT community to enable successful process development and regulatory compliance. What are the global innovations in cell and gene therapy?

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The evolution of assays for immuno-oncology research

Drug Discovery World

Over 250 clinical trials are currently in progress, and novel immuno-oncological treatments are already proving to be successful. This has been fuelled by a steep increase in the number of IO programmes being developed for various cancers and targeting multiple antigens. This continues to be the standard of care.

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Touchlight boosts DNA manufacturing capacity with latest expansion

Pharmaceutical Technology

Doggybone DNA is named for its bone-shaped schematic structure and produced using an in vitro enzymatic process over 50 days, which is more than five times quicker than the 270 days taken for plasmid DNA E.Coli fermentation process. Touchlight estimates that the DNA market is currently worth $1bn and will grow 20% annually until 2030.

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