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Scientists uncover secret to success in new class of cancer drugs

Drug Discovery World

CELMoDs are designed to attack cancer by binding to a regulatory protein called cereblon, which then triggers the degradation of key cancer-driving proteins. . Scientists have uncovered a critical feature that a promising new class of cancer drugs, known as CELMoDs, needs to be effective. .

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Almirall and IRB Barcelona team up to tackle skin disease

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Almirall and IRB Barcelona (the Institute for Research in Biomedicine), will conduct research using molecular glue degraders, a new approach to the skin diseases under scrutiny. Researchers at Almirall have identified several proteins whose abnormal function is associated with inflammatory immune skin diseases.

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Targeting a human protein may stop Ebola virus in its tracks

The Pharma Data

Polymerase is a viral protein that directs how Ebola virus replicates its genome as it infects new hosts. The researchers discovered that Ebola virus polymerase hijacks a cellular protein called GSPT1. To treat Ebola virus infections, researchers are taking a close look at a key piece of the virus: polymerase.

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What to expect from PEGS Europe 2023: Day 3

Drug Discovery World

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. Ali Madani, PhD, Founder and CEO, Profluent Bio, on: ‘Protein engineering with large language models’.

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Novartis’ $2 Million Gene Therapy Zolgensma Shows ‘Remarkable’ Results and Offers Hope for Children with SMA

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SMA is caused by mutations in the survival motor neuron 1 ( SMN1) gene, which along with the SMN2 gene, encode the SMN protein. It is administered as a one-time IV administration and expression of the SMN protein from the gene improves muscle movement and function, and ultimately survival. With a price tag of over $2.5

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Deerfield/ Dana-Farber’s USD 130 Million Cancer Research Deal; FDA-Approval to BMS’ Breyanzi & TG Therapeutics’ Ukoniq; EU Marketing Rights for ViiV Healthcare’s Rukobia

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The move came not long after healthcare investor giant Deerfield Management has forged a partnership to create the Center for Protein Degradation, investing worth USD 80 million. As per the company, their one-time CAR-T cell therapy will be crucial in clinical practice in relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma cases.