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Precision oncology firm Corbus Pharmaceuticals and CSPC Megalith Biopharmaceutical have entered an exclusive licensing agreement for the latter’s new clinical stage antibody drug conjugate (ADC), CRB-701 (SYS6002). We look forward to working with CSPC to advance clinicaldevelopment of this asset and realise its full potential.”
Gilead Sciences has entered an exclusive option and partnership agreement with MacroGenics for developing bispecific antibodies. Under the deal, the companies will leverage MacroGenics’ DART platform to develop MGD024 as well as two further bispecific research programmes.
AbbVie is to begin clinicaldevelopment of an antibody designed to neutralise the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus after licensing the therapy in from Harbour BioMed and Utrecht University. AbbVie has begun a phase 1 clinical trial of the antibody, with clinicaldevelopment beginning in the US and expanding into Europe.
The treatment is indicated for patients with no history of Factor VIII inhibitors and any detectable antibodies to adeno-associated virus serotype 5 (AAV5). The approval is based on comprehensive data from the clinicaldevelopment programme of Roctavian, including two-year findings from the international Phase III GENEr8-1 clinical trial.
Additionally, Astellas will obtain an exclusive option for licencing two clinical-stage programmes of Taysha, namely TSHA-102 and TSHA-120, for Rett syndrome and GAN, respectively. Astellas will also receive specific rights linked to any possible change of Taysha’s control.
IXCHIQ is the only licensed chikungunya vaccine in the US for adults aged 18 and older at increased risk of exposure to the virus. seroresponse rate indicating the proportion of participants achieving antibody levels above a predefined protective threshold sustained one year after vaccination. The findings reveal a remarkable 98.3%
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. Additionally, this project will be part of the development pipeline of Evaxion under EVX-V1.
They include various patient clinical trials for Disc’s programmes, bitopertin and DISC-0974, which are currently in the clinicaldevelopment stage. A GlyT1 glycine transporter inhibitor, bitopertin showed effects on heme biosynthesis in clinical trials. Last year, Disc in-licensed bitopertin from Roche.
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has entered a collaboration and licensing agreement with CytomX Therapeutics for developing conditionally-activated bispecific cancer therapies. Under the deal, the companies will work together on the discovery activities for identifying and validating the conditionally active bispecific antibodies.
US drugmaker Eli Lilly – still waiting for an FDA decision on one non-opioid pain drug – has just added another to its pipeline via a licensing agreement with Japan’s Asahi Kasei worth up to $410 million. While tanezumab is an antibody and has to be delivered by subcutaneous injection, AK1780 is orally bioavailable.
Seagen specialises in developingantibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) which will complement Pfizer’s oncology portfolio. Seagen will maintain its operations in the Seattle area and will leverage Pfizer’s protein-engineering capabilities to develop next-generation biologics.
Using CytomX’s Probody and Regeneron’s Veloci-Bi platforms, the collaboration and licensing agreement aims to enable the development of investigational next-generation bispecific immunotherapies. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and CytomX Therapeutics, Inc.
Harbour BioMed (HBM) announced with Utrecht University on Monday that they have licensed their fully human SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibody, 47D11, and its program to AbbVie. AbbVie has initiated a Phase I clinical trial of the antibody, and it will conduct the initial clinical program in the U.S.
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Gilead Sciences has made yet another rush into the oncology category, licensing a bispecific antibody from MacroGenics in development as a treatment for CD123-positive blood cancers, including acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). Along with the signing fee, there is another $1.7
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Novartis has joined the ranks of big pharma companies developing TIGIT-targeted drugs for cancer, and found its candidate in an existing partner, Chinese biotech BeiGene. Novartis licensed rights to tislelizumab for $650 million upfront and up to $1.55 The total value of the deal could be $2 billion.
Sanofi has added to its rare disease pipeline by licensing an antibody-RNA conjugate (ARC) for facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD), a genetic muscle disorder, from US biotech miRecule. The aim will be to identify promising candidates in areas of “unmet patient need.”
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On November 1, 2019, Avacta Group and ADC Therapeutics have announced a collaboration agreement for the development of novel drug candidates. The firm also has the right to obtain exclusive licenses to the Affimer proteins for clinicaldevelopment and commercialization.
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California biotech Ambrx Biopharma is hoping to raise $126 million from a listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) that will be used in part to fund clinicaldevelopment of ARX-788, its HER2-targeting antibody drug conjugate (ADC). billion upfront, when it licensed the ADC from Daiichi Sankyo in 2019.
Gilead Sciences has forged closer ties to its cancer drug partner Arcus Biosciences , although a licensing deal doesn’t go as far as the takeover that some market commentators have been predicting. Gilead has already snapped up rights to PD-1 inhibitor zimberelimab (AB122), another clinical-stage candidate covered by the alliance.
BASE10 Collaborates with DNA Link for COVID-19 Antibody Test Research. US-based BASE10 Genetics and Korean firm DNA Link announced a collaboration on a research project to appraise the usability of the DNA Link’s antibody test, AccuFind COVID-19 IgG, in a healthcare setting. CABOMETYX is already approved in the U.S.
The UK big pharma hasn’t revealed how much it is paying for rights to the drug candidate, originally developed by US biotech Dogma Therapeutics, which is still in preclinical development. At the moment no oral PCSK9 drugs have started clinicaldevelopment, and AZ says it intends to start clinical testing of Dogma’s candidate next year.
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AstraZeneca reached a licensing deal with Chinese firm BioKangtai to help provide its adenovirus vector-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate, created by the University of Oxford, to China, AstraZeneca said (Chinese) in a social media post on Thursday. China has several home-grown COVID-19 vaccines in clinicaldevelopment.
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced the opening of a global biomanufacturing hub located in South Korea to provide training to low- and middle-income countries seeking to produce vaccines and other biologics, such as insulin and monoclonal antibodies. .
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RIIB antibody BI-1206 in combination with rituximab (anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody) in patients with indolent relapsed or refractory B-cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL).
ET ) to discuss the results and next steps in clinicaldevelopment of BI-1206. (Nasdaq: CASI), a U.S.
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RIIB antibody, BI-1206, a novel monoclonal antibody that specifically targets the antibody “brakes” to help overcome resistance to rituximab. An additional preclinical programs in solid tumors is expected to enter clinical trials in Q1 2021. LUND, Sweden , Jan. About BioInvent.
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Clinical trial to assess safety, immune response and reactogenicity, after preclinical data showed high neutralizing antibody levels. The joint development team is working on improving the temperature stability of the mRNA vaccine candidate and targeting a -20°C storage temperature for late-stage clinical trials and at launch.
HK), announced today that China Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) has granted Breakthrough Therapy designation to Batoclimab (HBM 9161), a fully human anti-FcRn monoclonal antibody (mAb), for the treatment of adult patients with Myasthenia Gravis (MG). Harbour BioMed also licenses the platforms to companies and academic institutions.
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He will address the preclinical performance of AR-711, the advantages of direct lung delivery using nebulized aerosols, and the COVID-19 clinical program. AR-711 is a fully human immunoglobulin 1, or IgG1, monoclonal antibody discovered from screening the antibody secreting B-cells of convalescent COVID-19 patients.
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