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Trial to test monoclonal antibody for virus of growing concern

Drug Discovery World

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is sponsoring a clinical trial to evaluate the safety of an investigational monoclonal antibody to treat enterovirus D68 (EV-D68), which can cause severe respiratory and neurological diseases such as acute flaccid myelitis (AFM). Credit: NIAID and CDC.

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Tourmaline shifts focus to developing anti-IL6 antibody following merger

Pharmaceutical Technology

The company plans to initiate the Phase II trial of anti-IL-6 antibody in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in 2024.

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US FDA approves Eisai-Biogen’s antibody for Alzheimer’s

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Eisai and Biogen have received approval for their antibody Leqembi (lecanemab-irmb) , 100mg/mL injection for intravenous use, from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under the Accelerated Approval Pathway to treat Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The regulatory approval is based on the data obtained from the Phase II trial.

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Machine learning: A useful tool in the development of next generation antibody therapeutics

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Ben Holland , CTO and Co-Founder of Antiverse discusses how artificial intelligence and machine learning are benefitting antibody discovery and design. Modern experimental procedures, such as immunisation, B-cell screening, and synthetic library generation, have been pivotal in developing approximately 80 FDA-approved antibody therapeutics.

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Eisai signs agreement with Bliss Biopharmaceutical to develop BB-1701

Pharmaceutical Technology

Ei s ai and Bliss Biopharmaceutical have entered into a joint development agreement for antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), BB-1701, to treat cancers. The collaboration will help in further development of BB-1701 across the world and advance the ADC towards late stage of development.

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AstraZeneca to deliver Covid-19 antibody therapy doses to Switzerland

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AstraZeneca has signed a deal with the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) of Switzerland to deliver over 1,200 doses of antibody therapy, tixagevimab and cilgavimab combination (AZD7442), for Covid-19 prevention and treatment. In May, the company supplied the first doses of the antibody therapy to Swiss hospitals for Covid-19 prevention.

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TORL BioTherapeutics raises funds to develop new oncology therapies

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Clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company TORL BioTherapeutics has raised $158m in a Series B financing round for advancing the development of new biologics for cancer treatment. TORL BioTherapeutics is a newly formed, US-based company focused on the development of novel antibody-based therapeutics for cancer patients.