Bio Pharma Dive

MAY 18, 2021

The pharma acquired rights to an experimental antibody medicine that blocks a protein, called TIGIT, that's become a focus for several cancer drugmakers.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

APRIL 13, 2023

Clinical-stage biopharmaceutical firm Alentis Therapeutics has raised $105m in a Series C financing round for advancing transformational medicines targeting the CLAUDIN-1 protein. With a silenced effector function, ALE.F02 has been designed for targeting the stiff ECM of fibrotic tissues and organs.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MARCH 9, 2023

In the last three years alone, there have been over 633,000 patents filed and granted in the pharmaceutical industry, according to GlobalData’s report on Immuno-oncology in Pharmaceuticals: Tumour antibody serum compositions. The production of antibodies in response to proteins expressed during cancer development serves as a biomarker.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JUNE 20, 2023

Developed using pharmaceutical company GSK’s pandemic adjuvant, the vaccine targets the receptor-binding domain of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein. The vaccine is based on recombinant protein vaccine technology and is suitable for storage between 2°C and 8°C.

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XTalks

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Plasma medicine is a critical and specialized field within healthcare, centering on the use of human plasma for the development and administration of life-saving treatments. Human plasma, the clear, liquid portion of blood, is composed of water, electrolytes, nutrients and crucial proteins such as antibodies, clotting factors and albumin.

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Drug Discovery World

MARCH 12, 2024

Here, experts weigh in on the future of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs). Amanda Halford, President Bioprocess, Cytiva “In 2024, the emphasis will remain on novel mAbs, specifically antibody drug conjugates. Secondary, there is a growing interest in replacing the cytotoxic head with non-toxic alternatives, like protein degraders.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 30, 2023

SK Bioscience has received marketing authorisation from the UK’s medicines and healthcare products regulatory agency (MHRA) for its Covid-19 vaccine, SKYCovion. It was granted based on data from the Phase III study, which demonstrated that the vaccine induced neutralising antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 original strain.

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XTalks

MAY 9, 2024

Genmab, a trailblazer in the field of antibody therapeutics, celebrates this milestone by reflecting on its impressive journey from a small-scale startup to a global leader in cancer treatment and beyond. Since then, innovative science has been at Genmab’s core, as we harness the power of human antibodies to improve the lives of patients.

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Scienmag

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Oncotarget recently published a novel format for recombinant antibody-interleukin-2 fusion proteins exhibits superior tumor-targeting properties in vivo which reported that here, the authors describe four novel formats for the L19-IL2 fusion Credit: Correspondence to – Dario Neri – dario.neri@pharma.ethz.ch

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Drug Discovery World

JULY 24, 2023

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has announced that Ginkgo Bioworks, which is building a platform for cell programming and biosecurity, has been awarded a four-year contract worth up to $18 million to reimagine how to manufacture complex therapeutic proteins.

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Drug Discovery World

MAY 21, 2024

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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BioPharma Reporter

OCTOBER 24, 2022

AbbVie will acquire DJS Antibodies Ltd, a privately-held UK-based biotechnology company dedicated to discovering and developing antibody medicines that target difficult-to-drug disease-causing proteins.

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Scienmag

JULY 23, 2021

Antibodies capable of neutralizing multiple SARS-CoV-2 strains can inform strategies for broadly protective COVID-19 booster vaccines As the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 continues to evolve, immunologists and infectious diseases experts are eager to know whether new variants are resistant to the human antibodies that recognized initial versions (..)

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Drug Discovery World

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Professor Jonathan Blackburn, Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) of Sengenics, featured in a sponsored DDW Sitting Down With podcast to discuss the advantages of functional protein microarrays, challenges to overcome for biomarker discovery, Sengenics’ new i-Ome Discovery chip, and more. Sengenics can also help comb through all the data.

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Drug Discovery World

JANUARY 25, 2024

US company Vaxxinity and the University of Central Florida (UCF) have announced plans to work together to advance space medicine research. Vaxxinity’s platform is designed to harness and selectively activate the immune system by overcoming immune tolerance, stimulating the production of antibodies against endogenous targets.

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Drug Discovery World

JUNE 1, 2023

Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) are biopharmaceutical products in which a monoclonal antibody (mAB) is linked to a small molecule drug with a stable linker 1. To overcome this challenge, Synaffix has developed an innovative technology platform that can rapidly and efficiently convert any antibody into an ADC.

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XTalks

AUGUST 8, 2024

Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) are at the forefront of targeted cancer therapy. They combine the precision of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) with the potency of cytotoxic drugs to destroy cancer cells, without harming healthy tissue. For the antibody component, the specificity of tumor cells is paramount. “We

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Drug Discovery World

JULY 24, 2023

The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended conditional marketing authorisation for Janssen’s Talvey (talquetamab). The post CHMP recommendation for bispecific antibody talquetamab appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).

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XTalks

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Dual-function fusion proteins represent a cutting-edge approach in biopharmaceutical research, offering a promising avenue for the development of novel therapeutics in the treatment of complex diseases such as cancer and autoimmune disorders. My initial exposure to medicine came through bench research.

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Scienmag

APRIL 22, 2021

SARS-CoV-2 can recruit a haem metabolite to evade antibody immunity Researchers have identified another potential target for neutralizing antibodies on the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein that is masked by metabolites in the blood.

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Scienmag

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Antibody-like proteins that capture and neutralize SARS-CoV-2 Scientists have used a new high-speed, in vitro selection method to isolate 9 antibody-like proteins (ALPs) that bind to the SARS-CoV-2 virus – 4 of which also exhibited neutralizing activity – within 4 days, according to a new study.

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Scienmag

MAY 23, 2021

Credit: Correspondence to – Chandra Mohan – cmohan@central.uh.edu Oncotarget published “Urine protein biomarkers of bladder cancer arising from 16-plex antibody-based screens” which reported that the current study examines urine samples from 66 subjects, comprising of 31 Urology clinic controls […].

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Pharma Mirror

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The rising need for early diagnosis of chronic diseases, coupled with growing demand for drugs which work better and have fewer side effects, is largely responsible for the growth of the protein A resin market. Chromatography requires an antibody to bind to a protein A resin.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

APRIL 5, 2023

Absci has collaborated with bioinformatics firm M2GEN to expedite the development of new cancer medicines. Initially, the company will use its reverse immunology technology to search the database for antibodies from patients showing strong immune responses.

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XTalks

MARCH 31, 2023

BMS researchers on the mission will study the crystallization of an assortment of their biologics medicines in microgravity. By growing high quality crystal structures of protein-based therapeutics under microgravity, researchers can gain better insights into their complex structures and stability.

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pharmaphorum

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Regeneron’s antibody cocktail seems to reduce levels of coronavirus and improve symptoms in patients, according to early test results. This first data comes from a descriptive analysis from the seamless phase 1/2/3 trial that Regeneron hopes will hurry the medicine dubbed REGN-COV2 to market.

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pharmaphorum

MAY 30, 2022

pharmaphorum sat down with Sunil Verma, global head of oncology, medical, at AstraZeneca, to discuss three studies that were presented at the show, which demonstrate a few of the ways oncology is advancing through precision medicine and targeted therapies. That antibody-drug conjugate then docks on the cancer cell receptor.

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Scienmag

MARCH 1, 2022

The SARS-CoV-2 virus is continuously evolving and structural changes to the virus may impact the efficacy of antibody therapies and vaccines.

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pharmaphorum

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Regeneron’s COVID-19 antibody cocktail has been added to the UK’s RECOVERY trial, one of the largest of its kind in the world that is testing several potential coronavirus therapies at the same time. REGN-COV2 is a combination of two monoclonal antibodies, designed to block infections of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

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The Pharma Data

APRIL 15, 2022

A new protein-based antiviral nasal spray developed by researchers at Northwestern University, University of Washington and Washington University at St. Designed computationally and refined in the laboratory, the new protein therapies thwarted infection by interfering with the virus’ ability to enter cells. Diamond at WashU.

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Scienmag

DECEMBER 24, 2020

COVID-19 antibodies preferentially target a different part of the virus in mild cases of COVID-19 than they do in severe cases, and wane significantly within several months of infection, according to a new study by researchers at Stanford Medicine.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MARCH 14, 2023

Seagen discovers, develops, and commercialises transformative cancer medicines. It is a pioneer in antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) technology. The company’s portfolio includes four approved medicines, including three ADCs, Adcetris (brentuximab vedotin), Padcev (enfortumab vedotin), and Tivdak (tisotumab vedotin).

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Scienmag

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Computer design of synthetic proteins is creating potent, stable antivirals that block infection at least as well as monoclonal antibodies Credit: Ian Haydon/UW Medicine Institute for Protein Design Computer-designed small proteins have now been shown to protect lab-grown human cells from SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

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Drug Discovery World

APRIL 3, 2023

I quickly recognised the commercial value of aptamers as being able to address the gap in the market where antibodies fail to perform, and together we established the business to begin aptamer development. What advantages do they offer over antibodies?   DS: How are aptamers currently used in the development of precision treatments?

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Scienmag

APRIL 13, 2022

A new protein-based antiviral nasal spray developed by researchers at Northwestern University, University of Washington and Washington University at St. Louis is being advanced toward Phase I human clinical trials to treat COVID-19.

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pharmaphorum

MAY 12, 2021

UK biotech MiNA Therapeutics has signed up another big pharma partner for its small activating RNA (saRNA) platform, which upregulates the activity of proteins, with Eli Lilly the latest to get in on the action. . The post Lilly buys into MiNA’s protein-boosting RNA tech in $1.25bn deal appeared first on.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MARCH 31, 2023

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended HIPRA’s Covid-19 vaccine , Bimervax, as a Covid-19 booster. Available to people ages 16 years and above who have been vaccinated with a Covid-19 mRNA vaccine, EMA’s Human Medicines Committee concluded the vaccine is ready for marketing authorization in the EU, on 30 March.

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