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Adcentrx raises funds to advance ADCs into clinical development

Pharmaceutical Technology

Biotechnology company Adcentrx Therapeutics has raised $38m in Series A+ financing to advance its pipeline of new antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) therapeutics into clinical development. Adcentrx Therapeutics is focused on developing protein conjugate therapeutics to treat cancer and other life-threatening diseases.

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HanAll Biopharma and Daewoong sign deal to develop Parkinson’s therapy

Pharmaceutical Technology

HanAll Biopharma and Daewoong Pharmaceutical have entered into a co-development deal with NurrOn Pharmaceuticals to develop therapy for Parkinson’s disease (PD) and other neurodegenerative disorders. They will help to progress ATH-399A towards a Phase I trial.

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Gene therapy trial starts in early-onset dementia

Drug Discovery World

AviadoBio has launched its Phase I/II ASPIRE-FTD clinical trial at the Ohio State University in the US. People with FTD who have disease-causing GRN mutations produce a reduced amount of progranulin protein. FTD is a form of early-onset dementia that typically leads to death within three to 10 years from diagnosis.

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Novavax Announces COVID-19 Vaccine Clinical Development Progress

The Pharma Data

(Nasdaq: NVAX), a late-stage biotechnology company developing next-generation vaccines for serious infectious diseases, today provided an update on its COVID-19 vaccine program. pivotal Phase 3 trial update. Novavax completed enrollment of 15,000 participants in a pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial being conducted in the U.K.

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3BP and Novartis strike licensing agreement for FAP-targeting peptide technology

Pharmaceutical Technology

German biotechnology firm 3B Pharmaceuticals (3BP) has entered into a licensing agreement with Novartis Innovative Therapies for its fibroblast activation protein (FAP)-targeting peptide technology. 3BP receives an initial payment of $40m, and $425m as development, regulatory and commercial milestone payments.

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FibroGen and Fortis sign exclusive licence deal for mCRPC drug candidate

Pharmaceutical Technology

FibroGen has signed an exclusive licence agreement with Fortis Therapeutics for the FOR46 antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) that targets a new epitope on CD46, a protein-coding gene. FOR46 is currently being investigated in a Phase I trial as a potential treatment for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC).

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FDA grants Fast Track status for Biohaven’s taldefgrobep alfa to treat SMA

Pharmaceutical Technology

Taldefgrobep is a complete human anti-myostatin recombinant protein that is developed for lowering free myostatin. Biohaven Clinical Development vice-president Lindsey Lee Lair said: “We are very pleased the FDA granted Fast Track designation for taldefgrobep alfa for the treatment of SMA.