Pharmaceutical Technology

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

XtalPi has entered a strategic partnership with CK Life Sciences for artificial intelligence (AI)-driven tumour vaccine research and development (R&D). Under the collaboration, the companies will utilise their capabilities to co-develop a new AI tumour vaccine R&D platform.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Under the deal, the LentiPeak lentiviral vector technology platform and cell therapy production expertise of ElevateBio BaseCamp will be used by Affini-T to develop its investigational oncogenic driver programmes in the clinic. Cell & Gene Therapy coverage on Pharmaceutical Technology is supported by Cytiva.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MARCH 20, 2023

RVAC Medicines has announced a research collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) for the discovery and development of mRNA vaccines. The mRNA vaccine candidates will help reduce the chances of autoimmune responses that might lead to allergic conditions or serious autoimmune diseases.

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BioPharma Reporter

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Intranasal delivery of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 failed to induce either a consistent mucosal antibody response or a strong systemic immune response, according to results from a Phase 1 clinical trial released today.

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pharmaphorum

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

A trial of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine has shown the jab produces an immune response, although the study was too small to produce conclusive findings, particularly on safety. But there are concerns that Russia has rushed development of the vaccine to claim a political victory in the race to get a vaccine approved.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

OCTOBER 6, 2022

BioLink Life Sciences has received a contract worth $750,000 from the US Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) to develop Ramatroban for treating Covid-19 pneumonia patients in the hospital setting.

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Medical Xpress

JANUARY 4, 2023

In a new study by researchers from Mass General Brigham's founding members, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, a team extensively investigated the immune response of 16 adolescents and young adults who developed myocarditis after receipt of the COVID mRNA vaccine.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 22, 2023

It can suppress Th2 immune responses by binding to IL-17RB on Type 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s). This blocks a cascade of responses that are induced by interleukin-25 (IL-25), a critical cytokine which is classified as ‘alarmin’. “As

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pharmaphorum

MARCH 15, 2021

MeMed CEO Dr. Eran Eden explores the relationship between the host immune response and SARS-CoV-2 infection and how technology could help personalise treatment strategies. This is made possible using ‘Advanced Host Immune Response Technologies’. The pace of work in the industry reached almost ludicrous speeds.

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Worldwide Clinical Trials

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Fortunately, advances in clinical research are providing hope for better treatments and outcomes. With the support of global networks like ours at Worldwide Clinical Trials (Worldwide), autoimmune and bone health research is accelerating, providing new solutions to patients around the world.

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Scienmag

APRIL 16, 2021

Credit: (C) Erica Tandori Researchers within the Biomedicine Discovery Institute at Monash University have made a breakthrough in understanding the role played by high-risk immune genes associated with the development of rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

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Worldwide Clinical Trials

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Fortunately, advances in clinical research are providing hope for better treatments and outcomes. With the support of global networks like ours at Worldwide Clinical Trials (Worldwide), autoimmune and bone health research is accelerating, providing new solutions to patients around the world.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

APRIL 5, 2023

Absci has collaborated with bioinformatics firm M2GEN to expedite the development of new cancer medicines. Absci stated that this collaboration combines AI drug creation technology and oncology bioinformatics, thereby reducing the time and cost of cancer drug development.

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Camargo

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The development of biological products (or biologics) represents a major advancement in modern medicine, enabling the treatment of patients with many illnesses where no other therapeutics were previously available. One common characteristic for most if not all biologics is the triggering of an immune response or anti-drug antibodies.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 12, 2023

Absci has collaborated with the University of Oxford’s Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology to expedite the development of AI-driven immunotherapies. The company will then reassemble the antigen-antibody pairs, using its reverse immunology approach, as starting points for the development of drugs.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Evaxion Biotech and ExpreS 2 ion Biotechnologies have entered a vaccine discovery collaboration agreement to co-develop a new cytomegalovirus (CMV) vaccine candidate. Additionally, this project will be part of the development pipeline of Evaxion under EVX-V1. A herpesvirus family member, CMV is spread through body fluids.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

APRIL 28, 2023

Biotechnology company Therini Bio has raised $36m in a Series A financing round to develop fibrin-targeted therapies to treat neurodegenerative and retinal diseases. THN391 binds the inflammation-driving component of fibrin, known for activating the immune responses in neurodegenerative and ophthalmologic diseases.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

New generation of monoclonal antibodies (bi-specific antibodies) are considered active immunotherapies because they link immune cells and cancer cells to activate anti-cancer immune response. Immatics undertakes the discovery of targets for cancer immunotherapies with the development of the right T-cell receptors.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The failure of several late-stage trials highlights the challenging nature of HIV vaccine development. Since HIV integrates with the DNA, eliminating the virus from the body is very difficult, explains David Montefiori, PhD, director of the Laboratory for AIDS Vaccine Research and Development at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JUNE 16, 2023

The developer has tested OVX836 in four completed clinical trials. In a company statement announcing the latest trial kick-off, Osivax said a recently completed separate Phase IIa trial demonstrated that the candidate in combination with QIVs had a good safety profile with no impairment of immune response by the QIVs.

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Scienmag

APRIL 1, 2021

Early life exposure to antibotics in utero and through mother’s milk disrupts beneficial gut bacteria, compromising T-cell development, Rutgers research shows Exposure to antibiotics in utero and infancy can lead to an irreversible loss of regulatory T-cells in the colon-a valuable component of the immune system’s response toward allergens (..)

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Scienmag

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Researchers from the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed macrophage–tumor chimeric exosomes that co-activate the immune response and tumor microenvironment to support cancer immunotherapy.

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Pharma Mirror

OCTOBER 16, 2023

by Carrie Taylor, Director of Research & Development of BOCSCI. Globally, the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly accelerated the development of mRNA technology platforms and mRNA industry chains.

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Camargo

JULY 27, 2021

How and When to Incorporate PK Design into Your Gene Therapy Development Plan. While most gene therapy clinical studies are ongoing, a number of products are in advanced clinical development, and several are approved by FDA. PK Planning for Gene Therapy Development Programs. Exposure-Response Considerations.

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Scienmag

JUNE 3, 2021

Strong immune responses to unchanging, conserved parts of the 2009 H1N1 pandemic flu virus suggest strategies for effective universal vaccines Credit: Guthmiller et al.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JULY 5, 2022

Furthermore, equity holders of TeneoTwo are entitled to get up to $805m in research and development (R&D)-based milestone payments as well as up to $360m as commercial-related milestone payments from AstraZeneca. As per the deal, AstraZeneca will make an upfront payment of $100m on the closing of the transaction.

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pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 11, 2022

An intranasal formulation of AstraZeneca’s widely-used COVID-19 vaccine Vaxzevria has failed at the first hurdle, after results from a phase 1 trial found it was unable to stimulate a strong immune response to the virus. Other efforts to develop a nasally-delivered COVID-19 vaccine have met with greater success.

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Cloudbyz

MARCH 5, 2024

In the intricate dance of drug discovery and development, two protagonists emerge as the cornerstones of modern medicine: biologics and small molecules. They are often used to mimic or enhance natural biological processes, such as immune responses. Their small size allows them to distribute widely throughout the body.

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The Pharma Data

JULY 29, 2021

Loxo Oncology at Lilly, a research and development group of Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY), and Kumquat Biosciences today announced an exclusive collaboration focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of potential novel small molecules that stimulate tumor-specific immune responses.

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XTalks

APRIL 18, 2022

Top COVID-19 mRNA vaccine maker BioNTech is setting out to explore new and improved delivery technologies for mRNA vaccines, recently announcing a collaboration with New Jersey-based lipid nanocrystal developer Matinas BioPharma. Under the deal, BioNTech will give Matinas BioPharma an upfront exclusive access fee and research funding.

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World of DTC Marketing

APRIL 11, 2021

QUICK THOUGHT: People believe the COVID-19 vaccine was developed in less than a year but that’s not true. Further scientific research into the virus and recognition that it was not like influenza A, a flu virus known to cause bronchitis, would transpire over the next 30 years. .

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Pharmaceutical Technology

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Successful TIL therapy depends on the infusion product containing tumour-reactive T cells that, on infusion, generate an anti-tumour immune response that causes disease regression. The use of engineered immune cytokines that selectively induce the expansion of TILs is being investigated as an alternative to IL-2 stimulation.

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XTalks

OCTOBER 12, 2021

The experimental arthritis vaccine was developed by researchers at the University of Toledo (UToledo) and is a major breakthrough for rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases as well. The vaccine was tested in rats and showed strong, immediate and long-lasting immune responses to confer protection against the disease.

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Scienmag

JUNE 2, 2021

When pigs get hit with significant illnesses during key stages of pregnancy, their immune response may negatively affect developing piglets, making them less productive on the farm. Credit: University of Illinois URBANA, Ill.

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BioSpace

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Researchers from the University of Washington have developed an investigational vaccine that can safely elicit an immune response against the HER2 protein, a key marker in breast cancer.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 10, 2023

Gilead Sciences stated that the two programmes have the potential to address a number of indications and to provide development opportunities both alone and along with its wider portfolio.

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STAT News

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Medicines that reshape or tamp down immune responses may be life-changing for patients with cancer and autoimmune disorders, but in some cases they can awaken a dormant virus and unleash a deadly brain disease. A new study suggests that the root of the problem is buried in our genetic code. Read the rest…

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