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Astellas and Sutro partner to develop immunostimulatory ADCs

Pharmaceutical Technology

Astellas Pharma and Sutro Biopharma have entered a global, strategic partnership and licencing agreement to discover and develop new immunostimulatory antibody-drug conjugates (iADCs). An iADC merges an antibody with a small molecule compound that elicits immunogenic cell death, and an immune-activating molecule.

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AbbVie partners with Immunome for new cancer drug targets discovery

Pharmaceutical Technology

The multi-year collaboration will use Immunome’s Discovery Engine to discover up to ten new antibody pairs arising from three specified types of tumours. We look forward to utilising their Discovery Engine to enhance our existing oncology pipeline.”.

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Genmab and argenx team up to engineer novel antibody therapies

Pharmaceutical Technology

argenx engineers antibodies for therapeutic use in its Immunology Innovation Program (IIP). Argenx also has three Fc engineering technologies (NHANCE, ABDEG and POTELLIGENT) that it uses to expand its antibody portfolio. The Fc region interacts with the cell surface receptors to cause the protective immune response.

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Jazz adds first immuno-oncology drug via $1.3bn Werewolf deal

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Jazz Pharma has bolstered its pipeline of cancer drugs through a $1.3 At the American Society of Haematology (ASH) meeting last December, the biotech presented data showing that the drug could halt the growth of tumours, with the effects lasting beyond the treatment phase. billion in development, regulatory and commercial milestones.

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Covid-19 vaccine success bolsters nanoparticle drug delivery research

Pharmaceutical Technology

Researchers may develop nanodrugs due to their smaller surface area to allows drugs to dissolve faster, or nanoparticles may encapsulate drugs, so they last longer in the body. Since then, the drug has been used off-label in breast cancer and other types of cancer. He says, “It gave a new lease [on] life to the field”.

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Medicxi’s Portfolio Company MiroBio to be Acquired by Gilead

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The company has developed a proprietary discovery platform called I-ReSToRE ( RE ceptor S election and T argeting t o R einstate immune E quilibrium) that has the potential to support the development of agonist antibodies targeting immune inhibitory receptors to treat inflammatory diseases. PD-1 is a potent immune inhibitory receptor.

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The New Frontier in Drug Development: Understanding Biologics and Small Molecules

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In the intricate dance of drug discovery and development, two protagonists emerge as the cornerstones of modern medicine: biologics and small molecules. Manufacturing Process : Small Molecules: Manufactured through chemical synthesis, small molecule drugs can be consistently reproduced with a high degree of purity and stability.