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Study proves efficacy of novel protein conjugate in autoimmune disease

Drug Discovery World

VALANX Biotech has reported successful in vivo results in its lead programme VLX101 for the treatment of a range of autoimmune diseases. Protein drugs hold great promise as therapeutics for a wide range of diseases, however, one of the greatest challenges is their short circulation half-life.

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Immunotherapy partnership advances space medicine research

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US company Vaxxinity and the University of Central Florida (UCF) have announced plans to work together to advance space medicine research. The research, funded by a grant from the State of Florida, aims to develop Vaxxinity’s active immunotherapies to prevent and mitigate muscle and bone wasting.

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AACR: A focal point of the cancer research community

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From 5-10 April 2024 in San Diego, the cancer research community gathered for the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR). DDW’s Megan Thomas spoke with biotech and pharma leaders to understand more about the cancer research landscape.

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Oncotarget: A novel format for recombinant antibody-interleukin-2 fusion proteins

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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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Q&A with Mark Garner: The golden age of cancer research  

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Global Cancer Segment Market Manager at Agilent Technologies, recently sat down with DDW Editor Reece Armstrong to tell us about the developments in the ‘golden age’ of cancer research. RA: What is the current state of the cancer research industry? Mark Garner, PhD., MG: I am responsible for Agilent’s cancer segment.

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First observation of the early link between proteins linked to Alzheimer’s disease

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These results will help researchers to identify at an early stage the people most at risk of developing the disease, well before the first cognitive symptoms appear Credit: ©ULiège/CRC In Vivo Imaging Study conducted by researchers from the GIGA CRC In vivo Imaging laboratory at ULiège demonstrates, for the first time in humans, how the […]. (..)

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Partnership to accelerate neuroscience drug discovery  

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ACROBiosystems, through ACRO Certify and under its Aneuro brand, has launched in vivo electrophysiology solutions for neuroscience research with Diagnostic Biochips. Together, the two companies are committed to a collaborative effort to accelerate neurological drug discovery and commercialisation.

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