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Jemperli (dostarlimab) becomes the first immunotherapy treatment to receive NICE recommendation for use, in line with its license, in eligible endometrial cancer patients in first line setting

This final draft guidance recommends the use of dostarlimab in combination with platinum-containing chemotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with mismatch repair deficient (dMMR)/microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) primary advanced or...

Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery
Posted: March 5, 2024

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Audion Therapeutics and the REGAIN Consortium Announce Publication in Nature Communications of Their Phase 1/2a Trial of an Intratympanic Gamma Secretase Inhibitor for the Treatment of Mild to Moderate Sensorineural Hearing Loss

The phase 1 part of the study (Multiple Ascending Dose of 3 administrations) confirms safety and tolerability of a dose of 250 microgram of Gamma Secretase Inhibitor LY3056480 Pre-defined Primary...

Category: Clinical Trials
Posted: March 4, 2024

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CatSci Ltd Win Welsh Government SMART Capital Equipment Grant for Innovative Oligonucleotides Development to Address Previously Unmet Needs

4 March 2024 -- Cardiff, Wales -- CatSci, an award-winning innovation partner for medicines development, are thrilled to announce that they have won a Welsh Government SMART Capital Equipment Fund...

Category: Biotechnology
Posted: March 4, 2024

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SolasCure Publishes Phase 2a Clinical Trial Report in Leading Wound Care Journal

Publication in the ‘International Wound Journal’ provides robust validation of the phase 2a trial data that will enable further clinical studies Study demonstrates proof-of-concept and strong safety profile of Aurase...

Category: Biotechnology
Posted: March 4, 2024

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WCG Expands New Statistical Consulting Solutions to Address Industry Resource Challenges

4 March 2024 -- New Jersey, US -- WCG, the global leader in providing solutions that measurably improve and accelerate clinical research, announces the expansion of its capabilities with the...

Category: Clinical Trials
Posted: March 4, 2024

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PharmaKure announces epigenetics collaboration with Sheffield Hallam University to understand mechanisms of Alzheimer’s Diseases

New collaboration will enhance ability to identify those more at risk of developing brain diseases to enable earlier interventions 29 February 2024 -- Manchester, UK -- PharmaKure, a clinical stage...

Category: Other
Posted: February 29, 2024

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SPT Labtech and RevoluGen demonstrate fully automated bead-based high molecular weight DNA extraction

The collaboration delivers a walk-away solution suitable for high-throughput long-read sequencing in under two hours 28 February 2024 – Cambridge, UK – SPT Labtech, a global leader in the design,...

Category: BioManufacturing, Biotechnology, Drug Discovery
Posted: February 29, 2024

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Clinigen launches ‘What is Possible?’ campaign to accelerate access to medicines on Rare Disease Day 

With over 7,000 rare diseases that impact over 300 million people globally, just 5% of rare diseases have a licensed treatment 29 February 2024 -- London, UK -- Clinigen, the...

Category: Other
Posted: February 29, 2024

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Rare Disease Day: Emmes Endpoints Solutions submits Duchenne Video Assessment Qualification plan to FDA

26 February 2024 – Plymouth, MA, US – Emmes Endpoints Solutions* has submitted its Duchenne Video Assessment (DVA) qualification plan to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for...

Category: Drug Discovery
Posted: February 28, 2024

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Why rare disease day is so important – Julie Matthews, CEO at TMC Pharma

Because each individual rare or orphan disease has such a low public profile, advocacy for research funding depends on a collective effort through channels such as Rare Disease Day. Whilst...

Category: Drug Discovery
Posted: February 28, 2024

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Galimedix Therapeutics announces new pre-clinical data with GAL-201 in an Alzheimer’s disease transgenic model to be presented at AD/PD 2024 Conference

Galimedix’s novel, orally administered small molecule offers the hope of changing the course of disease by targeting amyloid beta oligomers and protofibrils 28 February 2024 -- Maryland, US -- Galimedix...

Category: Biotechnology
Posted: February 28, 2024

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Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Centre to Hold Webinar Entitled ‘Pioneering a Path to Rare Disease Therapeutics’

OHC’s 4th Rare Disease Day webinar to be held on 28 February 2024, 3:00-4:00pm GMT 27 February 2024 – Oxford, UK and Cleveland, OH, US – The Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease...

Category: Drug Discovery
Posted: February 28, 2024

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Capricorn Scientific and ExcellGene Form Strategic Partnership to Support Biotech Industries

Capricorn Scientific GmbH and ExcellGene SA form a cooperation to support the biotechnology sector with their united expertise Through their combined capabilities, Capricorn Scientific and ExcellGene enhance processes, develop advanced...

Category: Biotechnology
Posted: February 28, 2024

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The Race For Answers: How Radboud University Medical Center Is Reducing The Time It Takes To Identify Rare Diseases

26 February 2024 – Nijmegen, the Netherlands – According to the United States’ National Institute of Health, an estimated 7,000 rare diseases collectively impact between 3.5% to 5.9% of the...

Category: Drug Discovery
Posted: February 27, 2024

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University of Edinburgh acknowledges Pelago Patent and Use Of CETSA process

27 February 2024 – Stockholm, Sweden – Life Science Newswire – University of Edinburgh, UK, acknowledges Pelago Bioscience’s CETSA patent and use thereof in selected works in drug discovery research....

Category: Drug Discovery
Posted: February 27, 2024

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