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New Data Demonstrate Sunbird Bio’s APEX Diagnostic Test Accurately Differentiates Key Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarker in Blood

Blood-based diagnostic effectively discriminated between patients who were positive versus negative for amyloid beta on PET scans Data will be shared in a poster presentation at AD/PD 2024 on 8-9...

Category: Biotechnology
Posted: March 5, 2024

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Informed Genomics Limited comments on launch of national BRCA gene testing programme to identify cancer risk early

7 February 2024 -- Birmingham, UK -- NHS England have launched a genetic testing programme targeting tens of thousands of people with Jewish ancestry who are more likely to carry...

Category: Biotechnology
Posted: February 7, 2024

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First MYC inhibitor to demonstrate safety and anti-tumour activity in a phase 1 first-in-human clinical trial

Developed in-house by VHIO-born spin-off company Peptomyc, OMO-103 is a mini-protein targeting the MYC oncogene which is found deregulated in most, if not all tumor types. Until recently, MYC has...

Category: Drug Discovery
Posted: February 7, 2024

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Almost half of Brits think the Government is doing too little to encourage development of new medicines in the UK 

25 January -- London, UK -- Recent YouGov polling commissioned by clinical trials start-up Lindus Health has found that 47% of Brits want the Government to be doing more to...

Category: Pharmaceutical
Posted: January 25, 2024

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Landmark Phase 3 MARIPOSA Study Shows RYBREVANT▼(amivantamab) Plus Lazertinib Resulted in 30% Reduction in Risk of Disease Progression or Death Compared to Osimertinib in Patients with EGFR-Mutated NSCLC

Early data show an overall survival trend favoring the combination of amivantamab and lazertinib compared to osimertinib; consistent results seen in patients with and without brain metastases Late-breaking results from...

Category: Clinical Trials
Posted: October 24, 2023

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Results from Phase 2 THOR-2 Study Showed Improved Rates of Recurrence-Free Survival in Patients with High-Risk Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer with Select Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor Alterations Treated with Erdafitinib Versus Chemotherapy

Data from Cohort 1 of the phase 2 THOR-2 study showed oral erdafitinib reduced the risk of disease recurrence or death compared with intravesical standard-of-care chemotherapy 21 October 2023 --...

Category: Clinical Trials
Posted: October 23, 2023

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European Commission Approves ADCETRIS (brentuximab vedotin) for the Treatment of Adult Patients with Previously Untreated CD30+ Stage III Hodgkin Lymphoma in Combination with AVD  

· Approval Based on Updated Positive Overall Survival Results from the phase 3 ECHELON-1 Study for Stage III & IV Hodgkin Lymphoma  · First Significant Improvement in Overall Survival in Two Decades...

Category: Pharmaceutical
Posted: October 23, 2023

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PharmaKure announces study success for novel blood test to identify biomarkers in patients with Alzheimer’s Disease

Study confirms ALZmetrix whole blood test can detect people at high risk of developing full Alzheimer’s Disease 17 October 2023 -- Manchester, UK -- PharmaKure, a pharmaceutical company spun out...

Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery
Posted: October 17, 2023

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MSD’s WELIREG▼(belzutifan) made available for the treatment of eligible adults with von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease in Scotland

Scotland is the first European country to accept belzutifan as a treatment for adult patients with von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease who require therapy for VHL-associated renal cell carcinoma (RCC), central...

Category: Pharmaceutical
Posted: October 9, 2023

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Bio-Rad Extends Range of Anti-Idiotypic Antibodies for Use in Preclinical and Clinical Drug Development

Range of Highly Selective Anti-Idiotypic Antibodies Now Includes Six Antibodies Specific to Dupilumab and its Biosimilars for Bioanalysis and Drug Monitoring 5 October 2023 -- California, US -- Bio-Rad Laboratories,...

Category: Drug Discovery
Posted: October 5, 2023

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