News and Press Releases

CRISM Therapeutics Corp to continue pioneering R&D at PHTA following listing on the London Stock Exchange

11 June 2024 -- Birmingham, UK -- CRISM Therapeutics Corporation a UK-based pharmaceutical company focused on improving the clinical performance of cancer treatments for solid tumours, has raised £2.0m to...

Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Drug Delivery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: June 11, 2024

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Oxford Drug Design and CRUK Scotland Institute awarded MRC grant funding to advance novel cancer therapeutics discovery

Collaboration to use genetically engineered mouse models to validate a new approach to cancer therapy 4 June 2024 - United Kingdom - The CRUK (Cancer Research UK) Scotland Institute and Oxford...

Category: Drug Discovery
Posted: June 10, 2024

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Vetter announces plans to expand its capacity in the US and Germany

Leading globally operating CDMO outlines location and design of new manufacturing sites to meet increasing customer demands Vetter Advisory Board decides on strategic path forward for further independent and sustainable...

Category: Manufacturing and Packing, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: June 6, 2024

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MediMab Biotherapeutics opens bespoke laboratory facilities, created by Kadans Science Partner, at Abingdon Science Park, UK

New CL2 wet lab purpose-built facilities delivered by Kadans Science Partner will support MediMab Biotherapeutics to identify first-in-class immuno-oncology drugs that can actively target a range of advanced and solid...

Category: Biotechnology, Manufacturing and Packing, Pharmaceutical
Posted: June 6, 2024

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SYS6002 (CRB-701) A Next-Generation Nectin-4 Targeting Antibody Drug Conjugate Continues to Demonstrate Encouraging Safety and Efficacy Observed in Patients with Nectin-4 Positive Tumours in a Clinical Update Presented at ASCO 2024

An additional 19 patients have been enrolled since January 2024 bringing the total to 37 of whom 25 were evaluable for efficacy SYS6002 (CRB-701) demonstrated 44% ORR and 78% DCR in...

Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: June 5, 2024

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Sartorius Opens New Center of Excellence for Bioanalytics in Ann Arbor

Manufacturing of instruments, consumables and reagents for cell and protein analysis Consolidation of existing sites and functions in Ann Arbor Overall investment of around $100m. 5 June 2024 -- Michigan,...

Category: BioManufacturing, Manufacturing and Packing, Pharmaceutical
Posted: June 5, 2024

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Kindeva Drug Delivery Expands Loughborough, UK, Facilities at Charnwood Campus to Support Growth of Green Propellant Commercialisation

4 June 2024 -- Loughborough, UK; Minnesota, US; and Missouri, US -- Leading global drug-device combination product CDMO Kindeva Drug Delivery today announced the expansion of their Loughborough, UK, facilities...

Category: BioManufacturing, Drug Delivery, Manufacturing and Packing, Pharmaceutical
Posted: June 4, 2024

Kite’s TECARTUS (Brexucabtagene Autoelucel) Demonstrates Sustained Overall Survival in Adult Patients with Relapsed/Refractory B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia

After more than four years of follow-up in the pivotal ZUMA-3 study, median overall survival was 26 months and four-year overall survival rate was 40% at 48 months Survival benefit...

Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Pharmaceutical
Posted: June 3, 2024

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Encouraging New Data Presented on Kite’s YESCARTA (Axicabtagene Ciloleucel) for Relapsed/Refractory Central Nervous System Lymphoma  

At median follow-up of 24.2 months, no apparent additional risks of adverse events related to axicabtagene ciloleucel were seen Findings also suggest efficacy trend with median progression-free survival and durability...

Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Pharmaceutical
Posted: June 3, 2024

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Merus Presents Interim Data on MCLA-145 Monotherapy and in Combination with Pembrolizumab at the 2024 ASCO Annual Meeting

2 June 2024 -- Utrecht, The Netherlands and Massachusetts, US -- Merus NV, a clinical-stage oncology company developing innovative, full-length multispecific antibodies (Biclonics and Triclonics), today announced updated interim clinical...

Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery
Posted: June 2, 2024

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Biogen Receives European Commission Approval for QALSODY (tofersen), the First Therapy to Treat a Rare, Genetic Form of ALS

SOD1-ALS is a devastating, uniformly fatal and ultra-rare genetic form of ALS estimated to affect less than 1,000 people in Europe QALSODY is Biogen’s third rare disease therapy to be...

Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: May 30, 2024

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Eisai Showcases Oncology Portfolio and Pipeline at ASCO 2024

23 May 2024 -- Tokyo, Japan -- Eisai Co announced today the presentation of research across multiple types of cancer from its oncology portfolio and pipeline during the 2024 American...

Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery
Posted: May 23, 2024

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Global oncology trial investigator sites increase by half in five years, finds new Phesi analysis

China flagged as significant contributor to growth, but poor investigator selection is causing trial failures 23 May 2024 -- Massachusetts, US -- Phesi, a leading clinical development analytics company, has...

Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials
Posted: May 22, 2024

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During BIO Show, PCI Pharma Services to Highlight Sterile Fill-Finish Robotics Technologies at Nearby San Diego Manufacturing Plant

Robotics-assisted systems support sterile filling of vials, prefilled syringes and cartridges during clinical trials, substantially limiting drug product loss while reducing timeline 20 May 2024 -- Pennsylvania, US -- PCI...

Category: Biotechnology, Manufacturing and Packing, Other
Posted: May 20, 2024

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Gilead and Kite Oncology to Highlight Broad and Diverse Oncology Portfolio at ASCO 2024

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Development Program Data to be Presented, Including the phase 3 EVOKE-01 Study Updated Results from phase 2 EDGE-Gastric Study of Fc-Silent Anti-TIGIT Domvanalimab Plus Anti-PD-1...

Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery
Posted: May 7, 2024

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