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Findings from landmark RESONATE-2 study confirm sustained survival benefit of IMBRUVICA (ibrutinib) for first-line chronic lymphocytic leukaemia treatment with up to 10 years follow-up

RESONATE-2 data presented at the 2024 European Hematology Association (EHA) Congress provide longest-term outcomes and safety data ever reported for a monotherapy BTK inhibitor, with a median PFS of 8.9...

Category: Drug Discovery
Posted: June 17, 2024

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China’s Innovent holds potential to change pancreatic cancer treatment landscape with bispecific antibody IBI389, says GlobalData

14 June 2024 - China-based Innovent Biologics recently presented phase 1 study results of its first-in-class anti-CLDN18.2/CD3 bispecific antibody (IBI389) for the treatment of advanced pancreatic cancer at the 2024...

Category: Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical
Posted: June 14, 2024

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New Kite Clinical Research and Real-World Evidence for Yescarta (Axicabtagene ciloleucel) Demonstrate Benefit From Earlier Lines of Treatment

Analysis shows manufacturing of axicabtagene ciloleucel in second-line treatment of relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma can help reduce time from leukaepheresis to infusion vs third-line plus treatment Data builds on previous...

Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery
Posted: June 14, 2024

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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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Freudenberg Medical Expands Coatings Business with New Production Facility

Investment of more than $50m to meet growing global demand for drug and hydrophilic coatings for medical devices and components Manufacturing footprint tripled with new 130,000sqft facility in the Aachen...

Category: Manufacturing and Packing, Other, 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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Annogen Announces Research Collaboration with Orchard Therapeutics for the Development of CNS-cell Specific Promoters

Annogen to develop immune cell-specific human promoters for certain Orchard pre-clinical programmes 4 June 2024 -- Amsterdam, The Netherlands -- Annogen, a company with expertise in bespoke promoter design and...

Category: Biotechnology, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: June 4, 2024

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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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Bionova Scientific announces plans for new Plasmid DNA GMP facility

Facility in The Woodlands, Texas, US, to produce critical starting material for cell and gene therapy, DNA/RNA-based, and recombinant protein therapeutics in Q1/2025 3 June 2024 -- California, US --...

Category: BioManufacturing, Manufacturing and Packing, Pharmaceutical
Posted: June 3, 2024

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Ardena appoints Jeremie Trochu as Chief Executive Officer

3 June 2024 -- Ghent, Belgium -- Ardena today announces the retirement of Harry Christiaens PhD, and the subsequent appointment of Jeremie Trochu as chief executive officer. Jeremie is a...

Category: BioManufacturing, Biotechnology, Logistics, Manufacturing and Packing, 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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