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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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Calluna Pharma launches and announces €75m Series A financing to develop novel therapies for inflammatory and fibrotic diseases

Clinical stage company formed from the merger of Oxitope Pharma and Arxx Therapeutics Calluna Pharma has a pipeline of selective antibodies targeting immunological diseases New company to complete multiple clinical...

Category: Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: January 23, 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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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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Orakl Oncology raises €3 million to develop its techbio platform forprecision oncology

4 October 2023 -- Paris, France -- Orakl Oncology, a precision oncologystart-up, today announces that it has raised €3m to develop its techbio platform thatintegrates best-in-class biology with real-world patient...

Category: Biotechnology
Posted: October 9, 2023

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Additional Analytical Laboratory and Spray Drying Investments

5 October 2023 -- New Jersey, US -- Experic, a contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) and clinical supply services company serving the biopharmaceutical industry, announced today the successful completion of...

Category: Manufacturing and Packing
Posted: October 5, 2023

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Start Codon Invites Life Sciences Leaders, Founders, and Investors to Innovation Showcase 2023

Hybrid event is taking place 10 October 2023, in Cambridge, UK Programme features presentations from five disruptive portfolio companies and networking opportunities with Start Codon’s extended portfolio Registration for Innovation...

Category: Other
Posted: September 26, 2023

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