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Pharmaceutical Powerhouse: Johnson & Johnson

is once again the world's most valuable and strongest pharma brand New data from Brand Finance reveals impact of restructuring and M&A activity on brand values across the Healthcare Sector...

Category: BioManufacturing, Biotechnology, Other
Posted: June 18, 2024

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Tony Kouzarides, Founder of STORM Therapeutics, Awarded British Knighthood for Services to Healthcare Innovation and Delivery

Ground-breaking discoveries on the characteristics of RNA epigenetics unveiled novel targets to treat diseases 17 June 2024, Cambridge, UK - STORM Therapeutics Ltd. (STORM), the clinical stage company pioneering cellular...

Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery
Posted: June 17, 2024

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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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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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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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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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TECVAYLI▼ (teclistamab) shows sustained deep and durable responses in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma

New MajesTEC-1 data show a median duration of response of 24 months, with responses deepening, including in patients who switched to biweekly dosing Separate analyses from the MajesTEC-1 and OPTec...

Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: June 3, 2024

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DARZALEX (daratumumab)-based regimens significantly improved clinical outcomes in both transplant-eligible and -ineligible patients who are newly diagnosed with multiple myeloma

88% of transplant-eligible patients achieved a complete response or better, and 47% of patients sustained MRD-negativity for longer than one year with daratumumab subcutaneous formulation-based regimens in the phase 3...

Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, 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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Johnson & Johnson submits application to the European Medicines Agency seeking approval of subcutaneous formulation of RYBREVANT▼ (amivantamab) for the treatment of patients with EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer

Submission is supported by data from the phase 3 PALOMA-3 study featured at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting New formulation showed non-inferiority to intravenous administration in...

Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: May 31, 2024

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