News and Press Releases
NuCana Presents Data at the AACR 2024 Annual Meeting Highlighting the Ability of NUC-7738 to Profoundly Alter Tumour Biology in a Paired Biopsy Clinical Study
NUC-7738 reprogrammes cancer cell lipid metabolism to make tumours less aggressive and promote cancer cell death NUC-7738 alters ribosome biogenesis and the regulation of genes critical for cancer growth and...
Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Pharmaceutical
Posted: April 10, 2024
Andaman7 Launches AI Supercharged Personal Health Record v5
New advanced AI simplification, summarisation and translation features empower patients and improve communication with healthcare providers and researchers 4 April 2024 -- Liège, Belgium -- Andaman7, the free app transforming...
Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Pharmaceutical
Posted: April 4, 2024
Nonacus launches test for comprehensive genomic profiling, integrated with bioinformatics and analysis software
2 April 2024 -- Birmingham, UK -- Genetic testing company, Nonacus, has launched GALEAS Tumor, a next generation sequencing (NGS) test that provides comprehensive genomic profiling of tumours, allowing clinicians...
Category: Biotechnology
Posted: April 2, 2024
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Eisbach and Cancer Focus Fund Announce $4.5m Investment to Support First-in-Human Phase 1/2 Trial of EIS-12656 for Refractory Advanced Solid Tumours
Eisbach is enabling the potential of synthetic lethality by developing novel compounds to exploit molecular vulnerabilities uniquely present in many hard-to-treat cancers 21 March 2024 -- Martinsried, Germany and Texas, US...
Category: Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical
Posted: March 21, 2024
ICR scientists seek new drugs to treat childhood cancer as part of global Cancer Grand Challenges team
6 March 2024 -- London, UK -- A global, interdisciplinary team of researchers has been selected to receive a Cancer Grand Challenges award of up to $25m over five years to tackle...
Category: Clinical Trials, Pharmaceutical
Posted: March 6, 2024
Medidata and Sanofi Vaccines Extend Collaboration to Improve Patient Centricity and Trial Efficiency
Collaboration will harness Medidata Electronic Clinical Outcome Assessment (eCOA) for remote patient engagement and real-time data capture 6 February 2024 -- New York, US -- Medidata, a Dassault Systèmes company...
Category: Clinical Trials
Posted: February 7, 2024
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
German Company FUSE-AI Launches Ground-breaking AI Algorithm for Radiology to the Market
29 January 2024 -- Hamburg, Germany -- FUSE-AI GmbH, an innovator in artificial intelligence (AI) for radiology, today announced its AI software 'Prostate.Carcinoma.ai' has received EU Medical Device Regulation (MDR)...
Category: Biotechnology
Posted: January 29, 2024
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
Sonrai Analytics Receives ISO 13485 Certification for Medical Device Development
The certification is a step towards commercialising Sonrai’s AI diagnostic platform to aid pathologists in analysing cancerous cells from pathology images 19 October 2023 -- Belfast, Northern Ireland -- Sonrai...
Category: Other
Posted: October 19, 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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