Yuhan Corp., of Seoul, South Korea, added a new potential cancer drug to its oncology pipeline, licensing a son of sevenless homolog 1 (SOS1) inhibitor co-developed by Cyrus Therapeutics Inc. and Kanaph Therapeutics Inc. for ₩208 billion (US$156.3 million).
Seven years since the first approval of two chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapies for hematological cancers, U.S. and Singapore-based Immunoscape Pte Ltd. is looking to develop novel T-cell receptor (TCR) therapeutics for solid tumors.
Yuhan Corp., of Seoul, South Korea, added a new potential cancer drug to its oncology pipeline, licensing a son of sevenless homolog 1 (SOS1) inhibitor co-developed by Cyrus Therapeutics Inc. and Kanaph Therapeutics Inc. for ₩208 billion (US$156.3 million).
Seven years since the first approval of two chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapies for hematological cancers, U.S. and Singapore-based Immunoscape Pte Ltd. is looking to develop novel T-cell receptor (TCR) therapeutics for solid tumors.
Biomunex Pharmaceuticals SAS has signed an exclusive license and exploitation agreement with Institut Curie for the development of a new class of antibodies.
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) has received a multiyear $6 million award from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) to develop innovative stem cell approaches to treat children and adolescents with recurrent solid tumors. The CIRM funding will support further CHLA research into harnessing chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy.
Jacobio Pharmaceuticals Group Co. Ltd. has received FDA approval of its IND application for JAB-30300, allowing it begin a phase I/IIa trial in the U.S. in advanced solid tumors.
The transcription of ribosomal RNA by RNA Polymerase I (Pol I) is an essential step for cells to grow and thus is considered a therapeutic target for cancer treatment.
Strong early data of Janux Therapeutics Inc.’s tumor-activated T-cell engager compounds JANX-007 and JANX-008 sent the San Diego-based company’s shares surging by 229%, indicating enthusiasm for their best-in-class potential and the possibility of tapping into multibillion-dollar prostate cancer and solid tumor markets.
Hun-taek Kim founded Tiumbio Co. Ltd. in 2016 after spending more than two decades at a major chemical and life science firm, SK Chemicals Co. Ltd. “The prospects for our three major assets are very bright, and the probability of failure is low,” CEO Kim told BioWorld.
