South Korean billionaire and chairman of Celltrion Group Jungjin Seo is returning Celltrion Inc. to its contract manufacturing organization (CMO) roots, as it relies on biosimilar sales to anchor the company in a fiercely competitive novel drug R&D arena.
After raising AU$40 million (US$25.9 million) earlier this year to advance lead candidate VP-001 for treating retinitis pigmentosa type 11, PYC Therapeutics is now advancing PYC-003 to the clinic for polycystic kidney disease.
Janux Therapeutics Inc. CEO David Campbell said the firm will be talking with the U.S. FDA about “what we may or may not be able to do [in order to get JANX-007] to patients more rapidly,” though he noted that the agency has “primarily been focused on overall survival” in considering prostate cancer drugs, so more work on that endpoint may be required. “We’ll keep that in mind,” he said.
Arovella Therapeutics Ltd. is heading toward the clinic with its lead product, ALA-101, which consists of a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) targeting CD19 and invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells.
An artificial intelligence-powered contactless monitoring device developed by Albus Health Ltd. can detect signs of asthma attacks in children up to five days before they occur.
Arovella Therapeutics Ltd. is heading toward the clinic with its lead product, ALA-101, which consists of a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) targeting CD19 and invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells.
In October 2024, BioWorld logged 219 clinical trial updates, marking a decrease from 252 in September but a rise from 92 in August. The month featured 14 positive phase III trial outcomes and one unsuccessful trial.
Arovella Therapeutics Ltd. is heading toward the clinic with its lead product, ALA-101, which consists of a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) targeting CD19 and invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells.
Outlook Therapeutics Inc. is forging onward with plans to resubmit the BLA for ONS-5010, an ophthalmic version of Avastin (bevacizumab, Roche AG), after a missed endpoint in phase III with the VEGF binder for wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
Wall Street began comparing and contrasting what’s available after Amgen Inc. rolled out phase II data with weight loss candidate Maritide – a disclosure that led shares of the biotech heavyweight (NASDAQ:AMGN) to close Nov. 26 at $280.01, down $13.99.