Eleven Therapeutics Ltd. has established a research collaboration with Novo Nordisk A/S for the identification of novel molecules that promote precise delivery of nucleic acid for cardiometabolic diseases by leveraging Eleven’s innovative Deliveri platform.
Cumulus Oncology Ltd. and Leadxpro AG have signed a research collaboration focused on the discovery and development of small molecules targeting an undisclosed and novel cancer-focused G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR).
Raya Therapeutic Inc. has entered into an early-stage R&D collaboration with Argenx SE to evaluate combinations of Raya’s pipeline of targeted small molecules with a potentially complementary product from Argenx.
A new academic and commercial collaboration between The Institute of Cancer Research, the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge, IDIBELL) and Vivan Therapeutics (My Personal Therapeutics Ltd.) seeks to create cancer drugs less prone to drug resistance, with a particular focus on drugs that could target KRAS.
Altamira Therapeutics Ltd. has entered into a collaboration and option agreement with Heqet Therapeutics srl, a spin-out from King’s College London, to utilize the company’s proprietary Oligophore delivery platform in cardiovascular research.
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has awarded Evotec SE’s subsidiary Just-Evotec Biologics Inc. a contract valued up to US$74 million for the rapid development of monoclonal antibody (MAb)-based drug product prototypes targeting orthopoxviruses.
A group of international partners with expertise in therapeutics, technology, health data management and data science have joined forces to develop a range of digital tools that will predict and monitor dementia. The two-year pilot project launched in the U.K. will see the unique group focus their initial efforts on developing data and digital solutions to complement existing treatments as well as solving issues related to the prediction, prevention, management and treatment of dementia related disorders.
Zymedi Co. Ltd. has signed a clinical cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) with the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to develop ZMA-001 for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).
Nephrodi Therapeutics Inc. has entered an agreement with The McQuade Center for Strategic Research and Development LLC (MSRD), a member of the Otsuka family of pharmaceutical companies, to collaborate on the clinical development of Nephrodi's NDI-5001 for X-linked congenital nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (NDI). NDI-5001 is a kidney-targeted small molecule AMPK activator.