Radiopharm Theranostics Ltd. has been granted Belberry Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) approval in Australia to initiate a first-in-human phase I therapeutic study of 177Lu-labeled RAD-202 (177Lu-RAD-202) for the treatment of HER2-expressing solid tumors, including breast and gastric cancers.
Beigene Co. Ltd. has presented data on a CDK4 selective inhibitor, BGB-43395, for the potential treatment of this cancer type and which would reduce the neutropenia associated with CDK6 inhibition.
CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. has received clearance from China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) to conduct clinical trials of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) SYS-6005 and SYS-6043.
A year after Generate Biomedicines Inc. pulled off its $273 million series C financing round, the Flagship Pioneering-spawned and AI-powered protein therapeutics firm drew investment of an undisclosed amount from the Samsung Life Science Fund Dec. 18.
The BioWorld Biopharmaceutical Index (BBI) closed November with a modest 3.58% gain for the year, a sharp decline from its 16.92% rise in September and peak of 25.19% in August. The BBI has now fallen behind the Nasdaq Biotechnology Index, which posted a 6.27% year-to-date gain, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average, up 19.16% at the end of the month.
Onconic Therapeutics Inc., a subsidiary of Jeil Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., saw its shares (KOSDAQ:476060) ascend for two consecutive days after debuting with a ₩20.15 billion (US$13.89 million) IPO on the Korea Exchange Dec. 19. Seoul, South Korea-based Onconic’s Kosdaq IPO offered about 1.55 million shares at ₩13,000 each, which was lowered from its original price band of ₩16,000 to ₩18,000 per share after demand forecasting.
A new method to diagnose skin cancer was validated for the first time in clinical trials that show Dermr Health Solutions Pty Ltd.’s non-invasive microneedle patch collects near-equivalent genetic information compared to a skin biopsy without pain or cutting.
Iomx Therapeutics AG has submitted a clinical trial application (CTA) for IOMX‑0675, a dual‑targeting, fully human antibody designed to address the key immune-regulatory LILR receptor family expressed on myeloid and lymphoid immune cells.
Recent research has established that Insulin-like Growth Factor 2 mRNA Binding Protein 3 (IGF2BP3) RNA-binding protein is involved in leukemia development, particularly in the KMT2A-translocated B-acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) subtype.
A principal investigator and a former biopharma executive are the latest to reach settlements with the SEC to resolve charges of insider trading involving drug companies. Sai-Hong Ignatius Ou, of the University of California Irvine, agreed to a judgment ordering him to disgorge more than $1.5 million and to pay a civil penalty of the same amount. In a separate, unrelated settlement, Curt Dewitz, a former executive of an undisclosed biopharma company, agreed to disgorge about $70,383 in unlawful profits.
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