Immitra Bio GmbH has completed a CHF2.4 million (US$ 3 million) pre-seed financing round as it advances development of a platform for scalable, one-time curative in vivo gene editing therapies based on its mutation-agnostic gene editing technology and digital target identification platform.
The decision by Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc. to end work with next-generation oral pyruvate kinase activator tebapivat in sickle cell disease (SCD) put pressure on the company’s first-generation Pyrukynd (mitapivat) and left Novo Nordisk A/S in pole position as the firm advances etavopivat toward an approval bid in the second half of this year.
The field of cell and gene therapy is moving toward a new phase of scalability and clinical durability, with in vivo chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapeutics emerging as the dark horse in what speakers at BIO Asia-Taiwan 2026 described as CAR T’s second revolution.
The field of cell and gene therapy is moving toward a new phase of scalability and clinical durability, with in vivo chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapeutics emerging as the dark horse in what speakers at BIO Asia-Taiwan 2026 described as CAR T’s second revolution.
Investigators at the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) have demonstrated that in the liver, some endothelial cells (ECs) acted as antigen-presenting cells of sorts. These lipoprotein lipase (LPL)-expressing cells cross-presented tumor antigens on their surface, alerting T cells to the presence of metastases.
The field of cell and gene therapy is moving toward a new phase of scalability and clinical durability, with in vivo chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapeutics emerging as the dark horse in what speakers at BIO Asia-Taiwan 2026 described as CAR T’s second revolution.
Excessive fibrinolysis is a major driver of bleeding across multiple clinical settings, including heavy menstrual bleeding and other hemorrhagic disorders. Researchers from Hemab ApS presented preclinical data on HMB-003, a long-acting plasmin inhibitor that directly targets the enzyme’s active site to achieve sustained antifibrinolytic activity.
The prophylaxis of bleeding disorders usually requires frequent intravenous infusions that result in excessive treatment burden and residual bleeding risk. TGM-148 is a siRNA developed by Tangram Therapeutics plc designed to repress the hepatocyte expression of a gene target to rebalance hemostasis, and has shown efficacy in murine models of hemophilia and von Willebrand disease.
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.’s anti-CD38 antibody mezagitamab (TAK-079) is showing benefits beyond platelet restoration, with new data suggesting the candidate may improve quality of life for patients with chronic immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) and sustain those gains after treatment ends.
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.’s anti-CD38 antibody mezagitamab (TAK-079) is showing benefits beyond platelet restoration, with new data suggesting the candidate may improve quality of life for patients with chronic immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) and sustain those gains after treatment ends.
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