Takeda Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd.’s oral tyrosine kinase 2 inhibitor, zasocitinib (TAK-279), met the co-primary endpoints and all ranked secondary endpoints in two pivotal phase III studies in patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.
News of Eli Lilly and Co. purchasing Ventyx Biosciences Inc. for $14 per share arrived after market close Jan. 7, following unconfirmed rumors of the buyout that drove shares up by more than 52% at one point.
The concept of the 3 Rs – reducing, refining and replacing animal research – has been championed since the 1950s, when William Russel and Rex Burch argued in their book “The Principles of Humane Experimental Technique” that the 3 Rs could simultaneously improve the treatment of research animals and advance the quality of scientific and medical research and testing. Current standard practices of animal research undeniably cause animal suffering at the same time that they have prioritized replicability over translatability.
Securing a second major partnership with Sanofi SA – this time worth a potential $2.56 billion – Earendil Labs will provide its AI-driven discovery platform to find new therapeutics for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.
Innatus Therapeutics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. has synthesized integrin β2 regulators reported to be useful for the treatment of alopecia areata, gouty arthritis, autoimmune hepatitis, inflammatory bowel disease, peritonitis, rheumatoid arthritis, Sjögren’s disease and systemic lupus erythematosus, among others.
Cansino Biologics Inc. has obtained clinical trial approval from China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for the company’s 24-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide conjugate vaccine (CRM197/tetanus toxoid) (PCV24).
Ernexa Therapeutics Inc. has successfully completed a pre-IND meeting with the FDA, setting a pathway toward submitting an IND and initiating a first-in-human trial for the treatment of ovarian cancer, expected in the second half of this year.
Nucleome Therapeutics Ltd. has nominated NTP-464 as its first preclinical development candidate and is advancing the program toward IND-enabling studies. The first-in-class monoclonal antibody agonist for inflammation resolution has broad applicability across major chronic inflammatory diseases.
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