Emergex Vaccines Holding Ltd. has signed a contract with the U.K. Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) for almost £1.8 million (US$2.2 million) to advance a CD8 T cell-based vaccine candidate against Chikungunya virus (CHIKV).
Researchers from Aligos Therapeutics Inc. presented preclinical data for ALG-001075, a novel capsid assembly modulator leading to the formation of empty capsids (CAM-E), being developed for the treatment of hepatitis B.
Newco T-Therapeutics Ltd. has raised £48 million (US$59 million) in a series A to advance development of T-cell receptors generated by its transgenic mouse platform for the treatment of solid tumors, autoimmune diseases and infections.
Researchers from the University of Queensland discovered that senolytic therapies can suppress long-COVID neuropathology and long-term disorders caused by viral infections by reducing senescent cells, thereby reducing inflammation. Published Nov. 13, 2023, in Nature, the study examined the use of human pluripotent stem cells to generate small mini human brain organoids to screen for antiaging interventions called senolytics that selectively eliminate senescent cells that accumulate with age, lead author Julio Aguado told BioWorld.
After Cormedix Inc. navigated manufacturing issues that slowed the process, the U.S. FDA approved the antibacterial and antifungal solution Defencath to reduce catheter-related bloodstream infections adults with kidney failure.
Aligos Therapeutics Inc. has divulged bicyclic compounds acting as viral replication inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis D virus infections.
After Cormedix Inc. navigated manufacturing issues that slowed the process, the U.S. FDA approved the antibacterial and antifungal solution Defencath to reduce catheter-related bloodstream infections adults with kidney failure.
Researchers from Aligos Therapeutics Inc. have presented the discovery and preclinical evaluation of a novel next-generation liver targeted PD-L1 small molecule inhibitor, ALG-094103, which is being developed for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B and liver cancer.
It’s known that interferon-alpha (IFNα) activates interferon-stimulated genes (ISGs) and disrupts the hepatitis B virus (HBV) replication cycle. Pegylated (PEG)-IFNα has been widely used for its immunomodulatory and antiviral properties but it is not always well tolerated and thus its use is limited.
The Innovative Medicines Initiative’s COMBINE (COllaboration for prevention and treatment of MDR Bacterial INfEctions) project is developing a standardized in vivo pneumonia model to test small-molecule antibiotics.