Kolon Tissuegene Inc.’s TG-C, an allogeneic cell and gene therapy candidate for knee osteoarthritis (OA), missed both co-primary endpoints and all key secondary endpoints in a highly anticipated top-line phase III clinical trial readout.
Tianjin Tianyao Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. has disclosed receptor-interacting serine/threonine-protein kinase 1 (RIPK1; RIP-1) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), autoimmune disease, lung and kidney injury and sepsis.
Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd. has discovered cyclic peptides acting as interleukin-23 receptor (IL-23R) antagonists found to be potentially useful for the treatment of psoriasis, arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease.
Sightera Biosciences BV announced it has raised €3 million (US$3.5 million) in pre-seed funding. The funding will be used to extend the company’s platform technology and asset portfolio, including its lead program in oncology, SIGHT-001.
Two med-tech companies agreed to settlements with the U.S. government to resolve False Claims Act (FCA) allegations that they submitted Medicare claims for medically unnecessary testing and devices.
New research has teased out specific aspects of how Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) sparks the immune response that leads on to the development of multiple sclerosis (MS), opening the way to the rational design of vaccines and antivirals that address the root cause of the disease.
New research has teased out specific aspects of how Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) sparks the immune response that leads on to the development of multiple sclerosis (MS), opening the way to the rational design of vaccines and antivirals that address the root cause of the disease.
Astrazeneca plc has added a dual PDE3/4 inhibitor candidate to its chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) portfolio via a deal worth up to $2.1 billion with Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., a Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd. subsidiary.
Cancer researchers are increasingly turning to the microbiome to understand why some patients respond well to treatment while others face severe complications. Gut microbial communities shift during intensive therapies such as bone marrow transplantation, and those changes influence infection risk, immune recovery and long‑term survival. New advances in microbial sequencing and engineering redefine this community as a measurable clinical parameter that can be monitored, modeled, and even therapeutically reshaped to improve outcomes in oncology and other conditions.
Shanghai Peptidstar Therapeutics Ltd. has divulged new cyclic peptides acting as interleukin-23 receptor (IL-23R) antagonists potentially useful for the treatment of psoriasis, arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease.