Myricx Bio (Myricx Pharma Ltd.) and Wuxi Biologics Co. Ltd. have entered into a license agreement under which Myricx will have exclusive access to a proprietary antibody that was discovered based on Wuxi Bio's integrated technology platforms.
Medicovestor Inc. has successfully completed an oversubscribed seed financing round with the aim of advancing its antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) platforms and drug candidates.
Voltron Therapeutics Inc., a portfolio company of Lucius Partners LLC, has finalized the protocol for a preclinical dose-ranging efficacy study of VTX-0P4, a protein-based cancer vaccine targeting prostate stem cell antigen (PSCA), a key target in the treatment of prostate cancer.
Researchers from Apeximmune Therapeutics Inc. presented the discovery and preclinical evaluation of AIM-104, a novel potent pan-allele anti-SIRPα antibody for the treatment of cancer.
Work at Laekna Therapeutics Shanghai Co. Ltd. has led to the discovery of a potent leukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptor subfamily B member 1/2 (LILRB1/LILRB2) antagonistic bispecific antibody, LAE-111, with improved antitumor activity.
CLDN18 is a cell surface membrane protein involved in the formation of tight junctions, and the expression of its CLDN18.2 isoform has been observed in pancreatic, gastric and esophageal tumors.
Sirpant Immunotherapeutics Inc.’s lead product candidate, Sirpant-M (SI-101), has been awarded U.S. orphan drug designation for the treatment of T-cell lymphoma.
Researchers from Nkgen Biotech Inc. have developed an anti-HER2 CAR NK cell therapy, named SNK-02, as a potential immunotherapeutic for HER2-overexpressing tumors. SNK-02 was tested in a xenografted murine model of cancer.
Certain types of human papillomavirus (HPV), named high-risk types, are known to be clearly associated with 60% of invasive cervical cancer cases. Prophylactic HPV vaccines are highly effective, but there is a need for new treatment options other than surgery.