Crescent Biopharma Inc. has announced a new partnership with Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical Co. Ltd. and reported progress across its pipeline, with three distinct programs set to enter the clinic next year.
Neurimmune AG has expanded its transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) collaboration with Alexion, Astrazeneca Rare Disease by entering into an exclusive global collaboration and license agreement to develop NI-009, a fibril depleter for light chain (AL) amyloidosis.
CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. has gained clinical trial clearance from China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for JMT-206 for weight management in individuals with obesity or overweight and at least one weight-related comorbidity.
A disrupted balance between T-effector and T-regulatory cells, together with the activation of autoreactive or alloreactive B cells that generate pathogenic antibodies, is a defining feature of autoimmune diseases and transplant rejection and contributes to their often poor outcomes.
Invivyd Inc. has nominated VBY-329 as a preclinical development candidate for the prevention of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) among neonates, infants and children.
Mabloc LLC has established a strategic partnership with Instituto Butantan to co-develop and manufacture MBL-YFV-01, a monoclonal antibody therapy for yellow fever virus (YFV) infection, including emergency post-exposure use.
Researchers at Calluna Pharma AS, Agiana Pharmaceuticals AS and Roskilde University have developed the first humanized IgG4 antibody that inhibits S100A4, which is a calcium-binding protein that helps drive fibrotic inflammatory diseases.
The overexpression of fibroblast growth factor receptor 2b (FGFR2b) is tied to tumor progression in several malignancies, such as cholangiocarcinoma, HER2-negative gastric cancer and breast cancer. Lunan Pharmaceutical Group Corp. has developed a novel IgG1 monoclonal antibody against FGFR2b, LNF-2102, for the potential treatment of cancer.
Allterum Therapeutics Inc. has obtained IND clearance from the FDA for 4A10, paving the way for initiation of a first-in-human phase I trial in patients with relapsed or refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). 4A10 is a monoclonal antibody with a human immunoglobulin G subclass 1 (IgG1) backbone that specifically binds to CD127 (IL-7Rα).