Apogee Therapeutics Inc. loaded up on what could total as much as $1.3 billion in financial fuel from Blackstone Life Sciences funds that will be used to propel zumilokibart (zumi), which yielded positive phase II results in atopic dermatitis (AD). A phase III experiment with the anti-IL-13 antibody is planned for the second half of this year, pending talks with regulators.
Infex Therapeutics Ltd. has published positive phase IIa data for its lead program, RESP-X, in the treatment of exacerbations of chronic respiratory infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and is now laying the ground for phase IIb development, after raising £4.3 million (US$5.8 million) in new capital.
Shares of Immunovant Inc. (NASDAQ:IMVT) gained 35% after the firm disclosed early but “compelling” data from a phase IIb study testing next-generation FcRn inhibitor IMVT-1402 in patients with difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis (D2T RA), including those whose disease has persisted despite treatment with TNF and JAK inhibitors.
Re-Aim Therapeutics Ltd. has launched with £7 million (US$9.4 million) in seed investment backing and a focus on developing functional cures for T-cell-mediated autoimmune diseases.
Harbour Biomed has released preclinical data for LET-003, a next-generation ACVR2A/2B-targeted monoclonal antibody with potential for the treatment of obesity. Activin receptors ACVR2A and ACVR2B play critical roles in regulating muscle-fat metabolic homeostasis.
Biogen Inc. has decided to advance diranersen (BIIB-080) into registrational trials for early Alzheimer’s disease, even though the antisense oligonucleotide therapy, originally discovered by Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc., missed its phase II primary endpoint.
Curacle Co. Ltd. inked a potential $1.07 billion deal with U.S.-based “newco” Memento Medicines on May 10, granting the latter exclusive global rights to develop and commercialize preclinical TIE2/VEGF-directed bispecific antibody MT-103 for retinal disorders.
Curacle Co. Ltd. inked a potential $1.07 billion deal with U.S.-based “newco” Memento Medicines on May 10, granting the latter exclusive global rights to develop and commercialize preclinical TIE2/VEGF-directed bispecific antibody MT-103 for retinal disorders.
Curacle Co. Ltd. inked a potential $1.07 billion deal with U.S.-based “newco” Memento Medicines on May 10, granting the latter exclusive global rights to develop and commercialize preclinical TIE2/VEGF-directed bispecific antibody MT-103 for retinal disorders.
The interleukin-1 receptor accessory protein (IL1RAP) is expressed in cancer cells within the tumor microenvironment of several cancer types and plays a role in tumor development. DXP-106 is a humanized monoclonal antibody developed by Singlomics Biopharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. that binds to a unique epitope of IL1RAP domain 2 that competes with cytokines.
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