Innovec Pharmaceutical Technology Co. Ltd. (Innovec Biotherapeutics) has received FDA clearance for its IND application for IVB-103, an AAV-based gene therapy for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
Insignis Therapeutics Inc.’s sublingual anaphylaxis treatment IN-001 has received Fast Track designation from the FDA. The Fast Track program is designed to expedite the product review and facilitate the development of drugs that treat serious conditions and address unmet medical needs.
Medigene AG has provided a pipeline update in its half-year report for the first half of 2024. The company, which develops T cell receptor (TCR)-guided therapies for the treatment of cancer, confirmed for following positive EU and U.S. preliminary regulatory interactions, is on track for filing an IND in Q3 and a CTA in Q4 of 2024 for its lead candidate MDG-1015.
Cidara Therapeutics Inc. announced in its Q2 filing that it received IND clearance for its drug-Fc conjugate (DFC) immunotherapy CBO-421 in July of 2024.
Precision Biosciences Inc. has announced that its experimental allogeneic T cell therapy azercabtagene zapreleucel (azer-cel) for the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) has received IND clearance from the FDA.
Actio Biosciences Inc.’s ABS-0871 has received both orphan drug designation and rare pediatric disease designation from the FDA. ABS-0871 is in preclinical development for the treatment of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease subtype 2C (CMT2C).
Tr1x Inc. has announced that the FDA has cleared its IND application for its engineered Tr1 Treg cell therapy TRX-103 for treatment-refractory Crohn’s disease.
After receiving Orphan Drug Designation earlier this year, Satellos Bioscience Inc. announced that the FDA has granted Rare Pediatric Disease Designation to SAT-3247 for the potential treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).
Chengdu Westgene Biopharma Co. Ltd. (Westgene) has received approval from both China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) and the FDA for its therapeutic cancer vaccine WGc-043 to enter first-in-human trials.
Meta Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced that the FDA has granted rare pediatric disease designation to its investigational new drug META-001-PH for the treatment of primary hyperoxaluria (PH), an autosomal recessive metabolic disorder in which oxalate is overproduced and deposited in the body.