Researchers from Adipo Therapeutics LLC presented data from preclinical studies that aimed to assess the γ-secretase inhibitor ADPO-002 (dibenzazepine) for the treatment of obesity.
Cell and gene therapy companies are the beneficiaries of positive changes along the regulatory path that the U.S. FDA is paving for them, according to a panel of executives who spoke at the BioFuture 2024 conference in New York.
Beijing Normal University presented data on fibroblast activation protein (FAP)-targeting agents containing a nitroimidazole moiety, [68Ga]/[177Lu]AAZTA-NI-FAPI-04, being developed for the potential imaging and treatment of cancer.
Scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have reported the discovery of novel carbonic anhydrase IX (CAIX) radioligands for molecular imaging in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC).
Researchers from Eli Lilly & Co. presented the discovery and preclinical characterization of a novel protein tyrosine kinase 7 (PTK7)-targeting antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), LY-4175408, being developed for the treatment of cancer.
Iksuda Therapeutics Ltd. disclosed the design of a novel, effective and safe antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), IKS-012, for the potential treatment of folate receptor α (FRα)-positive cancers.
Avacta Life Sciences (Avacta Group plc) presented preclinical data on AVA-6103, a second-generation Precision peptide-drug conjugate, being developed for the potential treatment of cancer. AVA-6103 was developed using the company’s proprietary Precision technology incorporating a dipeptide specifically cleaved by fibroblast activation protein α (FAPα) leading to tumor-specific delivery of exatecan directly into the tumor cells.
Cell and gene therapy companies are the beneficiaries of positive changes along the regulatory path that the U.S. FDA is paving for them, according to a panel of executives who spoke at the BioFuture 2024 conference in New York. The agency is trying to set up cell and gene companies for success and that’s a very different agency than what it was years ago, said Paul Bresge, CEO of Ray Therapeutics Inc.
While the size of the market is enormous, drug development and treatments for women’s health care still lag behind what is offered for men. There has been a renaissance in the past few years, however, led by investors and companies that have wrestled with determining exactly what encompasses women’s health and how to meet its challenges.
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