Bluerock Therapeutics LP, a wholly owned, independently operated subsidiary of Bayer AG, has exercised its option to exclusively license OpCT-001, an induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) derived cell therapy candidate for the treatment of primary photoreceptor diseases, from Fujifilm Cellular Dynamics Inc. and Opsis Therapeutics LLC.
Genedit Inc. has entered into a multiyear collaboration and license agreement with Genentech Inc., a member of the Roche Group, to use Genedit's Nanogalaxy platform to discover and develop novel hydrophilic nanoparticles to deliver Genentech's nucleic acid-based medicines for treatment of autoimmune disease.
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) accounts for about 15% of invasive breast cancers, and due to the lack of well-established targets, TNBC has the worst prognosis among all breast cancer types.
Researchers from The Cleveland Clinic Foundation presented a novel targeted therapeutic peptide for the treatment of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC).
An international working group has proposed a new research framework that stages Parkinson's disease (PD) and defines it based on the disease's underlying biology, rather than on clinical symptoms.
Accent Therapeutics Inc. has completed a $75 million series C financing to support progression of its lead programs through early clinical development.
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CF Foundation) has agreed to provide Prime Medicine Inc. with up to $15 million to support the development of prime editors for the treatment of cystic fibrosis (CF).
Primary open-angle glaucoma is the leading cause of blindness globally. Individuals of African ancestry have a disproportionately high risk of developing glaucoma, but genetic risk factors have been studied mainly in populations of European ancestry.