Atavistik Bio Inc. has entered into a research collaboration with Pfizer Inc. to accelerate the discovery of novel precision allosteric therapeutics for unmet medical needs. Under the collaboration, Atavistik Bio will leverage its proprietary AMPS platform to identify novel allosteric binders against two undisclosed targets selected by Pfizer.

Engineered probiotics, mainly bacterial probiotics, are an emerging platform for in situ delivery of therapeutics, including anticancer therapies, to the gut. Writing in Cell Chemical Biology, researchers from Washington University School of Medicine and collaborators present a novel yeast-based therapeutic oral platform to deliver next-generation immune checkpoint inhibitor proteins directly to gastrointestinal tumors.