Top-line data from a Phase I/II trial of Vaximm AG's oral cancer vaccine VXM01 in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer provide the first clinical indications that the vaccine can elicit an immune response.
The drug development graveyard that is Alzheimer's disease has claimed yet another victim. This time it's AC Immune SA's ACI-91, a drug that had offered a new approach to tackling this most intractable of diseases.
Shares in Zealand Pharmaceuticals A/S hit an all-time high Monday on news that it will shortly start logging double-digit percentage royalty payments from its partner Sanofi SA, following formal European Union approval of the once-daily glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) agonist Lyxumia (lixisenatide, AVE0010) in Type II diabetes.
Shares in Zealand Pharmaceuticals A/S hit an all-time high Monday on news that it will shortly start logging double-digit percentage royalty payments from its partner Sanofi SA, following formal European Union approval of the once-daily glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) agonist Lyxumia (lixisenatide, AVE0010) in Type II diabetes.
The drug development graveyard that is Alzheimer's disease has claimed yet another victim. This time it's AC Immune SA's ACI-91, a drug that had offered a new approach to tackling this most intractable of diseases.
Bone Therapeutics SA raised €7.7 million (US$10.4 million) in new financing as a prelude to a larger round, as it seeks to expand the indication range for its cell therapy product Preob.
With data due from a pivotal Phase III trial of its lead drug candidate around midyear, Gene Signal International SA raised an undisclosed investment from its longstanding syndicate of private investors to keep its pipeline of antisense and peptide-based drugs moving forward.
Shares in Active Biotech AB fell almost 13 percent Monday on news that its immunotherapy Anyara missed the primary endpoint of a Phase II/III trial in advanced renal cell cancer.
Bone Therapeutics SA raised €7.7 million (US$10.4 million) in new financing as a prelude to a larger round, as it seeks to expand the indication range for its cell therapy product Preob.
Shares in Active Biotech AB fell almost 13 percent Monday on news that its immunotherapy Anyara missed the primary endpoint of a Phase II/III trial in advanced renal cell cancer.
