Intelligent Omics Ltd. has established a target discovery collaboration with Janssen Research & Development LLC, one of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, to evaluate novel biological targets for the treatment of hematological cancers.
Los Angeles-based cancer diagnostics company Nonagen Bioscience Corp. obtained CE marking for its Oncuria immunoassay for bladder cancer. The multiplex urine test is designed to detect the concentration of 10 proteins that are associated with bladder cancer in urine samples. Clinical studies found the test has a 93% sensitivity and 93% specificity for detecting bladder cancer. The test is also designed to predict whether people are more likely to respond to bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) therapy, a first-line treatment for bladder cancer.
Off-the-shelf cancer vaccine specialist Nouscom AG has taken the wraps off a multiproject agreement with Janssen Research and Development LLC, after the lead candidate received FDA approval to enter clinical trials.
PERTH, Australia – With 1 in 3 patients with type 2 diabetes likely to develop diabetic kidney disease (DKD), Perth-based Proteomics International Laboratories Ltd. has developed a blood-based diagnostic test that can predict the onset of DKD, enabling patients to get treatment sooner to prevent the onset of the disease.