Despite a huge amount of progress in the hot space CD47, there’s a large space beyond it to explore, according to DEM Biopharma Inc.’s CEO David Donabedian. The new company just raised $70 million to develop therapies targeting don’t eat me, hence DEM, and eat me signals on cancer cells and macrophages. Read More
Uniqure NV rolled out stock-pleasing safety and biomarker data from 10 patients enrolled in the low-dose cohort of the ongoing phase I/II trial with AMT-130 for the treatment of Huntington’s disease (HD), but investors must wait for details on MRI scans. “We have communicated that we will discuss the MRI findings in the middle of next year,” CEO Matt Kapusta told investors during a conference call. “That’s all I can say.” Read More
A tightening of rules for biotech listings on the Shanghai STAR Market may have contributed to a visible cool-down in biotech IPOs, with fewer listings in Chinese stock markets in the first half of 2022. Read More
It’s been a decade since the America Invents Act (AIA) transformed the U.S. patent landscape from a first-to-invent to a first-inventor-to-file system and added new contours with the creation of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) to hear post-grant patent challenges outside of court. While the AIA’s inter partes review process and other post-grant procedures have helped weed out weak patents, they’ve also increased the uncertainty and unpredictability of many patents. Now, 10 years on, Congress is assessing how the PTAB has developed in real life and considering what course corrections may be needed. Read More
Osivax SAS secured €10 million (US$10.5 million) in research funding from Bpifrance to maintain the momentum of its putative universal influenza vaccine program, which is currently undergoing phase II trials. Read More
In a rare move, Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration is allowing two prescription-only COVID-19 treatments to be advertised to the public. Read More
New hires and promotions in the biopharma industry, including: Artios, EMD Serono, Eyepoint, Iconovir, Neuromagen, Oncorus, Triana, Tryp, Viridian. Read More
Regulatory snapshots, including global drug submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Abbvie, Biomarin, Daiichi, Ellipses, Hoth, Ikena, Krystal, Merck & Co., Mustang, Novartis, Paratek, VBI. Read More
