Less than two weeks after the outbreak was officially declared, animal studies of a newly designed vaccine against the Bundibugyo Ebola virus are now underway in the U.S. and U.K., and the Serum Institute of India is standing ready to manufacture the vaccine for clinical trials. If the animal tests are positive, the vaccine will be ready for clinical trials in two to three months. Read More
Eli Lilly and Co. has offered to buy three vaccine companies for up to $3.8 billion combined, including up to $1.55 billion for Vaccine Company Inc., whose in vivo nanoparticle (IVN) technologies are designed to enable antigens that elicit durable immune responses, much like virus-like particle (VLP) vaccines, but avoid the VLP manufacturing burden. Read More
Newcelx Ltd. has submitted a pre-IND briefing package to the U.S. FDA to support a proposed first-in-human trial of NCEL-101 in combination with tegoprubart, an investigational anti-CD40L monoclonal antibody being developed by Eledon Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Circio Holding ASA and Aavigen GmbH have entered a research collaboration focused on developing circVec-enhanced AAV vectors engineered for targeted, low-dose gene therapies for heart diseases. Read More
Coultreon Biopharma BV has synthesized new macrocyclic cellular tumor antigen p53 (TP53) (Y220C mutant) stabilizers potentially useful for the treatment of cancer. Read More
Biomunex Pharmaceuticals SAS has entered into strategic collaborations with two AI-specialized companies – Gordion Bioscience Inc. and Tangramed Biotech SAS – as part of its strategy to integrate AI into its R&D activities and support the development of next-generation immunotherapies in oncology.
Cell therapy based on fibroblasts has shown promise in the treatment of psoriasis due to immune modulation capability and strong expansion when cultured. Work at Fibrobiologics Inc. has focused on the impact of culture format and donors of human dermal fibroblasts (HDFs) on the therapeutic efficacy and immune responses in murine models of psoriasis. Read More
Kallyope Inc. has identified new gastrin-releasing peptide receptor (GRPR) agonists potentially useful for the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders and obesity. Read More
Treeline Biosciences Inc. has patented new tetrahydroisoquinoline heterobifunctional proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) compounds comprising an E3 ubiquitin ligase-binding moiety coupled to a Bcl-2-like protein 1 (Bcl-xl; Bcl-X; BCL2L1)-targeting moiety potentially useful for the treatment of cancer. Read More
Kolon Life Science Inc. is developing KLS-3021, a next-generation oncolytic vaccinia virus designed to express the PH20, IL-12 and PD-1-Fc transgenes to mediate receptor-independent tumor cell killing and enhance antitumor immune responses. Read More
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC (MSD) has disclosed new glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor (GLP-1R) agonists potentially useful for the treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes. Read More
X-linked Alport syndrome is an inherited kidney disease caused by pathogenic mutations in the COL4A5 gene. Patients develop hematuria, proteinuria and kidney function decline leading to end-stage renal disease. Nionyx Bio Inc. has developed ONYX-101, a novel kidney-targeting therapeutic designed to ensure durable COL4A5 restoration through dual-vector AAV delivery using NYX capsids that were optimized for kidney targeting. Read More
