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Pfizer Inc. has positive phase III data for its hemophilia treatment as it wades deeper into an indication that already has plenty of competition and at least one company with earnings of more than $1 billion. Pfizer’s marstacimab in treating hemophilia could lead to the first once-weekly subcutaneous treatment for hemophilia B and could end up being the first treatment administered as a flat dose for treating hemophilia A or B.
Varmx BV has raised €30 million (US$32 million) in an extension to its series B to fund preparations for the pivotal trial of VMX-C001, a modified recombinant factor X that acts as a universal antidote to reverse the effects of direct oral anticoagulants. The drug is intended for use in patients suffering severe spontaneous bleeding or needing emergency surgery.
After long years of endeavor, Scarlet Therapeutics Ltd. believes it is poised to realize the potential of red blood cells (RBCs) as drug delivery vehicles. The company recently closed a seed round and is now laying the ground for its first clinical trials in which cultured and genetically engineered RBCs will be used to deliver enzyme replacement therapies in the treatment of rare inherited forms of two metabolic disorders.
