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Oncolytics gains FDA alignment on pivotal path for pelareorep in colorectal cancer
Development

Oncolytics gains FDA alignment on pivotal path for pelareorep in colorectal cancer

Oncolytics Biotech (Nasdaq: ONCY) has received written feedback from the FDA aligning on a potential pivotal expansion of REO 033, its ongoing randomized...

Aug 19
858 Therapeutics' PARG inhibitor gets second fast-track award for breast cancer
Regulatory & Policy

858 Therapeutics' PARG inhibitor gets second fast-track award for breast cancer

San Diego-based 858 Therapeutics announced receipt of US FDA Fast Track Designation for ETX-19477, an oral poly(ADP-ribose) glycohydrolase (PARG) inhibitor,...

Aug 19
FDA seeks input on regulatory framework for generative AI-enabled medical devices
Regulatory & Policy

FDA seeks input on regulatory framework for generative AI-enabled medical devices

Category: Regulatory Policy | Regulatory Body: FDA | Geography: United States | Policy Instrument: Guidance document | Topics: AI in drug development ·...

Aug 19
Amylyx moves to raise USD 350m after avexitide's Phase III hypoglycemia win
Business

Amylyx moves to raise USD 350m after avexitide's Phase III hypoglycemia win

Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Amylyx Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: AMLX) announced a USD 350 million underwritten public offering of common stock, with proceeds...

Aug 19
GSK secures preclinical dengue antibody from Chugai
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GSK secures preclinical dengue antibody from Chugai

GSK has secured an exclusive, worldwide license from Japan-based Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 4519) for AID351, a preclinical pan-serotype...

4d ago
BioMarin pays USD 275m upfront for early-stage oral HPP bet ALE1
Business

BioMarin pays USD 275m upfront for early-stage oral HPP bet ALE1

BioMarin Pharmaceutical (Nasdaq: BMRN) has agreed to acquire Alesta Therapeutics for USD 275 million upfront plus up to USD 215 million in development and...

4d ago
Brigham wins NIA funding to test lamivudine against retrotransposons in Down syndrome Alzheimer's
Discovery

Brigham wins NIA funding to test lamivudine against retrotransposons in Down syndrome Alzheimer's

Brigham and Women's Hospital has received a USD 1.47 million National Institute on Aging UG3/UH3 grant to run a two-phase clinical trial of lamivudine (3TC)...

Aug 18
GenBio AI unveils multiscale virtual cell model spanning DNA to phenotype
Discovery

GenBio AI unveils multiscale virtual cell model spanning DNA to phenotype

A Palo Alto-based AI company has released what it describes as a multiscale, stateful simulation of the human cell, an approach that differs architecturally...

Aug 18
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Enveda clears Phase I with exercise-inspired pill targeting post-GLP-1 weight regain
Development

Enveda clears Phase I with exercise-inspired pill targeting post-GLP-1 weight regain

Boulder, Colorado-based Enveda has reported Phase I results for ENV-308, an oral small molecule designed to mimic Lac-Phe, a hormone the body produces...

Aug 18
SciSparc funds NeuroThera Labs spinoff with CAD 5.4m financing round
Business

SciSparc funds NeuroThera Labs spinoff with CAD 5.4m financing round

Vancouver-based NeuroThera Labs Inc. (TSXV: NTLX) has completed a non-brokered private placement in two tranches, raising aggregate gross proceeds of CAD...

Aug 18
Abcuro raises USD 66m to retest ulviprubart after Phase II/III IBM miss
Business

Abcuro raises USD 66m to retest ulviprubart after Phase II/III IBM miss

Newton, Massachusetts-based Abcuro, Inc. has closed a USD 66 million Series D financing to fund a new potentially registrational study of ulviprubart, its...

Aug 18
Dana-Farber wins NCI leukemia SPORE to tackle resistance across emerging AML drug classes
Discovery

Dana-Farber wins NCI leukemia SPORE to tackle resistance across emerging AML drug classes

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has received a USD 2.43 million NCI Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) grant to advance translational research...

Aug 18
Faeth's PIKTOR combo gets FDA fast track for biomarker-selected endometrial cancer
Regulatory & Policy

Faeth's PIKTOR combo gets FDA fast track for biomarker-selected endometrial cancer

Austin, Texas-based Faeth Therapeutics (Nasdaq: FTH) announced receipt of US FDA Fast Track Designation for sapanisertib and serabelisib (PIKTOR) in...

Aug 18
Novo Nordisk takes mystery obesity drug into FIH trial against semaglutide
Development

Novo Nordisk takes mystery obesity drug into FIH trial against semaglutide

Novo Nordisk has registered a first-in-human Phase I study of NNC0721-8060, an investigational subcutaneous agent for overweight and obesity, with...

Aug 18
Nanjing Medical University researchers link bacterial enzyme to improved liver cancer immunotherapy
Discovery

Nanjing Medical University researchers link bacterial enzyme to improved liver cancer immunotherapy

A specific bacterium found inside liver tumors can actively organize the immune microenvironment in ways that improve responses to checkpoint blockade,...

Aug 18