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Seagen will be responsible for conjugating these degraders to antibodies to make DACs and advancing these DAC drug candidates through preclinical and clinical development and commercialization.

The results showed that PathoQuest’s proprietary NGS approach is an effective, more robust replacement to in vivo adventitious virus testing of cell substrates used in the production of biologics, like monoclonal antibodies, vaccines, cell, and gene therapies.

The agreement states that Orbit will implement its bead-based peptide display engine to discover peptide leads specific to targets related to specific tumors.

Optibrium announced on Aug. 31, 2023 the acquisition of BioPharmics to further expand the 3D drug design and modelling offering and to focus on research and development and application science.

Novo Nordisk receives the full rights to develop and commercialize the lead program.

Both companies have a focus to developing and commercializing treatments for rare diseases with a strong focus on patients and supporting communities with little to no existing therapeutic options.

Tumour-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapies offer a new route to target cancer.

There are many promising trials in the pipeline that may bring big news for major therapeutic areas.

Interpreting data and understanding the various components of biologic drug substance testing is an important skillset to know as a lab personnel.

Twist Bioscience is a synthetic biology and genomics company that has developed a DNA synthesis platform to industrialize the engineering of biology, which is a new method of this process by “writing” DNA on a silicon chip.

The new products aim to aid consumers with menopause and eye health-related issues.

This is the first biosimilar to Tysabri, an injection for adults with multiple sclerosis.

The agreement focuses on the research of a targeted allogeneic gamma delta chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, owned by Regeneron, designed to enhance proliferation and potency against solid tumors, according to the press release.

The patent grants Alterity 20 years of exclusivity over a new class of iron chaperone drug candidates.

Royalty Pharma agreed to spend up to $500 million for a 5.1 to 8% royalty on net sales of Ferring’s gene therapy adstiladrin (nadofaragene firadenovec-vcng).

The formulation will be used to mitigate emerging infectious diseases and public health emergencies.

FDA has approved a new mAb therapy from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals as well as a higher dose version of Eylea, the company’s eye disease therapeutic.

Sartorius’ Biostat STR now incorporates Repligen’s XCell ATF hardware.

The collaboration partner for Willow is focused on more sustainable methods to manufacture intermediates and APIs at reduced cost and less waste, in addition to looking for Willow’s expertise in developing and scaling key ingredients.

The deal is worth up to $36 million with an initial upfront consideration of $14 million, with an additional $22 million in contingent value rights (CVRs) that is payable upon achieving certain milestones.

FDA has halted enrollment in clinical studies for Gilead Sciences’ magrolimab, a biologic treatment in development for acute myeloid leukemia.

The indication for Pombiliti is a long-term enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) used in combination with miglustat for adults with late-onset Pompe disease (LOPD).

A major grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will bolster efforts to fight the global HIV/AIDS epidemic.

The collaboration between Parexel and Partex is designed to leverage artificial intelligence-powered solutions to accelerate drug discovery and development.

HitGen has entered into a research service agreement with Nested Therapeutics for use of HitGen’s DNA-encoded library for drug discovery.

Zygel is the first and only pharmaceutically manufactured, synthetic cannabidiol that is formulated as a patient-protected permeation-enhanced gel for transdermal delivery.

The acquisition of the latter includes the company’s lead development asset INV-202, an oral CB1 inverse agonist which is designed to block the receptor protein CB1.

The completion of three acquisitions of Versanis Bio, Sigilon Therapeutics, and DICE Therapeutics boosts Eli Lilly and Company’s product pipeline in obesity, diabetes, and immunology.

Under the exclusive agreement, Hikma will commercialize products in Rakuten Medical’s pipeline for cancer treatment in the Middle East and North Africa region.

Additionally, Poseida has approved Astellas as a board observer seat, which gives Astellas the right to attend Poseida’s scientific advisory board meetings and certain notice rights related to any potential change of control over Poseida.