Tag: biotechnology
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Biomarker-Guided Depression Drug Trial Underway
The first participant in a clinical trial received an experimental drug to treat patients with depression that express high levels of a stress-related protein.
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Biotech, Regeneron in $2B Cancer Antibody Deal
A developer of cancer treatments triggered by tumor chemistry is partnering with biologic drug maker Regeneron on dual-action cancer immunotherapies.
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Biotech, M.D. Anderson Partner on Precision Drug Design
A company discovering therapies with artificial intelligence is partnering with M.D. Anderson Cancer Center on new small-molecule precision medicines.
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Companies to Partner on Sustainable Synthetic Biochemicals
A producer of plant-based organic acids and a developer of synthetic bio-based materials and services are partnering on new sustainable industrial chemicals.
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Covid-19 Vaccine Patch Clinical Trial Begins
Developers of a patch with tiny needles instead of a syringe to deliver vaccines say a clinical trial testing a Covid-19 patch is now underway in Australia.
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Trial Shows Results for Personal Cancer Immunotherapies
Interim results from a clinical trial testing personalized therapies invoking the immune system show responses from some patients with advanced liver cancer.
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RSV Nose Drops Vaccine Gets FDA Fast Track Tag
A vaccine designed from engineered live viruses and taken as nose drops to prevent respiratory syncytial virus received a Food and Drug Administration fast-track designation.
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Gut-Brain Meds Developer Going Public in Merger
31 Oct. 2022. A developer of synthetic biology treatments for inflammatory and neurological disorders linked to the gut is becoming a public company through a special acquisition merger. Intrinsic Medicine Inc. in Seattle is joining with Phoenix Biotech Acquisition Corp. in Oakland, California, a special purpose acquisition company or SPAC, in a deal expected to…
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Dual-Action Vaccine Shown to Attack, Shrink Solid Tumors
Research with lab animals shows an experimental cancer vaccine generates immune-system cells that infiltrate solid tumors and reduce the tumor’s protective environment.
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Trial Shows Antibody Neutralizes, Reduces HIV Virus
Results from a clinical trial show an experimental one-time antibody therapy, even at low doses, lowers levels of HIV virus in people living with the disease.