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Sanofi taps Harvard spinout for oral nanobody delivery work

Sanofi has teamed up with i2O Therapeutics to create oral nanobody-based medicines. The partners will use i2O’s platform for protecting peptides and proteins to end the need for nanobodies to be given via intravenous or subcutaneous injections. 

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Top Stories

Decibel nets $127M IPO to trial surgical gene therapy delivery

Decibel Therapeutics has netted $127 million from public investors to develop gene therapies that use a surgical delivery method. The IPO haul will enable Decibel to take a gene therapy treatment for a genetic form of profound hearing loss into clinical trials. 

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ACT bags cash to trial local iontophoresis chemotherapy delivery

Advanced Chemotherapy Technologies (ACT) has raised money to fund clinical development of its method for delivering gemcitabine directly to tumors. ACT sees the technology as a way to deliver a fatal dose of chemotherapy to tumor cells without causing the side effects associated with systemic administration.

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Tonix inks Inserm pact to expand nasal oxytocin delivery R&D

Tonix Pharmaceuticals has licensed oxytocin-based therapeutic technology for the treatment of rare genetic disorder Prader-Willi syndrome. The agreement with French research institute Inserm continues Tonix’s push to expand the use of its nasal oxytocin delivery capabilities. 

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Denali's small sneak peek shows up positives for its Hunter syndrome asset

Neurodegenerative biotech and pharma friend Denali has revealed a positive peek at some early Hunter syndrome data.

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