Trump pushes for preelection fast-tracked approval of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine: report Novartis’ PD-1 combo flops in phase 3 melanoma test Bristol Myers to buy Forbius in hunt for Opdivo-enhancing drugs Sponsored: Improve outcomes for TIL therapies by tackling process challenges Pipeline report: Alzheimer’s disease, from amyloid and tau to gene therapies and beyond Yumanity backs onto Wall Street via Proteostasis merger Aslan hopes to roar again as Dupixent rival test resumes after COVID-19 chaos From 'party drug' to PTSD treatment: ATAI launches EmpathBio to develop MDMA-based therapy AstraZeneca taps RenalytixAI for personalized kidney medicine initiative at Mount Sinai Functioning liver cells regenerate in pig lymph nodes, and a human trial is coming FDA's emergency nod for convalescent plasma sparks questions of whether it's bowing to Trump Featured Story | By Nick Paul Taylor President Donald Trump is considering fast-tracking the authorization of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine to ensure a jab is available in time for the November election, according to the Financial Times. The mooted plan is to allow AstraZeneca to gain emergency use authorization on the basis of a 10,000-subject U.K. clinical trial. read more |
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Top Stories By Amirah Al Idrus Novartis’ experimental PD-1 blocker came up short in a phase 3 study combining it with its melanoma-fighting duo Tafinlar and Mekinist. Tafinlar, a BRAF inhibitor, and Mekinist, a MEK inhibitor, are already approved to treat melanoma patients with a specific BRAF mutation, but Novartis thought adding a checkpoint inhibitor might help it work even better. read more By Nick Paul Taylor Bristol Myers Squibb has struck a deal to buy Forbius for its portfolio of TGF-beta inhibitors. The takeover will give Bristol Myers control of a clinical-phase inhibitor of TGF-beta 1 and 3 that Forbius is developing to increase the activity of immune checkpoint inhibitors. read more Sponsored By: Cytiva The efficacy of TIL therapies depends on how the original tumor samples are collected, harvested, and processed. read more By Phil Taylor Billions of research dollars have gone into discovering the underlying mechanisms in Alzheimer's disease and seeking drugs that can disrupt the pathogenic steps that lead to the destruction of neurons, but it’s a hugely long and expensive process. read more By Amirah Al Idrus On the heels of a Big Pharma deal worth up to $500 million, Yumanity Therapeutics is merging its way onto Wall Street. The neuro-focused biotech is joining up with Proteostasis, which once planned to move a cystic fibrosis drug into the clinic this year but is now looking for someone to buy its pipeline. read more By Ben Adams Singapore-based Aslan Pharmaceuticals is hitting go again on its stalled dermatitis study. read more By Amirah Al Idrus Drugs for post-traumatic stress disorder don’t work for everyone. EmpathBio, ATAI Life Sciences’ latest company, is looking to fill that gap with treatments based on the “party drug” MDMA in hopes they will work better as add-ons for patients with PTSD who are undergoing psychotherapy than antidepressants, such as Zoloft and Paxil, do. read more By Conor Hale AstraZeneca has enlisted RenalytixAI to help it develop precision medicine strategies for managing patients with chronic diseases of the cardiovascular system, kidneys and metabolism. read more By Arlene Weintraub Pitt researchers demonstrated that pigs can grow functioning auxiliary livers in their abdominal lymph nodes after their own hepatocytes are isolated and injected into them. Startup LyGenesis is working to bring the method into human clinical trials later this year. read more By Eric Sagonowsky Hospitalized COVID-19 patients in the U.S. have another treatment option in the U.S. after the FDA’s emergency authorization for convalescent plasma on Sunday. But the decision prompted pushback from experts who questioned the data and wondered whether the FDA is acting under pressure from President Donald Trump. read more Enrollment Showcase | Presented by: Biotility Taught by experienced professionals, Biotility’s online short courses provide the knowledge and practical skills valued by the bioscience industry. Enhance your career through coursework in one of our certificate pathways, including Document Management, Operations Management, and Quality Management. Learn more. |
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