Genmab broadens ADC pipeline with $1.8bn acquisition of ProfoundBio
The acquisition will give Genmab access to ProfoundBio's portfolio of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), three of which are in clinical trials. The...
Protein flags Car-T cells for digestion by NK cells
The protein B7H6, which is highly expressed on activated human T cells, can flag the cells for clearance by natural killer (NK) cells, weakening the...
AstraZeneca to take over Fusion Therapeutics Inc
Fusion Pharmaceuticals Inc‘s acquisition for US$2bn upfront marks a major step forward in AstraZeneca delivering on its ambition to transform cancer...
Seabelife SAS to develop next-gen dry AMD drug
French drug developer SeaBeLife SAS has bagged a €1.5m fund within the i-Nov 2024 innovation competition, which is part of the French government’s...
Klineo raises €2m to speed up access to cancer trials
Digital health start-up Klineo SAS (Paris) has raised €2m to improve equity of access to clinical trials. Its AI-based platform connects doctors and...
Bayer's Ask Bio unit starts Phase II heart failure gene therapy
The Phase II trial called GenePHIT is the largest adaptive, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised, multicentre trial ever to evaluate the...
AMPLY Discovery Ltd bags £1.4m funding to tackle complex diseases
The 2021 spin-out from the Queen’s University Belfast announced it will close a seed financing round this year.vAMPLY is speeding up the discovery of...