Neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s disease (AD), Parkinson’s disease (PD), and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) suffer from a scarcity of effective treatments. Current therapies primarily provide symptomatic relief but do not address the underlying pathology, failing to slow or halt disease progression. This underscores the urgent need to identify new therapeutic targets relevant to the pathology of these conditions. Kinases represent highly tractable drug targets, with kinase inhibitors achieving significant success, particularly in oncology. However, their potential in neurodegenerative diseases remains largely unexplored, presenting a promising avenue for future research and therapeutic development.
Roche unveils completely new sequencing approach
Associations, Latest NewsRoche researchers have introduced a greatly improved long-read nanopore sequencing method that has the potential to erase the sequencing-by-synthesis approach of market leader Illumina.
ADC maker Callio Therapeutics secures US$187m in Series A round
Latest NewsInvestment company Frazier Life Sciences has launched the virtual ADC company Callio Therapeutics Inc by licencing Hummingbird Bioscience’s TopDDRive dual payload ADC technology and co-leading a US$187m financing round with French Jeito Capital and other investors.
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Kinase inhibitors: Promising therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases
Sponsored PublicationsNeurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s disease (AD), Parkinson’s disease (PD), and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) suffer from a scarcity of effective treatments. Current therapies primarily provide symptomatic relief but do not address the underlying pathology, failing to slow or halt disease progression. This underscores the urgent need to identify new therapeutic targets relevant to the pathology of these conditions. Kinases represent highly tractable drug targets, with kinase inhibitors achieving significant success, particularly in oncology. However, their potential in neurodegenerative diseases remains largely unexplored, presenting a promising avenue for future research and therapeutic development.
EU Commission presents Clean Industrial Deal
Latest NewsThe European Commission has presented its long-awaited Clean Industrial Deal, which aims at replacing its Green Deal in times of geopolitical tensions, slow economic growth and technological competition with “a transformational business plan” that makes the world’s 2nd largest economic bloc future-proof, sustainable while improving global competitiveness.
Gene therapy manufacturing: Fuse Vectors secures US$5.2m
Latest NewsFuse Vectors has secured US$5.2m in pre-seed financing to revolutionise gene therapy manufacturing with its cell-free viral vector technology. The Danish company is aiming to make treatments more accessible and cost-effective by streamlining production.
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Ryvu Therapeutics extends cashflow to consolidate pipeline
Latest NewsKrakow-based oncology specialist Ryvu Therapeutics zoo today announced a strategic reorganisation that will extend Ryvu’s cash runway to H2/2026 to focus on accelerating three ongoing RVU120 clinical programmes, and early pipeline small molecule and ADC assets to key data inflection points.
New German Chancellor wants a strong Europe
Latest NewsWith a 7.7% lead, the incoming Christian Democrat Chancellor Friedrich Merz has put the radical right-wing AfD in its place. Before forming a government in Germany, Merz emphasised that Germany wants to strengthen the EU’s self-sufficiency, although the role of biotechnology seems to be of secondary importance to him.
New non-executive director for Nuclera
AppointmentsCambridge-based biotechnology company Nuclera has appointed William J. Kullback to its board of directors as a non-executive director.