Since reports that blood cancer response rates to T cells carrying chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) exceed 80%, investors have been laying bets on CAR-T cell approaches. In August, the first two therapies hit European markets in a head-to-head race to be the number one next-gen cancer therapy. So will CAR-T cell treatment really take pole position? Or will alternatives like TCR-based cell therapy or multivalent antibody-T cell engagers leave them in the dust?
Hox Therapeutics appoints Karl Keegan as CEO
AppointmentsHox Therapeutics has announced the appointment of Dr Karl Keegan as Chief Executive Officer.
SOBI and AstraZeneca in US$2bn+ deal on RSV antibodies
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Amal bags €21.2m financing
Latest NewsSwiss Amal Therapeutics S.A. (Geneva) has raised €21.2m in a series B follow-up financing.
Antibiotic resistance spreading across Europe
Latest NewsAntimicrobial resistance (AMR) has increased by 32% since 2007 in Europe, according to a brand new report.
Liquid biopsy: size matters
Latest NewsA new method developed by Swiss, Danish and British researchers allows to detect hard-to-trace tumour-derived DNA in the blood (or ctDNA).
Themis postpones IPO
Latest NewsOne week after Austrian vaccine and cancer immunotherapy specialist Bioscience announced the terms of its initial public offering (IPO) and listing on Euronext Amsterdam, the company has postponed its IPO.
CARs right on track
BackgroundSince reports that blood cancer response rates to T cells carrying chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) exceed 80%, investors have been laying bets on CAR-T cell approaches. In August, the first two therapies hit European markets in a head-to-head race to be the number one next-gen cancer therapy. So will CAR-T cell treatment really take pole position? Or will alternatives like TCR-based cell therapy or multivalent antibody-T cell engagers leave them in the dust?
New checkpoint inhibitor on the block
Latest NewsResearchers at Austrian IMBA have identified a well-known co-factor of amino acid synthesis and monoamine neurotransmitter synthesis to play a prominent role in the development of autoimmunity and cancer.
BIO-Europe: advanced therapies in focus
Latest NewsGene and cell therapies, pediatric drugs, and formulation were just some hot topics discussed in a record number of B2B meetings at BIO-Europe in Copenhagen.
Dry AMD: Oxurion licences heparanase blockers from Beta Therapeutics
Latest NewsOxurion NV and Beta Therapeutics Inc have inked an R&D agreement aimed to develop new heparanase inhibitors to treat dry AMD.