Neurosense Therapeutics targets Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease but is most advanced in ALS. © Neurosense Therapeutics Ltd

ALS specialist NeuroSense Therapeutics Ltd announces it will be collaborating with Swiss Lonza AG to identify exosome-based biomarkers to advance theranostics in neurodegeneration.

Neurosense Therapeutics targets Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease but is most advanced in ALS. © Neurosense Therapeutics Ltd

ALS specialist NeuroSense Therapeutics Ltd announces it will be collaborating with Swiss Lonza AG to identify exosome-based biomarkers to advance theranostics in neurodegeneration.

Neuroblastoma cells (green) in the adrenal gland. Cell nuclei are coloured blue. © Charité | Anja Heeren-Hagemann

Essential Pharma has acquired Renaissance Pharma Ltd to commercialise  the company’s Phase II program Hu14.18K322A in pedriatric high-risk neuroblastoma.

BEPO technology embeds a drug into a co-polymer (white). © MedinCell Corp

Global health agency Unitaid has awarded French Medincell Corp (Jacou) an extension grant of up to US$ 6 million over three years to fund thesatety testing of its malaria vaccine mdc-STM.

Antibodies get a second life with the right attachment (payload) (©Genmab A/S, Valby)

Genmab announced today that it will acquire privately held biotech company ProfoundBio for $1.8bn in cash. The deal is designed to help the Danish pharmaceutical company deepen its cancer pipeline with next-generation antibody-drug conjugate therapies where the company has already an inlicensing deal with former Synaffix´s ADC technology platform (which was acquired mid of 2023 by Lonza).

Tip of the iceberg: Investigating in hart to treat indications like Glioblastoma and Pancreatic cancer, TME Pharma is hoping for proof of therapeutic superiority and many more indications to adress (©TME Pharma NV)

TME Pharma (France/Germany) announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation for NOX-A12 (olaptesed pegol), TME Pharma’s CXCL12 inhibitor, in combination with radiotherapy and bevacizumab for use in the treatment of the aggressive adult brain cancer glioblastoma.

Mark Kotter, Cambridge, Picture:  © Bit.bio

At a recent event researcher and founder of Bit.bio, Prof. Mark Kotter, Babraham Research Campus in Cambridge/UK, was asked what healthcare looks like in 2050. He gave a twofold answer, that it will be driven by data, but also will be personalised. Mark Kotter elaborates here in more detail what is needed to unlock a healthcare of tomorrow.

Picture: 2024 Mack-Brooks Exhibitions - Part of RX, St Albans, UK

Connect with the world of fine and speciality chemicals: taking place from 19-20 June 2024 at the Messe Düsseldorf exhibition centre in Germany, Chemspec Europe is the key marketplace to showcase the full array of fine and speciality chemicals, bespoke ­solutions, services, and equipment.  

Double invest by Forbion in quite different topics: in-vivo celltherapy and neurological disorders. (courtesey Capstan Inc.; Engrail Thx)

Forbion, the European life sciences venture capital firm from The Netherlands, announced its participation in oversubscribed Series B financing in Capstan Therapeutics Inc. and Engrail Therapeutics. Both companies are located in San Diego, USA.

Richter-Helm´s expanded manufacturing site at Bovenau, Germany  ready to manufacture your product; ©Richter-Helm

Professionalism and quality are always at the forefront along the whole value chain: from gene to product. To pro-actively meet the evolving demand of the market to produce new assets Richter-Helm significantly increased its manufacturing capacities for biopharmaceutical products at its production site in Bovenau, Germany.