Tag Archive for: oncology

The Strasbourg-based biotech company Transgene and the Berlin-based CDMO ProBioGen have entered into a licensing agreement to collaboratively advance the development of individualised cancer vaccines.

A Phase III trial evaluating AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo’s potential “blockbuster” lung cancer drug Dato-DXd showed no significant improvement over standard chemotherapy. Investors reacted quickly: AstraZeneca’s share price dropped 5% following the announcement.

Glycan target specialist Tacalyx GmbH expands its seed financing to €14m to advance its anti-TACA cancer therapies.

Oss-based oncology company Flindr Therapeutics BV has secured €20m  to advance it first-in-class RNF31 inhibitors, which destabilises E3 ubiquitin ligase.

Pierre Fabre Médicament SAS has entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (APA) over pan-RAF programs developed by Kinnate Biopharma Inc.

Alentis is the only company developing potential treatments for solid cancers and fibrosis targeting Claudin-1 (CLDN1). The molecule is significantly involved in the “tight junction” between cells. Now the company closed a three digit million Seriec C round.

Pfizer strengthens its oncology portfolio by acquiring Seagen, the biotech specialist in antibody-drug conjugates technology.