New law to speed up clinical trials
The draft Medical Research Act (Medizinforschungsgesetz) presented by Health Minister Karl Lauterbach in Berlin before Easter is the centrepiece of...
SynaptixBio Ltd gets FDA ODD for leukodystrophy
Using antisense oligonucleotides (ASO) to silence the beta tubulin 4a gene, Oxford-based SynaptixBio Ltd received its first ODD in early 2023 for a...
£26m for Cystic Fibrosis Drug Trial
With funding led by Panakes Partners and involvement from current investors, Enterprise Therapeutics Ltd. has received £26m (~€30.5m) for the Phase...
AstraZeneca to acquire Amolyt Pharma for up to US$1.05bn
Under the agreement set to close in Q3/2024, AstraZeneca will acquire Amolyt Pharma for US$800m upfront and potential milestone payments of US$250m....
PulseSight to disrupt AMD space
Aiming to address the pressing challenges of age-related macular diseases (AMD), including wet and dry AMD, along with geographic atrophy (GA),...
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...
Gene therapy supplier MIP Discovery closes £7M Series A financing
The £7m Series A financing of British gene therapy vector specialist MIP Discovery Ltd was led by lMercia Ventures.Existing investor Calculus Capital...