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Using immunology to bring new paradigms to oncology therapies
Biotechnology company Eutilex is developing a portfolio of immuno-oncology T cell, chimeric antigen receptor T cell and antibody therapeutics that are now ready for partnering.
Designing conditionally activated immune stimulators that attack cancer cells
Using its proprietary PREDATOR protein engineering platform, Werewolf designs biotherapeutics that are systemically delivered and activated selectively in the tumor microenvironment to recruit a powerful antitumor immune response.
The Challenges Of Bringing A Cannabis-Based Drug To Market
Bringing a drug to market is always tough, but is getting approval for a cannabis extract any harder? It doesn’t seem that way for GW Pharmaceuticals.
Langer startup BINDs nanomedicine and drug targeting in $180M-plus Amgen deal
In a major coup for a startup that only turns 6 years old this year, BIND Biosciences has signed a global and exclusive agreement with Amgen, the world's largest independent biotechnology company....
US pharma industry is fighting fit - New Scientist
No longer in a downward spiral, the pharmaceutical industry is going from strength to strength. New Scientist uncovers the career opportunities...
pSivida--focusing on delivery to the eye
As people live longer, and as global demographics shift toward an older population, age-related eye diseases such as glaucoma and macular degeneration are increasing. The blood-eye barrier is very effective--this is useful in health, protecting such a sensitive organ, but an obstacle in disease as it makes it very hard...
Allergy biomarkers could track treatment response
Stallergenes has discovered two biomarkers that could help therapists monitor how well a treatment is working, and also act as measuring points in clinical trials....
Bioprospecting at the poles
Bioprospecting at the poles. Suzanne Elvidge, 20/06/2011. Tromsø in Norway is a long way from pretty much everywhere. However, its northerly position, 300 ......
Artificial pancreas delivers better diabetes control
A dual-hormone "artificial pancreas" is better at controlling type I diabetes than a simple insulin pump, which could be good news for the two-thirds of diabetics who don't achieve their blood sugar targets with existing treatments....
Antidiabetic agent could smother pancreatic cancer stem cells ...
Antidiabetic agent could smother pancreatic cancer ...
The Rising Problem Of Parallel Trade
As the United Kingdom moves into its deepest economic depression since the 1980s and the pound remains low against the Euro, problems seem to arise within the pharmaceutical supply chain, leading to shortages of drugs for UK hospitals and patients. Can the pharmacists no longer afford the drugs? No,...
Bacterial 'minicells' deliver cancer drugs straight to the target
"Minicells," nanoparticles built from the membranes of mutant bacteria, have safely delivered cancer drugs in their first clinical trial in people with advanced and untreatable cancer, and have shown the first hints of efficacy....
Funding challenges of super-high-cost therapeutics
Funding super-high-cost medicines is proving challenging, at least partly because of the level of uncertainty for long-term, real-world benefits
Inform Genomics: Personalized medicine uses genetic markers with a twist
A recently formed privately funded startup, Inform Genomics, is taking the concept of genetic markers and giving it a new twist, Ed Rubenstein, president and CEO, told FierceBiomarkers....
Real-world data: Social media beyond pharmacovigilance
Social media, from Facebook to Twitter, and LinkedIn to Pinterest, is creating real-world data at an unprecedented rate