Regeneron Pharmaceuticals announced a major research initiative among the Regeneron Genetics Center (RGC), U.K. Biobank and GSK to generate genetic sequence data from the 500,000 volunteer participants in the U.K. Biobank resource.
SalvaRx, a subsidiary of SalvaRx Group, has agreed to invest in Delaware-based biotechnology company Rift Biotherapeutics which focuses on the development of antibodies for use in oncology.
Cellular immunotherapy company, Cell Medica has secured £60m in a Series C financing round with participation from existing investors Touchstone Innovations, funds managed by Woodford Investment Management, and funds managed by Invesco Perpetual.
PTC Therapeutics has agreed to acquire all rights to Emflaza (deflazacort) from Marathon Pharmaceuticals.
Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics and Radboud University in Nijmegen found that genetic variation in the non-coding DNA may lead to language impairments in children and other neurodevelopmental disorders such as schizophrenia, autism, and bipolar disorder.
The UK's Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has granted Sanofi’s dupilumab, an investigational treatment for atopic dermatitis (AD), a positive scientific opinion through the Early Access to Medicines Scheme (EAMS).
Heat Biologics has agreed to buy an 80% controlling stake in Pelican Therapeutics, a privately held immuno-oncology company engaged in the development of agonists to TNFRSF25, a differentiated T cell costimulatory receptor.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted Advaxis’ Investigational New Drug (IND) application for ADXS-NEO, a personalized neoantigen-targeted approach to cancer immunotherapy that is being developed in partnership with Amgen.
A research group from University College London's (UCL) Centre for Rheumatology has been awarded a £3.5m grant from the Medical Research Council (MRC) to advance the development of a novel treatment for anti-phospholipid syndrome (APS) based on Abzena's conjugation technology.
Pharma Two B, a privately held biopharmaceutical firm engaged in the development of treatments for Parkinson’s disease, has closed $30m financing round.
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