Formulation Development
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - AMO Pharma: Identifying & Developing Cancer Pathway Therapeutic Candidates for Use in New Neurological Indications
Michael Snape, PhD, AMO Pharma’s Chief Scientific Officer, discusses the company’s research focus and efforts to understand and target the mechanism of action of CNS disorders associated with developmental delay with the potential to target neurogenetic disorders at their root cause.
PEPTIDE THERAPEUTICS - Oral Peptide Therapeutics – Opportunities Abound as Barriers Fall
John S. Vrettos, PhD, says numerous technologies are currently in development that are designed to enable the oral delivery of peptides. Though each has its unique set of properties and capabilities, all must overcome key obstacles to successfully deliver peptides via the oral route.
COMBINATION PRODUCTS - Development Challenges & Solutions
Tom McLean says combination drug development pipelines continue to rapidly expand and diversify with differentiated molecules and formulations, which can call for nuanced as well as significant packaging and delivery system requirements.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - Nuritas Pharma: Life Changing Peptide Drug Discoveries for a Changing World
Nora Khaldi, PhD, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Nuritas, discusses the company’s innovative approach to accelerating the discovery of novel therapeutic peptides that address unmet patient needs in multiple disease areas.
Rain Therapeutics Announces License Agreement for the Development of Proprietary RAD52 Inhibitors
Rain Therapeutics Inc. recently announced the signing of an exclusive, worldwide license agreement of a Drexel University research program to Rain for small molecule inhibitors of….
Cancer Genetics & StemoniX Sign Definitive Agreement to Merge
Cancer Genetics, Inc. and StemoniX, Inc. recently announced the entry into a definitive merger agreement. Cancer Genetics is a leader in drug discovery and….
Catalent Signs Agreement With AstraZeneca to Expand Manufacturing Support for COVID-19 Vaccine
Catalent, Inc. recently announced that Catalent Cell & Gene Therapy will provide drug substance manufacturing to AstraZeneca for the University of Oxford’s adenovirus vector-based COVID-19 vaccine….
Trishula Therapeutics Established to Advance Novel TTX-030, an Anti-CD39 Antibody
Recently, Trishula Therapeutics was launched to be solely dedicated to the development of TTX-030, a first-in-class anti-CD39 antibody, being studied in advanced cancers. The new…
Independent Studies Confirm Low Levels of Immune System Protein, Gelsolin, Associated With COVID-19 Severity
BioAegis Therapeutics Inc. recently announced that recent publications of independent studies have reported that low levels of gelsolin are associated with severe illness and organ…
Onconova Therapeutics Announces Topline Results From Pivotal Phase 3 INSPIRE Trial
Onconova Therapeutics, Inc. recently announced that INSPIRE, the company’s pivotal Phase 3 study assessing the efficacy and safety of IV rigosertib in higher-risk MDS (HR-MDS)…
BioAge Discovers Key Pathway & Identifies Promising Phase 2-Ready Drug to Treat & Reverse Immune Aging, a Root Cause of COVID-19 Morbidity & Mortality in Older Patients
BioAge Labs, Inc. recently announced it has in-licensed a clinical-stage therapy with significant promise and potential in treating immune aging in older patients hospitalized with…
AbbVie Submits Regulatory Application to FDA for RINVOQ
AbbVie recently announced it has submitted an application for a new indication to the US FDA for RINVOQ (upadacitinib; 15 mg, once daily), a selective…
2020 Analytical Testing in Drug Development e-Book: A Critical Role in End-to-End Drug Development
This second annual Drug Development & Delivery Analytical Testing eBook shines a light on analytical outsourcing providers that are optimizing testing solutions to ensure more robust results, speed time to market, and characterize methods earlier in development.
ANA Therapeutics & Quotient Sciences Announce Manufacturing Partnership
ANA Therapeutics, a Silicon Valley-based biotech start-up, and Quotient Sciences, a leading provider of innovative drug development and manufacturing solutions, recently announced a partnership to support the….
EyePoint Pharmaceuticals Receives $9.5 Million From Ocumension Therapeutics Under Expanded License Agreements
EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Ocumension Therapeutics recently announced the expansion of their exclusive license agreements for the development and commercialization of….
Humanetics Corporation & Pharmaceutics International, Inc. Announce Partnership
Humanetics Corporation and Pharmaceutics International, Inc. (Pii) will work together to support a clinical trial of BIO 300 in COVID-19 patients…..
Ingenza Meets a key Milestone in the Deployment of Novel Cost-Effective COVID-19 Vaccine Technology
Edinburgh-based biotech company Ingenza Ltd. has made a significant breakthrough in the race to develop and manufacture a cost-effective vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the current COVID-19 pandemic…..
Organicell Provides Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial Update
Organicell Regenerative Medicine, Inc. recently announced it has partnered with Alternative Research Associates, LLC and Larkin Hospital in Miami, FL, to initiate a randomized, double-blinded,…
TFF Pharmaceuticals Enters into Worldwide Licensing Agreement With UNION Therapeutics
TFF Pharmaceuticals, Inc. recently announced it has entered into a worldwide exclusive licensing agreement with UNION therapeutics A/S (UNION) for its TFF technology used in…
Mustang Bio Announces Rare Pediatric Disease Designation
Mustang Bio, Inc. recently announced the US FDA has granted Rare Pediatric Disease Designation to MB-107, Mustang’s lentiviral gene therapy for the treatment of X-linked…