Drug Research

Shoreline Biosciences, an immunotherapy company formed in 2020 during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, was propelled into the proverbial catbird’s seat this summer with two mega-deals, and now plans to double its employee base from 50 to...

Abveris, Inc., and Abilita Bio, Inc., both privately held biotechnology companies, announce a joint research collaboration that will leverage the synergies between their platforms to enable the discovery of novel antibodies targeting key GPCRs within the tumor immune microenvironment. The...

India’s first mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate HGCO19 by Gennova Biopharmaceuticals Ltd has been granted approval for Phase 2/3 clinical trials, the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) said. The Pune-based biotechnology company had submitted the interim clinical data of the vaccine’s Phase...

Genevant Sciences, a leading nucleic acid delivery company with world-class platforms and the industry’s most robust and expansive lipid nanoparticle (LNP) patent estate, announced that it has entered into a global collaboration and license agreement with Takeda Pharmaceutical Company...

The US FDA has approved Bristol Myers Squibb’s (BMS) Opdivo (nivolumab) as an adjuvant therapy for urothelial carcinoma (UC) patients at increased risk of recurrence following radical resection. A programmed death-1 (PD-1) immune checkpoint inhibitor, Opdivo can specifically harness the...

Sartorius Stedim Biotech, an international partner of the biopharmaceutical industry, has entered into a partnership with McMaster University to improve manufacturing processes of antibody and virus-based treatments for diseases such as COVID-19, cancers and genetic disorders. Using a state-of-the-art multi-column...

Zydus Pharmaceuticals Inc, USA (a 100% subsidiary of Cadila Healthcare Limited (Zydus Cadila), a leading innovation-driven, global healthcare provider, has signed a license and supply agreement with CHEMI SpA (“CHEMI”) of Italy, a subsidiary of Italfarmaco Group, to launch...