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Celltrion Inc. Enters CDMO Arena Amid Shifts in Global Biosecurity Landscape
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South Korea’s biosimilars giant, Celltrion Inc., is gearing up to expand into the contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) sector, according to a company presentation this week. The announcement follows Celltrion’s founder and Chairman Seo Jung-jin’s remarks at the Morgan Stanley 22nd Annual Global Healthcare Conference last week. Seo revealed…
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Gilead Sciences Partners with AI Firm Genesis Therapeutics to Develop Novel Small-Molecule Therapies
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Gilead Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ: GILD), a biopharmaceutical company based in the U.S., has entered into a strategic collaboration with Genesis Therapeutics Inc., an AI-driven drug development firm, to discover and develop innovative small-molecule therapies across a range of therapeutic targets. Under the terms of the agreement, Genesis will receive an…
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Carisma Therapeutics and Moderna Expand Partnership to Target Autoimmune Diseases with CAR-M Therapies
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Carisma Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: CARM), a U.S.-based company specializing in chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) macrophage therapies, has announced an expansion of its collaboration with fellow U.S. firm Moderna Inc. (NASDAQ: MRNA). This strategic partnership extension will focus on the development of in vivo CAR macrophage and monocyte (CAR-M) therapies for…
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Itcure Expands Gene Editing Reach with Collaborations in China’s Biotech Sector
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Itcure, a prominent gene editing specialist headquartered in Suzhou, has announced separate strategic collaborations with two domestic biotechnology companies: Lakeshore Biotechnology, a cell and gene therapy (CGT) focused biotech, and Porton Pharma Solutions, Ltd., a CGT contract research organization (CRO) and contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO). In July, Itcure…
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Qilu Pharmaceutical’s Iruplinalkib Shows Promising Results in Phase II Study for ALK+ NSCLC
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Qilu Pharmaceutical, a leading pharmaceutical company based in China, has presented updated results from the Phase II INTELLECT study for its Category 1 drug iruplinalkib at the World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC). The study focuses on patients with cizotinib-resistant anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).…
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ImmuneOnco Receives Second Payment from Instil Bio, Highlighting Ongoing Licensing Deal
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ImmuneOnco Biopharmaceuticals (Shanghai) Co., Ltd (HKG: 1541) has announced the receipt of a further payment of USD 5 million from its U.S. partner Instil Bio Inc (NASDAQ: TIL), following an initial USD 10 million payment made last month. These payments are part of a licensing agreement executed in August 2024,…
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Nuance Pharma Completes Enrollment for Phase III COPD Trial of Ohtuvayre in China
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Nuance Pharma, a China-based pharmaceutical company, has announced the completion of patient enrollment for the Phase III ENHANCE-CHINA study (NCT05743075) for its drug Ohtuvayre (ensifentrine). This Phase III trial is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled investigation assessing the efficacy and safety of Ohtuvayre over a 24-week period in adult patients diagnosed…
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Innovent Biologics Presents Promising Phase I Data for IBI363 in Advanced NSCLC at WCLC
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Innovent Biologics, Inc. (HKG: 1801), a leading biopharmaceutical company based in China, has unveiled Phase I clinical data for its innovative PD-1/IL-2α-biased bispecific antibody (BsAb) fusion protein, IBI363, at the 2024 World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC). The data, which pertain to the treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer…
