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INDUSTRIAL IMPACT

Leap Therapeutics, Inc. | February 01, 2022

Leica Biosystems, a cancer diagnostics company, has entered into an agreement with Leap Therapeutics, a biotechnology company, to develop a companion diagnostic to detect Dickkopf-related protein 1. The assay will be used to support clinical development of Leap Therapeutics' anti-DKK1 cancer therapy, DKN-01, currently being studied in clinical trials. DKK1 is a protein often implicated in cancer, enabling tumor cells to suppress the immune system and lead to unregulated growth...

Precision Virologics | September 23, 2020

Biotech startup Precision Virologics, which develops adenovirus-based vaccines in St. Louis, and Bharat Biotech, a vaccine manufacturing giant, jointly obtained rights from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis for a novel chimp-adenovirus vaccine for COVID-19. Precision Virologics has optioned rights for USA, Europe, and Japan. Bharat has obtained a license for all other markets. The licensing agreements will lead to rapid clinical development, following the intranasal vaccine c...

INDUSTRY OUTLOOK

Xalud Therapeutics | August 25, 2021

Xalud Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel non-viral gene therapies to treat pathologic inflammation, announced today that it has raised $30 million in a Series C financing. “We are well positioned to continue advancing XT-150, our lead therapeutic candidate, through clinical development and further expand our platform” XT-150 is a locally injectable plasmid DNA gene therapy expressing IL-10v – a proprietary long-acting, mo...

Firmenich | October 01, 2020

Firmenich, the world's largest privately-owned Perfume and Taste company, is proud to announce the opening of its new biotechnology and naturals pilot plant and laboratory in Geneva. Benefiting from the latest digital technology, the facility opens a new era for the development of ingredients and clean label solutions by providing faster speed-to-market and greater flexibility for customer collaboration. Integrated into the Group's flagship ingredients production site at La Plaine, Genev...