Biothera Pharmaceuticals, Inc

FierceBiotech | January 21, 2020

With a new research team, outlook and more than a little help from the tech world, GSK has been quietly going about shoring up its pipeline. After seeming to turn away from oncology R&D under its old CEO Sir Andrew Witty a few years ago, new CEO and R&D head Emma Walmsley and Hal Barron, respectively, have made powering their pipeline out of the slow lane the priority. Today, GSK announced that one of its top prospects (and a drug Barron has singled out in the past) has been handed an FD...

Cell and Gene Therapy, Industrial Impact

ImmunoGen, Inc. | March 02, 2023

On March 1, 2023, ImmunoGen, Inc., a leading firm specializing in antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), announced a global, multi-target license and option agreement with Vertex Pharmaceuticals. The deal provides Vertex with the rights to use ImmunoGen's ADC technology to research and discover targeted conditioning agents to be used in gene editing. After each research period, Vertex will have the option to obtain an exclusive worldwide license to research, develop, and commercia...

BlueAllele | July 27, 2020

BlueAllele, a biotechnology company focused on enhancing the quality and precision of gene editing systems for patients with genetic diseases, announced the launch of PALIDON™, an innovative and proprietary repair template technology.Many rare genetic diseases are caused by mutations within a single gene. However, the location of the mutation often varies for different individuals with the same disease. Conventional gene editing approaches are primarily limited to correcting small re...

COVIDAX | September 19, 2020

AXON Neuroscience ("Axon"), a clinical-stage biotech company and an industry leader in treating and preventing neurodegenerative diseases with a unique peptide vaccine platform, is launching the world's first independently-developed crowdfunded vaccine against COVID-19 – ACvac1. With more than 20 years of experience developing an exceptionally safe and immunogenic peptide vaccine against dementia, in April 2020 Axon announced its plan to develop a novel peptide vaccine agains...