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Biomica | October 13, 2020

Biomica, an emerging biopharmaceutical company developing innovative microbiome-based therapeutics, and a subsidiary of Evogene Ltd. (NASDAQ: EVGN) (TASE: EVGN), announced today the advancement to large-scale production of BMC128, its Live Bacterial Product (LBP) candidate consortium. The microbes, which will be produced in large-scale are expected to support Biomica's first-in-man proof-of-concept clinical trials for its immuno-oncology program, anticipated to begin in 2021. BMC128 is advan...

Sexton Biotechnologies | June 11, 2020

Sexton Biotechnologies has announced a new collaboration with BioSpherix Medical. As a tool and technologies partners of the Cell and Gene industry, Sexton and BioSpherix both recognize the need for cost-effective and flexible automation solutions during cell and gene therapy process development. While some upstream bioprocesses have been successfully automated, the final steps of downstream bioprocess, namely Fill-Finish, are often done manually with associated risks of contamination and user e...

MEDTECH

Evaxion Biotech | July 04, 2022

The clinical-stage biotechnology company Evaxion Biotech A/S which specializes in the creation of AI-driven immunotherapies, said today that it has chosen gonorrhea as its second bacterial target for the Company's EVX-B2 vaccine product candidate. Evaxion has opted to create a preventative vaccination against Gonorrhea, a sexually transmitted disease (STD) that has fast acquired antibiotic resistance, as its second bacterial target. Based on preliminary results in pre-clinical...

CELL AND GENE THERAPY

Specific Biologics Inc. | December 08, 2021

Specific Biologics Inc. an early-stage biotechnology company developing novel gene editing technologies, announced that it will receive more than US$527,000 to support the preclinical development of its Dualase™ gene editing platform to target a set of cystic fibrosis -causing nonsense mutations where patients currently have fewer therapeutic options available. "Incredible advancements in the treatment of cystic fibrosis have been made since the id...