Just4Me Genetics

Roivant | May 13, 2020

Roivant Sciences today announced several updates for its adaptive, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multi-center pivotal BREATHE trial evaluating the impact of intravenous (IV) treatment with gimsilumab on mortality in COVID-19 patients with lung injury or ARDS.The independent Data Monitoring Committee (DMC) for BREATHE unanimously recommended that the trial continue after a pre-specified safety assessment evaluating data from the first 10% of randomized subjects after six day...

Labiotech | February 06, 2020

In a deal worth up to €67M, industry giant Nestlé Health Science will have the global rights to commercialize Valbiotis’ food supplement for lowering the rate of type 2 diabetes in people at high risk of developing the condition. Under the terms of the deal, the French biotech will receive an upfront payment of €4.7M from Nestlé, along with up to €62M in undisclosed development and sales milestone payments. The proceeds from the partnership will let Valbiotis c...

MEDICAL

BioCina | June 14, 2022

BioCina, a leading contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) today announced that the company has expanded its CDMO service offering to include the manufacture of plasmid DNA (pDNA) in a new dedicated GMP suite. The suite is equipped with up to 300 L single use fermentation capacity and suitably scaled downstream processing equipment. To complement GMP manufacturing, a broad range of analytical methods have been developed to support in-process, release and stability testing of p...

INDUSTRIAL IMPACT

IVERIC bio, Inc. | July 06, 2022

IVERIC bio, Inc. and DelSiTech Ltd, announced an exclusive global license agreement providing Iveric Bio with the right to develop and commercialize new formulations of Zimura® using DelSiTech’s silica-based sustained release technology. As part of Iveric Bio’s lifecycle expansion plan for Zimura, the Company is committed to developing sustained release technologies for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). These technologies potentially could address patients ...