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MedTech, Industrial Impact

Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. | December 20, 2022

Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. an early commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing meaningful innovations in immuno-dermatology, announced the submission of a supplemental new drug application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the expanded indication of ZORYVE cream 0.3% for the treatment of plaque psoriasis in children ages 2 to 11. As with adults and adolescents, plaque psoriasis is the most common form of psoriasis in children 2 to 11 years of age, with very si...

Cell and Gene Therapy

Capstan | September 15, 2022

Capstan Therapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company dedicated to developing and delivering precise in vivo cell engineering to patients, launched today with $165 million in financing to build on the foundational insights of world-renowned leaders in mRNA and cell therapy, combining the power of cell therapy with the precision of genetic medicines to help bring safer, first-in-class medicines to more patients in multiple indications. Capstan’s foundational precision in vivo e...

Diagnostics

Exothera | June 15, 2022

Exothera SA today announced a collaboration with LogicBio® Therapeutics and Polyplus-transfection® SA. for the development of a highly scalable AAV manufacturing platform with a capacity from 200 L to 2,000 L. Adeno-associated viruses (AAV) are non-enveloped, non-pathogenic viruses largely used as drug delivery vectors for biotherapeutics, like gene therapies and vaccines. Although the application of AAV is spreading rapidly, the industry is struggling to find cost-effecti...

EpiGentek | July 10, 2020

New York-based biotechnology firm EpiGentek has released a series of SARS-CoV-2 research assays in combatting the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The two kits focus on studies of SARS-CoV-2 targeted furin or proprotein convertase (PC) cleavage activity. These first-of-its-kind tools can be used to rapidly detect SARS-CoV-2 targeted PC and facilitated proteases using biological samples as well as screen for inhibitors of these enzymes that cleave SARS-CoV-2 proteins. Subsequent implications can be the...