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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...

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Merck | December 28, 2020

Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today declared it has gone into a agreement with the United States Government to help the turn of events, assembling and introductory dispersion of an investigational biological therapeutic (CD24Fc, to be named MK-7110) upon endorsement or Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Merck acquired MK-7110 through the securing of OncoImmune, a privately held, clinical-stage biopharmaceuti...

BioSpace | February 27, 2020

Curis, Inc. a biotechnology company focused on the development of innovative therapeutics for the treatment of cancer, today announced that it has entered into a common stock purchase agreement (the "Agreement") of up to $30 million with Aspire Capital Fund, LLC ("Aspire Capital"). Under the terms of the Agreement, Aspire Capital has made an initial investment of $3 million via purchase of 2,693,965 common shares of Curis. In addition, Aspire Capital has committed to purchasi...

CEBINA | July 13, 2020

CEBINA GmbH, an Austrian biotech company, announces positive results of its COVID-19 drug repurposing project with the identification of commonly used approved drugs with activity against SARS-CoV-2 infection in in vitro assays. One of these drugs, Azelastine an antihistamine currently available as a nasal spray, has been identified as a potential topical preventive or post-exposure anti-COVID-19 approach.CEBINA, in collaboration with Professor Robert Konrat, a renowned structural biologis...