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Cell and Gene Therapy

iTolerance | July 01, 2022

iTolerance, Inc., an early-stage privately held regenerative medicine company developing technology to enable organoid, tissue, and cell therapy, announced entering into a joint collaboration with LyGenesis, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company with an organ regeneration technology platform. The joint collaboration is aimed at evaluating the potential of iTOL-201, a product candidate being developed combining LyGenesis' LYG-LIV-100 liver cell therapy and iTolerance's SA FasL micr...

MedTech

Aanika Biosciences | December 01, 2021

Biotech start-up Aanika Biosciences today announced the initial closing of its $12 million Series A round, led by Jon Cholak of Adit Ventures along with existing investors Draper Associates and SOSV. The investment will help scale the company’s food tracing technology platform, advance research and expand its Brooklyn food safety and manufacturing facility to approximately 30,000 square feet. Aanika's proprietary technology is designed to accelerate the speed and accurac...

Golden Biotechnology Corp. | July 02, 2020

Golden Biotechnology Corp. (GoldenBiotech, 4132.TWO), a leading Taiwanese biopharmaceutical company, announced that the FDA approved its investigational new drug (IND) application for a Phase II clinical trial of Antroquinonol (Hocena®) on COVID-19 patients in USA. GoldenBiotech has also applied for the US BARDA (Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Administration) CoronaWatch meeting. Future developmental planning of Antroquinonol in COVID-19 include joining the COVID-19 Candidate a...

The Lynx Group | August 14, 2020

The Lynx Group (TLG) has acquired Upstream Partners in an effort to create a dynamic division catering directly to the pharmaceutical and biotech space. The ability to leverage the deep experiences and broad networks of both companies with external healthcare decision-makers and influencers together, allows the new division of TLG to provide pharmaceutical and biotech clients with thorough, market-informed perspectives needed throughout a product's life cycle. These insights are invaluable f...