Thimar Al Jazirah

Cell and Gene Therapy, Industrial Impact

Exelixis | February 14, 2023

On February 13, 2023, Exelixis, Inc., a leading global oncology firm innovating next-generation medicines and regimens at the forefront of cancer care and Sairopa B.V. (Sairopa), a renowned firm developing novel therapeutics for cancer by modulating the patient's immune system, announced that FDA has approved Sairopa's Investigational New Drug (IND) Application to assess the pharmacokinetics and safety of ADU-1805 in adults with advanced solid tumors. ADU-1805, being a m...

Cell and Gene Therapy

Gritstone bio | December 07, 2021

Gritstone bio, Inc. a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing next generation cancer and infectious disease immunotherapies, and CEPI, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, announced the expansion of their agreement in order to support the development of a self-amplifying mRNA vaccine designed to tackle the Omicron COVID-19 variant. CEPI will provide up to $5 million in additional funding to conduct a Phase 1 clinical trial of Gritstone’s Omicron vaccine ...

Cell and Gene Therapy

Amyris | October 06, 2021

Amyris, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMRS), a leading synthetic biotechnology company active in the Clean Health and Beauty markets through its consumer brands, and a top supplier of sustainable and natural ingredients, today announced that Amyris has licensed the Onyx genome engineering platform from Inscripta, a leading gene editing technology company. Amyris and Inscripta will also explore joint research and development opportunities to expand the Onyx platform functionality. Amyris' prod...

Cell and Gene Therapy

EXUMA Biotech Corp. | December 22, 2021

EXUMA Biotech, Corp., a clinical-stage biotechnology company discovering and developing cell and gene therapies and delivery solutions for liquid and solid tumors, announced the completion of a $41 million Series B2 financing. The Series B2 brings the total capital raised since its inception to approximately $130 million. Proceeds will be used to support further development of EXUMA's autologous subcutaneous rPOC CAR-TaNK platform for hematologic and solid tumors and con...