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FierceBiotech | February 12, 2020

ALX Oncology has raised $105 million. The series C round will support phase 2 trials of CD47 myeloid checkpoint inhibitor ALX148 in combination with other anti-cancer therapies. Multiple drug developers have gone after CD47 since evidence of its role in the interactions between cancer cells and the immune system became clear. The evidence suggested tumors evade immune attacks by upregulating CD47, leading researchers to posit that blocking the signal will expose cancer cells to a full-force offe...

MEDTECH

Sequence Bio | April 08, 2022

Sequence Bio, a Newfoundland and Labrador-based discovery biology company, announced today that it has entered into a collaboration agreement with Danish dermatology specialists LEO Pharma, for use of Sequence Bio's proprietary discovery platform to identify novel dermatologic drug targets. Under the terms of the three year agreement, Sequence Bio will perform multi-omic analyses of samples from powered discovery cohorts across multiple dermatologic indications. LEO Pharma will leverage insi...

MEDICAL

Bio Detection K9 | May 19, 2022

Bio Detection K9 (BDK9) is pleased to announce its upcoming detection service for Leafroll and Red Blotch Virus in grapes. Of the 86 different viruses known to infect vineyards, Leafroll 3 and Red Blotch virus are among the most prevalent. These pathogens can infect all wine, table and rootstock grapes. They occur in grape production areas around the world and are responsible for causing over 70 billion dollars of damage in the United States alone. To combat these insidious diseas...

CELL AND GENE THERAPY

Cellares Corporation | July 16, 2021

Cellares Corporation, a life sciences technology company that has pioneered a revolutionary automated approach to cell therapy manufacturing announced today that Poseida Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that uses proprietary genetic engineering platform technologies to create cell and gene therapeutics with the potential to cure, has joined its Early Access Partnership Program (EAPP). Poseida joins PACT Pharma and academic partner Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Cen...