Biotechnology Calendar, Inc.

Micreos | September 22, 2020

Dutch biotech company Micreos Human Health has enrolled the first patients in a Phase I/IIa, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel treated dose-ranging study to assess the safety and efficacy of XZ.700 in patients with mild to moderate atopic dermatitis. The study marks the world's first evaluation of a pharmaceutical endolysin for topical use in humans. Endolysins are highly specific enzymes that cut the bacterial cell wall, rapidly killing only the target bacteria, regardl...

Cell and Gene Therapy

Bio-Techne | February 25, 2021

Bio-Techne Corporation today declared the signing of a license agreement with Luminary Therapeutics for the utilization of TcBuster™ for the manufacturing of gene-modified cell therapies. TcBuster is Bio-Techne's proprietary non-viral transposon-based gene delivery system used to advance cell therapy manufacturing. Under the provisions of this agreement, Bio-Techne grants Luminary Therapeutics a non-exclusive license for TcBuster. Luminary Therapeutics will utilize TcBus...

MedTech, Industrial Impact

Janux | December 29, 2022

Janux Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that uses its Tumor Activated T Cell Engager (TRACTr) and Tumor Activated Immunomodulator (TRACIr) platforms to develop a diverse pipeline of novel immunotherapies. On December 27, 2022, the company announced that it had submitted an investigational new drug (IND) application for JANX008 to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, an EGFR-TRACTr in (SCCHN). The company is pleased to announce its second IND. It consid...

Research

Maxcyte, Inc. | August 12, 2021

MaxCyte, Inc., a leading provider of cell-engineering platform technologies, today announced the signing of a clinical and commercial license with Sana Biotechnology, Inc. (Nasdaq: SANA), a company focused on creating and delivering engineered cells as medicines. Under the terms of the agreement, Sana Biotechnology obtains non-exclusive clinical and commercial rights to use MaxCyte's Flow Electroporation® technology and ExPERT™ platform. In return, MaxCyte is entitle...