Bio developments

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Biotage acquires Astrea Bioseparations

By Rachel Arthur

Biotage will acquire Astrea Bioseparations, a chromatography solutions provider, from Gamma Biosciences: extending its chromatography franchise into the bioprocessing market for biologics and advanced therapeutic customers.

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Syena sets out to pioneer TCR NK cell therapy

By Rachel Arthur

New company Syena says it has the potential to create the next generation of cell therapy: combining the safety, potency and scalability of natural killer (NK) cells with the ability of T cell receptors (TCR) to target intracellular tumor antigens.

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CGT Catapult boost for UK life science campus

By Rachel Arthur

The Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult (CGT Catapult) has confirmed its involvement in the development of a new £900m ($1,097m) life science campus in Stevenage, UK: which is set to become one of the largest in Europe.

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Janssen discontinues Phase 3 HIV vaccine trial

By Rachel Arthur

Janssen’s experimental HIV vaccine regimen was found to be safe but ineffective in the Phase 3 Mosaico clinical trial: and as a result the company is discontinuing the study.

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Moderna to acquire OriCiro Genomics

By Rachel Arthur

mRNA specialist Moderna will acquire OriCiro Genomics K.K, a pioneer in cell-free DNA synthesis and amplification technologies, for $85m.

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ExPLoRNA Therapeutics receives funding to advance mRNA tech

By Rachel Arthur

ExPLoRNA Therapeutics, a Polish biotech developing mRNA vaccines and therapeutics with improved translational efficiency, has received funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to further develop its mRNA technology.

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Emmes launches cell and gene therapy center

By Rachel Arthur

Emmes has announced the creation of a dedicated center for cell and gene therapy research: which will focus on supporting clinical trials for the Clinical Research Organization’s (CRO) clients.

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ADDF: Anti-amyloids are a promising starting point

By Jane Byrne

The phase 3 trial results for lecanemab and gantenerumab presented at the Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s Disease (CTAD) conference demonstrate why optimal treatment of Alzheimer’s will require drugs that do more than clear amyloid plaques, says the Alzheimer’s...

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BigHat Biosciences enters AI research collaboration with Merck

By Rachel Arthur

BigHat Biosciences, a US biotech with a machine learning-guided antibody discovery and development platform, has announced a collaboration with Merck to apply its technology to design candidates for up to three drug discovery programs.

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Blue Water Vaccines to develop oral chlamydia vaccine

By Rachel Arthur

Blue Water Vaccines has signed an exclusive, global license agreement for the development of a live attenuated, oral Chlamydia vaccine candidate from The University of Texas Health San Antonio.

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Long-COVID personalized medicine enters Phase 2 trial

By Rachel Arthur

GeNeuro has recruited the first patients in a Phase 2 trial evaluating temelimab against long-COVID: assessing the efficacy of the treatment for improving cognitive impairment and fatigue.