Clinical development analytics company Phesi has released a new analysis of global oncology trial investigator sites ahead of attending ASCO 2024 – the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s annual meeting.
Peter Benton is president and CEO of Worldwide Clinical Trials, a full-service global CRO. We spoke with him about his insights into recent trends and factors influencing biopharma investment decisions.
Oxford BioDynamics, a biotech company specializing in precision medicine tests via the EpiSwitch 3D genomics platform, has partnered with the Goodbody Clinic, a provider of private health testing services.
Pam Diamond spent almost three decades practicing medicine and looking at problems in the clinical research arena before changing tack so she could make a bigger impact.
AstraZeneca’s Fasenra (benralizumab) has recently been approved by the FDA for treating severe asthma in children aged 6 to 11 with the eosinophilic phenotype.
At the ASCT 2024 conference a few weeks ago, Peter Marks, director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, highlighted a crucial issue in the future of clinical trials.
Endeavor BioMedicines, a clinical-stage biotech company, has announced promising phase 2a trial results for its lead investigational candidate, ENV-101.
Proteins present in the blood may be able to predict a person's risk of developing cancer more than seven years before they are diagnosed with the disease, according to new research.
Oxford BioDynamics (OBD) and King’s College London (KCL) have partnered to use OBD’s EpiSwitch technology to identify patients at risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who can benefit from abatacept treatment.
Closed Loop Medicine, a techbio company specializing in personalized drug-plus-software therapies, and Pharmanovia, a global pharmaceutical firm known for rejuvenating established medicines, have initiated their OptiZest study.
Abzena, an end-to-end CDMO for biologics and bioconjugates, will be presenting its latest AbZelect and AbZelectPRO cell line development (CLD) platforms and more at BIO 2024.
Daniel Spurgin, director of strategic partnerships at ReciBioPharm, unveiled the company's BIO 2024 plans and how the CDMO is set to flourish as more viral and nucleic acid therapeutics move to the clinic in the next two years.
Life sciences business Cytiva is set to launch its new platform, designed to accelerate the manufacturing process for autologous CAR-T cell therapies. Find out more about the company's priorities, market challenges, expansion plans and more.
Ahead of Bio 2024, we caught up with Matt Cokely, global technical consultant strategic leader, and Helen Gates, marketing director, at Ecolab Life Sciences to find out what the company is planning for the event and how it is navigating current challenges...
Hazel Jones is the CEO at Enhanc3D Genomics. We sat down with her to discuss her leap of faith into 3D genomics, and how she is scaling the business and driving operational change.
Anti-obesity jabs could reduce the risk of heart attacks, strokes or heart failure in obese people irrespective of the amount of weight they lose while using the medication, according to a new study.
Alchemab Therapeutics, an antibody discovery firm known for identifying natural antibodies in disease-resistant individuals, has published a peer-reviewed article titled "Predictability of B cell clonal persistence and immunosurveillance in breast...
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals’ gene therapy for otoferlin-related hearing loss, a genetic cause of deafness, has restored hearing to normal levels in one deaf child within just 24 weeks.
Circio, a biotech firm specializing in circular RNA-based gene therapy, has unveiled two posters showcasing in vivo proof-of-concept for its circVec platform at ASGCT 2024.
Calliditas Therapeutics has announced encouraging data from its proof-of-concept phase 2 trial evaluating setanaxib, its lead NOX enzyme inhibitor, in combination with pembrolizumab, in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN).
The Asia-Pacific (APAC) region is leading the way in the asthma clinical trials space, conducting the most studies globally between 2019-2023, with China, India, and South Korea among the top countries, GlobalData reveals.
Courtney Noah works in scientific affairs at BioIVT and after an amazing biology teacher in grade nine gave her a passion for science, she then followed the same teacher through her education.
We sat down with Jay Ferguson, director at Houlihan Lokey's Healthcare Group, to discuss why he views the pharma services sector as a highly promising investment opportunity. He outlines his prediction that a confluence of tailwinds is set to sustain...
Broken String Biosciences, a genomics company driving cell and gene therapy developing, has entered a research collaboration with the Francis Crick Institute, a biomedical discovery institute dedicated to understanding the biology underlying health and...
Adare Pharma Solutions, a tech driven CDMO specializing in oral dosage forms, has announced expansions of its high potency handling capabilities in the U.S. and Europe.
Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists, such as Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy and Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro, have garnered a lot of attention in the pharma industry and beyond.
Renée Aguiar-Lucander, CEO of Calliditas, is driving the advancement and launch of TARPEYO – the company’s medication targeting rare disease IgA nephropathy. We spoke with Renée about her journey from investment banking to science and the joy of bringing...
Bristol Myers Squibb partners with Repertoire Immune Medicines to develop innovative vaccines aimed at treating autoimmune disorders more selectively and effectively
With equipment that promises to produce 10 times more therapies, the deal with Cellares is hoped to make BSM's CAR-T ambitions more scalable and affordable
In a recent interview, Hayley Crowe, head of Ecolab's global life sciences business, shed light on Purolite's latest developments and its significant contributions to the biopharmaceutical industry.
From a child's chemistry set given to her by her grandfather to watching Open University maths programs, Karen Ooms seemed destined for a career in science.
Celularity, a biotech company specializing in placental-derived allogeneic cell therapies, will be showcasing data at the upcoming ASGCT Annual Meeting, showcasing the potential of their off-the-shelf natural killer (NK) cells to combat age-related diseases....
What is ADC specialist Piramal Pharma planning for the upcoming CPHI North America conference? We sat down with chief commercial officer Stuart Needleman to find out what's on the company's agenda.
Ahead of CPHI North America, we caught up with Lisa Stiles, director, business development at Selkirk Pharma, an exhibitor at the event, to find out how the CMO is navigating regulatory changes, challenges and more.
‘Chemo mouth’, otherwise known as oral mucositis, has emerged as the most significant adverse event in oncology, according to a National Comprehensive Cancer Network task force.
Eli Lilly may be on the brink of reshaping the pharma landscape, with its treatments, Mounjaro (tirzepatide) for obesity and the highly anticipated donanemab for early symptomatic Alzheimer’s disease.
During DCAT this year, CEO Gaston Salinas from Botanical Solution Inc., (BSI), sat down with Liza Laws, the senior editor of OSP and BPR to discuss his company’s pioneering work in revolutionizing vaccine adjuvant production.
Cytiva has announced the launch of its Xcellerex magnetic mixer – a single-use mixing system designed to address challenges faced by customers engaged in large-scale mAb, vaccine and genomic medicine manufacturing processes.
Pfizer’s drug Velsipity (etrasimod), for the treatment of moderate to severe ulcerative colitis (UC), recently received approval from the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
In the fast-paced domain of pharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing organizations (CDMOs), Selkirk Pharma believes it stands out as a beacon of innovation and reliability.