Bristol Myers Squibb exercises option for license to PRX-019 under Prothena neuroscience collaboration

May 29, 2024

Bristol Myers Squibb Co. has exercised its option for an exclusive global license for PRX-019, a potential treatment of neurodegenerative diseases with an undisclosed target, under an agreement with Prothena Corp. plc.

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J&J’s Ottava robotic system approved for US pivotal trial

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Johnson & Johnson received U.S. FDA investigational device exemption to begin the pivotal clinical trial for the Ottava robotic surgical system. If the trial goes...

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In muscular dystrophies, gene therapies race the clock

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Since the isolation of the gene that causes Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), scientists have progressed in understanding the mechanisms that lead to muscular...

‘Evo’ AI can design complete genomes

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The development of new machine learning tools like Alphafold and Rfdiffusion has allowed scientists to predict the structure of proteins and design them for drug...