Legochem Biosciences Inc. has entered into a license agreement with Elthera AG to develop and commercialize a novel antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) therapy using a monoclonal antibody developed by Elthera.
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center is partnering with Targagenix Inc. and Northeastern University to study pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). The partnership will receive nearly US$3 million over 5 years through funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Evaxion Biotech A/S and Pantherna Therapeutics GmbH have announced preclinical proof of concept for the combination of the two companies' key technologies.
Splicing junctions between transposable elements and regular exons are transcribed, and can serve as targets for anticancer therapies, researchers from the Institut Curie and Mnemo Therapeutics SAS reported in a pair of papers published in Science Immunology on Feb. 3, 2023.
Atreca Inc. and Xencor Inc. have mutually selected the first program from their strategic collaboration combining an Atreca-discovered antibody with Xencor's Xmab bispecific Fc domain and a cytotoxic T-cell binding domain (CD3).
Harbour Biomed Ltd. has received IND clearance by the FDA to initiate clinical trials in the U.S. with HBM-1022, a monoclonal antibody generated from Harbour's integrated G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) platform. The antibody can enhance antitumor immunity by depleting CCR8 positive regulatory T cells, activating effector T cells.
Pliant Therapeutics Inc. has received FDA clearance of its IND application for PLN-101095, an oral, small-molecule, dual selective inhibitor of integrins αvβ8 and αvβ1.
Sonnet Biotherapeutics Holdings Inc. has completed two IND-enabling toxicology studies in nonhuman primates (NHPs) using its lead bifunctional therapeutic candidate, SON-1210.
Ymmunobio AG has secured ownership of neuronal pentraxin receptor (NPTXR) antibodies after the company signed a transfer ownership agreement with Nagoya University for a license to NPTXR antibodies.