Researchers from National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and affiliated organizations presented data from a study that aimed to assess the protective efficacy of the human fusion peptide (FP) broadly neutralizing antibody (bNAb), VRC34.01, along with two FP vaccine-elicited rhesus macaque mAbs, DFPH-a.15 and DF1W-a.01, to protect naïve rhesus macaques against mucosal challenge with SHIV(BG505).
Korro Bio Inc. has highlighted new data for KRRO-110, its first development candidate for the potential treatment of α-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD), an inherited genetic disorder caused by single nucleotide variants in the SERPINA1 gene.
Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Biopharmaceutical Accelerator (CARB-X) is awarding Syntiron US$1.7 million to develop a maternal vaccine that targets Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae, two bacterial species that cause a large portion of neonatal sepsis infections.
Synendos Therapeutics AG has received approval from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to initiate a first-in-human trial of its lead asset, SYT-510, a first-in-class inhibitor that modulates a newly identified drug target in the endocannabinoid system (ECS) to restore healthy brain physiology.
Researchers from Springworks Therapeutics Inc. and affiliated organizations presented the discovery and preclinical characterization of a novel covalent and irreversible YAP/TAZ-TEAD inhibitor, SWTX-143, being developed for the treatment of mesothelioma.