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Merus advances the world's first LGR5-targeted bispecific antibody into Phase 3 clinical trials
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Merus advances the world's first LGR5-targeted bispecific antibody into Phase 3 clinical trials
20 August 2024
Recently, Merus announced that the first patient has been dosed in the phase 3 clinical trial LiGeR-HN2.
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The Swiss company Confo has completed a series B financing of 60 million euros to advance multiple projects, including GPR75
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The Swiss company Confo has completed a series B financing of 60 million euros to advance multiple projects, including GPR75
8 August 2024
On July 26, Belgian biotech company Confo Therapeutics (Confo) announced that it has completed a €60 million Series B financing round.
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Viking Therapeutics: Focused on Metabolic and Endocrine Diseases
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Viking Therapeutics: Focused on Metabolic and Endocrine Diseases
8 August 2024
On June 24, Viking Therapeutics presented preclinical data of their in-house developed Dual Agonists of Amylin and Calcitonin Receptors (DACARs) .
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BMS Lays Out Strategic Direction in Nuclear Medicine
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BMS Lays Out Strategic Direction in Nuclear Medicine
7 August 2024
With the completion of this acquisition, RayzeBio has brought BMS a promising pipeline of radiotherapeutic drugs, including its key project RYZ101 (225Ac-DOTATATE).
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Johnson & Johnson withdraws from anti-epileptic drug, the 20-year collaborative development targeting mGluR2 comes to an end
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Johnson & Johnson withdraws from anti-epileptic drug, the 20-year collaborative development targeting mGluR2 comes to an end
7 August 2024
Johnson & Johnson has halted the development of their co-created anti-epileptic drug, ADX71149 (JNJ-40411813), with Addex Therapeutics after analyzing Phase 2 clinical data.
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Nature: Identification of Allosteric Modulators Targeting Opioid Receptors through DNA-Encoded Small Molecule Library Screening
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Nature: Identification of Allosteric Modulators Targeting Opioid Receptors through DNA-Encoded Small Molecule Library Screening
7 August 2024
The paper discusses the identification of a novel negative allosteric modulator of the µ-opioid receptor (µOR) through screening with a DNA-encoded small molecule library.
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Pfizer announces the advancement of the once-daily formulation development for the oral GLP-1 receptor agonist Danuglipron
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Pfizer announces the advancement of the once-daily formulation development for the oral GLP-1 receptor agonist Danuglipron
7 August 2024
Danuglipron is an oral small molecule glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist. Pfizer plans to conduct dose-optimization studies in the second half of 2024.
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Eli Lilly's $660 Million Collaboration and Notch Pathway Signal Inhibitors
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Eli Lilly's $660 Million Collaboration and Notch Pathway Signal Inhibitors
7 August 2024
Eli Lilly currently holds the throne as the world's most valuable pharmaceutical company by market capitalization.
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Neurocrine Biosciences: After 30 years, a breakthrough in the development of CRF1 antagonists is imminent
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Neurocrine Biosciences: After 30 years, a breakthrough in the development of CRF1 antagonists is imminent
16 July 2024
If approved, crinecerfont will be the first new treatment option for CAH in 70 years and represents a novel therapeutic approach, offering a new treatment method for this rare and severe endocrine disorder.
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Nuclear Medicine: New Trends in Antitumor Drugs
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Nuclear Medicine: New Trends in Antitumor Drugs
16 July 2024
Radioligand therapy (RLT), as a part of radiopharmaceuticals, delivers high-energy radiation directly to cancer cells by targeting their structural or biochemical mutations.
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What are the prospects for the AOC therapy that boosted Avidity by 33%?
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What are the prospects for the AOC therapy that boosted Avidity by 33%?
5 July 2024
Avidity Biosciences, a U.S. publicly traded company, announced the latest data from the Phase 1/2 clinical trial FORTITUDE that investigates AOC1020 for treating FSHD.
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The Latest Review Provides Detailed Analysis of CAR-NK and CAR-T Cell Therapies
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The Latest Review Provides Detailed Analysis of CAR-NK and CAR-T Cell Therapies
26 June 2024
The improved version of CAR-T therapy, CAR-NK therapy, has recently attracted considerable attention from the academic and pharmaceutical sectors due to its increased tumor-specific targeting and cytotoxicity, cost-effectiveness and easier availability of NK cells, shorter large-scale production cycles, and enhanced efficacy in treating solid tumors.
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