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Collaboration combines leading technologies to develop breakthrough, mRNA-enabled in vivo expressed TCER® molecules Companies to leverage Immatics' XPRESIDENT® target discovery platform and Moderna's mRNA technology for the development of novel cancer vaccines Collaboration to include evaluation of Immatics' investigational IMA203 PRAME TCR-T in combination with Moderna's investigational PRAME mRNA cancer vaccine Immatics to receive $120 million upfront cash payment plus research funding with the potential for additional milestone and royalty payments CAMBRIDGE, MA and TUEBINGEN, GERMANY / ACCESSWIRE / September 11, 2023 / Moderna, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRNA, "Moderna") and Immatics N.V. (NASDAQ:IMTX, "Immatics"), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company active in the discovery and development of…

Awards distinguish innovations for delivering sustainability, efficiency and automation to researchers and therapy developers WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, has been recognized by the R&D 100 Awards, honoring the top 100 revolutionary products in science and technology from around the world, for three unique innovations that aid researchers’ and scientists’ work in a variety of life science applications, including bioproduction and small-molecule analysis. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230908890343/en/ The three award-winning Thermo Fisher innovations include: The Thermo Scientific™ DynaSpin™ Single-use Centrifuge, recognized in the Anal…

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, and the National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF), an independent not-for-profit research and education organization, today announced a collaboration to help bring clinical research to historically underserved patient populations through NMQF’s Alliance for Representative Clinical Trials (ARC). The collaboration supports biopharmaceutical and biotech customers in meeting regulatory expectations to enroll and retain patients in clinical trials who more fully reflect real-world populations experiencing the disease or health condition being studied, including U.S. Food and Drug Administration requirements around diversity action plans. The work reflects Thermo Fisher and NMQF’s share…

The collaboration aims to identify disease-modifying interventions, with the goal of improving standards of care for people living with type 2 diabetes and cardiac fibrosis The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard today announced a new research alliance with Novo Nordisk aimed at addressing critical unmet clinical needs in diabetes and cardiometabolic diseases. The collaboration will focus on advancing three programs over the next three years. Two programs aim to identify drug targets for clinically important subtypes of type 2 diabetes, which affects more than 37 million people in the United States alone, and one program aims to unravel the genetic roots of cardiac fibrosis, or scarring of the heart, which occurs in many cardiovascular diseases that can lead to heart dysfunction and failure…

Bigfoot developed Bigfoot Unity, a smart insulin management system that features the first and only FDA-cleared connected insulin pen caps that turn data from a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) into clear and reliable insulin dosing recommendations displayed right on the insulin pen cap Acquisition will bring together two leaders in different aspects of diabetes care: CGM and insulin injection support Together, Abbott and Bigfoot will continue to advance technology-driven solutions for making diabetes management even more personal and precise ABBOTT PARK, Ill. and MILPITAS, Calif., Sept. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Abbott (NYSE: ABT) and Bigfoot Biomedical today announced a definitive agreement for Abbott to acquire Bigfoot, a leader in developing smart insulin management systems for people…

Novel non-viral gene delivery platform to help advance tissue repair following orthopaedic surgery Funding from Innovate UK’s Transforming Medicines Manufacturing programme supporting innovative technologies for intracellular drug delivery London, UK, and Nottingham, UK, 31 August 2023: TherageniX, a University of Nottingham spin out pioneering a dry powder gene therapy formulation for bone graft augmentation, and its collaborator, the University of Nottingham, have been awarded a £995,000 grant from Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency. The funding will support the development of the Company’s gene therapy in a powder, a non-viral gene delivery system to improve tissue regeneration following surgery. TherageniX will initially focus on orthopaedic applications, with the aim of improvi…

Largest single investment in Crop Protection in Germany for 40 years / Focus on Environmental and Human Safety / State-of-the-art lab building and greenhouse / 5 floor main building; 28,000 m2 gross floor area / R&D facility offers space for 200 employees / Early safety screens and A.I. help design the next generation of Crop Protection Monheim, August 30, 2023 – Bayer significantly strengthens its commitment to innovation in regenerative agriculture with a EUR 220 million investment in research and development (R&D) at its Monheim site. This is the company’s largest single investment in its Crop Protection business in Germany since the founding of the Monheim campus in 1979. The new Product Safety complex with labs, offices, and a greenhouse area offers space for approximately 200…

Powered by Sanofi, a new BioMed X research team will develop a computational platform designed to accelerate drug development. Heidelberg, June 29, 2023. BioMed X, a German independent research institute, announces the start of its first research project in collaboration with Sanofi: “Next Generation Virtual Patient Engine for Clinical Translation of Drug Candidates” (VPE). The end goal of this research project is to develop a versatile computational platform that can predict the efficacy of first- or best-in-class drug candidates in virtual patient populations at unprecedented accuracy, thereby addressing one of the most critical bottlenecks of the pharmaceutical industry today: a 90% failure rate of new drug candidates during clinical development. The new research team will be led by D…

Caidya was honored at the CRO Leadership Awards held in Boston, MA at the end of June for their win in the Overall Capabilities category. The award is a recognition of Caidya’s outstanding global capabilities and the tireless work that the team does daily to fulfill our vision to ensure potential therapies have the best opportunity to reach patients in need. Vice President of Business Development (China), Jinye Shen, attended on behalf of Caidya and expressed her gratitude and excitement for the award in a brief interview with the hosting president, Krishnan Rajugopalan. Key points she raised are: Caidya operates with an ownership mentality towards clinical research, making our clients’ success a measure of our own success. As a global company, we help clients navigate regulatory complexi…

Sanofi, Meningitis Research Foundation, and the Confederation of Meningitis Organisations ignite a global awareness initiative against meningitis with launch of The Meningitis Flag Paris, August 28, 2023. Today, Meningitis Research Foundation, the Confederation of Meningitis Organisations (CoMO) and Sanofi join forces to launch ‘The Meningitis Flag’, a global initiative to raise awareness in the fight against meningitis. With the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games opening in exactly one year, and with the support of para-athletes Ellie Challis (Great Britain), Théo Curin (France), and Davide Morana (Italy), this unique global campaign seeks to increase understanding of a disease that remains one of the world’s largest infectious disease killers, and yet is largely preventable.1,2 Despite major pr…

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., August 23, 2023 – Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) today announced the final results of its previously announced offer to its shareholders to exchange their shares of Johnson & Johnson common stock for shares of Kenvue Inc. (NYSE: KVUE) (“Kenvue”) common stock owned by Johnson & Johnson. The exchange offer expired at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, at the end of the day on August 18, 2023. Pursuant to the exchange offer, Johnson & Johnson has accepted 190,955,436 shares of Johnson & Johnson common stock in exchange for 1,533,830,450 shares of Kenvue common stock. Because the exchange offer was oversubscribed, Johnson & Johnson accepted only a portion of the shares of its common stock that were validly tendered and not validly withdrawn, on a pr…

PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) today published its 2022 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report, which details the Company’s goals, strategies, and performance across its four ESG focus areas including ethics, integrity, and quality; health equity and access to healthcare; global inclusion and diversity; and environmental sustainability. As a leading biopharmaceutical company, Bristol Myers Squibb is committed to discovering, developing, and delivering innovative medicines that help patients prevail over serious diseases. The Company’s ESG strategy is embedded in its mission and builds on a legacy of comprehensive and global sustainability efforts that seek to drive business value and positively impact patients, employees, communities, and th…

23 August 2023: Kadans Science Partner (“Kadans”) is set to welcome AviadoBio to its recently completed wet lab innovation and flexible workspace centre at 20 Water Street in Canary Wharf. AviadoBio, a pioneering gene therapy company developing and delivering transformative medicines for neurodegenerative disorders, will establish laboratory and office presence at the Innovation Centre. AviadoBio will begin working at Kadans’ London Innovation Centre following the recent completion of their wet-lab Innovation Centre at levels four and five at 20 Water Street. The company will be joining the Kadans’ growing European ecosystem of over 450 tenants including Cytiva, Akamis Bio, GeneFirst and Sherlock Bioscience. Lisa Deschamps, CEO of AviadoBio, said: “We are very excited about our new partner…

Strategic Partnership Aims to Revolutionize Cancer Screening and Enhance Healthcare Outcomes, Bringing Innovative Genetic Testing Solutions to Individuals Across Poland BERKELEY, US – MAINZ, Germany – August 22, 2023 — Mainz Biomed NV (NASDAQ:MYNZ) (“Mainz Biomed” or the “Company”) , a molecular genetics diagnostic company specializing in the early detection of cancer, announces the commercial launch of ColoAlert® in Poland, made possible through a strategic collaboration with testDNA Sp. z o. o. Sp. K (“testDNA”). The partnership marks another significant step forward in providing new and innovative testing options to underserved populations in the battle against colorectal cancer (“CRC”). ColoAlert®, Mainz Biomed's flagship product is a user-friendly and highly effective at-home screenin…

Wealth of heart failure data supports medical guideline updates and underscores commitment to improving patient outcomes AstraZeneca will present 19 abstracts, including 10 oral presentations and five late-breaking presentations, at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress from 25-28 August 2023, which includes data highlighting the opportunities for improved management in heart failure (HF), and AstraZeneca’s leadership across the interconnectedness of chronic diseases. Among these abstracts will be sub-analyses from the DELIVER trial – a trial that has been pivotal in informing updates to medical guidelines. Notably, new late-breaking data from a pooled analysis of DELIVER and DAPA-HF trials assess the efficacy of Forxiga (dapagliflozin) versus placebo in HF patients whose…

AQUIPTA® (atogepant) is the first and only once-daily oral calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) receptor antagonist (gepant) in the European Union (EU) approved for the prophylaxis of migraine in adults who have four or more migraine days per month Approval is based on two pivotal Phase 3 studies that demonstrated statistically significant reduction in mean monthly migraine days with AQUIPTA compared to placebo in adult patients with both chronic and episodic migraine The approval expands AbbVie's portfolio of therapies for adult patients in the EU across migraine frequencies, including episodic and chronic migraine NORTH CHICAGO, Ill., Aug. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) today announced that the European Commission has approved AQUIPTA® (atogepant) for the prophylaxis of…

– Collaboration Combines Gilead’s Oncology and Inflammation Expertise and Tentarix ’s Tentacles™ Platform – – Gilead Receives Exclusive Rights to Acquire Novel Therapies From this Collaboration – FOSTER CITY, Calif. & SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:GILD) and Tentarix Biotherapeutics today announced that the companies established three multi-year collaborations leveraging Tentarix’s proprietary Tentacles™ platform to discover and develop multi-functional, conditional protein therapeutics for oncology and inflammatory diseases. Designed to enhance both therapeutic benefit and safety, these molecules have the potential to conditionally target immune cells related to disease pathways without activating other immune cells that may create adverse events. “At Gil…

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) today announced the successful completion of its acquisition of Sigilon Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: SGTX). The acquisition allows Lilly to continue researching and developing encapsulated cell therapies, including SIG-002, for the treatment of type 1 diabetes. "Make life better – that's the phrase that guides everything we do at Lilly," said Ruth Gimeno, Ph.D., group vice president, diabetes, obesity and cardiometabolic research at Lilly. "We are excited to welcome our new colleagues from Sigilon to Lilly; together, we will strive to provide solutions for people living with type 1 diabetes that absolves them of constant disease management, and advance Sigilon's technology for patients." The Offer and the Merger A…

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) today announced the successful completion of its acquisition of Versanis Bio. The acquisition expands Lilly's portfolio to include Versanis' lead asset, bimagrumab, which is currently being assessed in a Phase 2b study alone and in combination with semaglutide in adults living with overweight or obesity. "Combining our current incretin portfolio, including tirzepatide, with activin receptor blockers such as bimagrumab, could be the next major step in innovative treatments for those living with cardiometabolic diseases, like obesity," said Ruth Gimeno, Ph.D., group vice president, diabetes, obesity and cardiometabolic research at Lilly. "The wealth of knowledge that our new colleagues from Versanis will bring to L…

The two organizations are joining forces to develop pioneering AI-based solutions for efficient chemical synthesis planning to accelerate the development of novel pharmaceuticals. COLUMBUS, Ohio & WARSAW, Poland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society specializing in scientific information solutions, and Molecule.one, a tech-bio leader in AI-based solutions for pharmaceutical chemistry, have established a strategic collaboration focused on the joint development of computer-aided synthesis design technologies to accelerate scientific breakthroughs in early-stage drug discovery and aid chemists in the discovery of novel small molecules. Leveraging their existing technologies and expertise, including Molecule.one’s proprietary generative deep learning models and…