GSK Headed to Regulators with RSV Vaccine
The pursuit for an effective vaccine against the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) may be at an inflection point. GlaxoSmithKline disclosed positive headline data Friday from a pre-specified efficacy interim analysis of the Phase III trial of its RSV vaccine. The...
Degron Therapeutics Launches into Sizzling Hot Protein Degradation Space
Shanghai-based biotechnology company Degron Therapeutics announced that it has secured $22 million in Series A financing for its unique molecular glue-based targeted protein degradation platform GlueXplorer. Degron plans to use the funds generated from this round of...
Vertex Kidney Disease Drug Scores FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation
Vertex Pharmaceuticals announced on Wednesday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation to its candidate, inaxaplin (VX-147). Inaxaplin was granted the designation for the treatment of APOL1-mediated focal segment...
Seres Touts Strong Phase III Results Against Recurrent C. Difficile Infection
Massachusetts-based Seres Therapeutics, Inc. announced Tuesday that its Phase III Ecospor IV study exhibited a strong safety profile in addition to statistically significant positive results. The study utilizes an open-label design to determine the potential of...
Pear Therapeutics Announces New Analysis Showing Reduction in Healthcare Resource Utilization and Associated Costs in Patients Using reSET® at Six Months
Pear Therapeutics, Inc., the leader in developing and commercializing software-based medicines, called prescription digital therapeutics (PDTs), announced a manuscript accepted for publication and available via pre-print of a real-world study displaying reduced...
Legend Biotech Announces U.S. FDA Clearance of IND Application for Solid Tumor CAR-T, LB1908 for Relapsed or Refractory Gastric, Esophageal and Pancreatic Cancers
Legend Biotech Corporation, a global biotechnology company developing, manufacturing and commercializing novel therapies to treat life-threatening diseases, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared its investigational new drug (IND)...