Press Releases

Element Biosciences, developer of a new and disruptive DNA sequencing platform, today announced that the company has closed its acquisition of Loop Genomics, a long-read solutions company that enables short-read sequencers to obtain long range information. Loop Genomics’ Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Tuval Ben-Yehezkel, PhD, will join Element Biosciences’ leadership team as Senior Director, Applications. By combining Element’s highly accurate and cost-effect

Immunomic Therapeutics, Inc., (“ITI”), a privately-held clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering the study of LAMP (Lysosome Associated Membrane Protein) -mediated nucleic acid-based immunotherapy, today announced its first Phase 1 clinical study evaluating ITI-3000 in patients with Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), a rare but aggressive form of skin cancer that is typically caused by the Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV). The single-center study will be conducted at the Universi

Tevogen Bio, a clinical stage biotechnology company specializing in developing cell and gene therapies in oncology and viral infections, today announces opening of its new corporate office at 15 Independence Boulevard, Warren, New Jersey. The facility, located in New Jersey’s biotech corridor, will serve as the company’s central location for corporate operations and was selected after thorough countrywide market research. Proximity to biopharma service providers in the a

Pardes Biosciences, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing PBI-0451 as a potential novel direct-acting, oral antiviral drug candidate for the treatment and prevention of SARS-CoV-2 infections and associated diseases (i.e., COVID-19), today announced that its Investigational New Drug (IND) application for PBI-0451 has been cleared by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). “As we enter our third year of a global pandemic, we believe the value

With the recent launch of its line of dry eye diagnostics, management, and treatment solutions into the United States, I-MED Pharma USA has partnered with DryEye Rescue of Boca Raton, Florida to distribute and market their unique and innovative dry eye product portfolio. DryEye Rescue will help raise awareness of the I-MED Pharma USA brand among optometrists in the United States and will work with optometry clinics to draft a plan to invest and incorporate the appropriate products, treatment

PCI Pharma Services (PCI), a leading global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), today announced the addition of three new exceptional automated sterile fill-finish machines in its San Diego and Melbourne facilities. Purchased from Cytiva, this remarkable equipment can pivot between filling different sterile medications into vials and syringes. The addition of these machines comes after PCI’s recent acquisition of Lyophilization Services of New England, Inc. (LSNE

Reaction Biology, a solution provider for discovering small molecules for 20 years, has created a comprehensive platform for integrated drug discovery comprising target research, hit identification, hit-to-lead, and lead optimization: The Reaction Oncology Platform. The Reaction Oncology Platform is based on a network of strategic partners, including oncology and biophysics by the US and Germany-based Reaction Biology, medicinal chemistry, and ADME-tox by Netherlands-based Symeres,

German independent research institute BioMed X announces today the extension of its collaboration with Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, in the research project RNA Splicing in Cancer (RSC). As a result of the successful research work to date, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany has decided to acquire the IP rights in the project results and to continue the project for another year. The goal of the extension is to further validate novel potential drug targets based on these results. This r

Global contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) Recipharm, in charge of shaping the new entity SENSYO Pharmatech, has attended a ceremony to recognise the launch of construction works at its new fill finish factory in Morocco. The ceremony was chaired by His Majesty the King of Morocco, Mohammed VI, in the province of Benslimane, and marks the start of a new era of vaccine independence in Morocco. This is a major investment in the site by the Moroccan Government, a

To ensure the efficacy of medications for cell and gene therapies, they have to be processed, stored and transported under extreme sub-zero temperatures. For labeling on deep-frozen medicine containers, Schreiner MediPharm has now developed a label that permanently withstands these freezing temperatures: the cyro label "Freeze-Lock". The two interlocking label layers ensure reliable adhesive strength and readability of the product information. The novel Freeze-Lock label b