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ITM Isotope Technologies Munich SE, a leading radiopharmaceutical biotech company, and Clovis Oncology, Inc. announced the signing of a clinical supply agreement that provides Clovis Oncology with ITM’s therapeutic radioisotope no-carrier-added Lutetium-177 (n.c.a. 177Lu), EndolucinBeta®, for use in the clinical development of FAP-2286, Clovis’ fibroblast activation protein (FAP)-targeting therapeutic candidate. FAP-2286 is the first peptide-targeted radionuclide therapeutic (

Amgen announced that it has successfully completed its previously announced acquisition of Teneobio, Inc. (Teneobio). Effective as of Oct. 19, 2021, Amgen has acquired all outstanding equity of Teneobio in exchange for a $900 million upfront cash payment, as well as future contingent milestone payments, to former Teneobio equity holders potentially worth up to an additional $1.6 billion in cash. "Amgen is pioneering the application of T cell engagers and a broad array of bi- an

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first interchangeable biosimilar product to treat certain inflammatory diseases. Cyltezo (adalimumab-adbm), originally approved in August 2017, is both biosimilar to, and interchangeable with (may be substituted for),  its reference product Humira (adalimumab) for Cyltezo’s approved uses. Cyltezo is the second interchangeable biosimilar product approved by the agency and the first interchangeable monoclonal antibody. Once on the ma

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. and ATEM Structural Discovery (ATEM) today announced the formation of a strategic partnership to provide clients access to ATEM’s cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) service solutions. Cryo-EM is a technique that determines the 3D structures of proteins and is utilized to identify how proteins function, how they malfunction in disease and the most effective way to target them with therapies. ATEM’s leading platform integrates

Silence Therapeutics plc, a leader in the discovery, development and delivery of novel short interfering ribonucleic acid (siRNA) therapeutics for the treatment of diseases with significant unmet medical need, and Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Company Limited ("Hansoh Pharma", 3692.HK), one of the leading biopharmaceutical companies in China, today announced a collaboration to develop siRNAs for three undisclosed targets leveraging Silence's proprietary mRNAi GOLD platform.

BioLife Plasma Services, part of the global biopharmaceutical company Takeda, today announced the opening of a new plasma center in Worcester, MA, to help meet the urgent and growing demand for therapies developed from plasma. Plasma donations received at BioLife centers are used by Takeda to make established therapies that treat a range of rare and chronic complex diseases, such as immunodeficiency disorders, for which there are often no alternative treatments. “We’re e

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced its Ki-67 IHC MIB-1 pharmDx (Dako Omnis) is now FDA approved as an aid in identifying patients with early breast cancer (EBC) at high risk of disease recurrence, for whom adjuvant treatment with Verzenio® (abemaciclib) in combination with endocrine therapy is being considered. This is the first IHC assay measuring Ki-67 expression to receive FDA approval in the context of treatment with Verzenio and was developed in collaboration with Eli Lilly and Comp

Deepcell, a life science company pioneering AI-powered cell classification and isolation for basic and translational research, today announced a collaboration with the Levesque Lab at the University of Zurich. The goals of the collaboration are to use Deepcell’s technology to identify and sort rare melanoma cells, profile melanoma tissues to gain a deeper understanding about tumor microenvironment, and enable molecular analyses of the sorted cells. This collaboration brings to

NanoString Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of life science tools for discovery and translational research, today announced the launch of the nCounter® ADC Development Panel, a specialized gene expression tool for use in the rapidly expanding field of Antibody Drug Conjugates (ADCs). Created in collaboration with leading pharmaceutical and clinical scientists, this novel panel is designed to provide molecular insights into important biological questions and challenges of oncology th

MSP Recovery, LLC, a Medicare, Medicaid, commercial, and secondary payer reimbursement recovery leader today announced the formation of a partnership to transform legal, data, and healthcare delivery into one united ecosystem. MSP will provide the detailed underlying legal, data and healthcare knowledge, utilizing Palantir Foundry as the foundation of the data ecosystem. “The U.S. healthcare system has the most knowledgeable and qualified doctors and healthcare practitioners,&