Candel Therapeutics, a leader in developing viral immunotherapies across multiple tumor indications, announced today that it has acquired all oncolytic and other Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) based assets from PeriphaGen, Inc., bringing its vector engineering, production expertise and next-generation HSV drug development platform in-house. This acquisition solidifies Candel's viral therapy leadership position and supports further development of Candel's rQNestin34.5, currently in a Phase

MiNA Therapeutics, the pioneer in RNA activation therapeutics, announced today the initiation of a research collaboration with AstraZeneca to evaluate small activating RNA ("saRNA") molecules in metabolic diseases. The collaboration combines MiNA's leading expertise in the discovery and development of saRNA therapeutics with AstraZeneca's experience in identifying and bringing breakthrough treatments to patients with metabolic diseases. “Many metabolic diseas

HOOKIPA Pharma Inc., a company developing a new class of immunotherapeutics targeting infectious diseases and cancers based on its proprietary arenavirus platform, today announced that HOOKIPA has made strong progress in its collaboration with Gilead for novel arenavirus-based therapeutics intended to support functional cures for chronic Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections. HOOKIPA and Gilead Sciences designed and tested multiple arenaviral vect

Antabio SAS, the biopharmaceutical company focused on developing a broad pipeline of  antibacterial treatments against life threatening WHO critical priority pathogens, announces today that it has been awarded up to $4.4 million in a second tranche funding from CARB-X, the global non-profit partnership dedicated to tackling the global rising threat of drug-resistant bacteria. The funding is to support the development of Antabio's novel small molecule candidate for the treatment of Ps