Protein flags Car-T cells for digestion by NK cells
The protein B7H6, which is highly expressed on activated human T cells, can flag the cells for clearance by natural killer (NK) cells, weakening the...
Seabelife SAS to develop next-gen dry AMD drug
French drug developer SeaBeLife SAS has bagged a €1.5m fund within the i-Nov 2024 innovation competition, which is part of the French government’s...
AMPLY Discovery Ltd bags £1.4m funding to tackle complex diseases
The 2021 spin-out from the Queen’s University Belfast announced it will close a seed financing round this year.vAMPLY is speeding up the discovery of...
PulseSight to disrupt AMD space
Aiming to address the pressing challenges of age-related macular diseases (AMD), including wet and dry AMD, along with geographic atrophy (GA),...
Three companies launch gene therapy alliance for eye diseases
Today, the companies officially announced the launch of the GEAR partnership (Evaluation of Adeno-Associated Virus Vector Gene Therapy for the...
Roche leads Freenome Inc US$257m financing
Roche led the financing that will be used by San Francisco-based Freenome Inc to finance testing its early cancer detection platform in the Vallania...
AC Immune and Takeda ink US$2.1bn biobucks deal
Under the US$2.1bn biobucks deal, Pharma giant Takeda gets the globally exclusive right to licence AC Immune SA's active immunisation therapy...