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New therapy for Huntington’s disease gets £35 million boost

Drug Discovery World

LoQus23 was founded in 2019 by Entrepreneurs in Residence at DDF Dr David Reynolds, Dr Caroline Benn, and Dr Ruth McKernan CBE, FMedSci and seeded by SV’s Dementia Discovery Fund. Huntington’s disease is an autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disorder for which there is currently no disease modifying treatment available.

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Looking beyond traditional oncogenic pathways to break cancer resistance

Drug Target Review

Most targeted cancer therapies used today operate by inhibiting targets along well-known oncogenic signalling cascades. The reactivation of oncogenic signalling upstream or downstream of the driving oncogene is a well-studied source of resistance to targeted cancer therapies.

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A new drug approval for the vanguard of RNA-targeted small molecules

Dark Matter Blog

A few years ago, at Arrakis Therapeutics, we set out to conquer a strange new territory, drugging RNA structures with small molecules. On the strength of those findings, nusinersen was approved by the FDA at the end of 2016 for the treatment of SMA , marketed under the commercial brand Spinraza. We will replace it.”

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What’s interesting about the Australian drug discovery sector? 

Drug Discovery World

Its snapshot report aimed to provide both an overview of the sector in Australia to determine how the sector has changed since this data was collected in 2017 and 2019 2. . The number of employees behind our biotech companies has also expanded, increasing 21% compared with 2019 from approximately 87,397 people in 2019 to 105,569 in 2022.

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Biochemical assays and deep cyclic inhibition in cancer treatment

Drug Target Review

Molecular-level biochemical assays like transcriptomics, genomics and proteomics have emerged as valuable tools for identifying potential targets in cancer treatment through deep cyclic inhibition (DCI). How does the DCI mechanism compare to the design of other drugs for cancer treatment?

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Sosei Heptares and Biohaven Enter Global Collaboration and License Agreement to Advance Novel Small-Molecule CGRP Antagonist Portfolio

The Pharma Data

Biohaven acquires exclusive global rights to a portfolio of novel, small-molecule CGRP antagonists. In addition, we have advanced zavegepant, our intra-nasal CGRP receptor antagonist, successfully through its first pivotal trial, also for the acute treatment of migraine. TOKYO and CAMBRIDGE, England , Dec.

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Sumitovant to Snap Up Development Partner Urovant Sciences

The Pharma Data

As its name aptly suggests, Urovant is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative therapies for urologic conditions such as overactive bladder (OAB) and maladies involving adjacent areas of the human anatomy. . The condition is most prevalent in men. .

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