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Where is the drug discovery expertise happening in the UK?

Drug Discovery World

A company within this ecosystem is STORM Therapeutics, a clinical stage biotechnology company creating novel small molecule therapies that inhibit RNA modifying enzymes (RME) for use in oncology and other diseases. billion in funding. Northern Ireland “Northern Ireland is a medtech super-hub,” says Saleko.

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Women in STEM with Gilda Ascione

Drug Target Review

At the beginning of my career, during my scholarship, I worked for two years at a research institute where I set up a research project focused on the study of metronomic oral therapies for patients with metastatic breast cancer (BC). That paper, of which I was in the authorship, remains a current point of reference for that therapy usage.

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Europe: Where is the drug discovery innovation?

Drug Discovery World

A more established Amsterdam-based enterprise is gene therapy company uniQure, developer of etranacogene dezaparvovec, the first gene therapy for haemophilia B, which was approved for use in the US in November 2022 and in the EU in February 2023. The CDD will sponsor and manage KWF-supported trials.

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Drug discovery hotspots: What is the secret to Switzerland’s success? (p1)

Drug Discovery World

So, in this way there is a cross fertilisation from the bigger companies to newer ones. Start-ups will also take drug candidates from the pharma companies that are not getting attention for one reason or another and develop those into viable commercial products.”

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European Commission vs Big Pharma, or profit vs access?  

Drug Discovery World

Antibiotic development According to Politico, the European Medicines Agency is investigating a chronic shortage in antibiotics across Europe, where almost every country is reporting gaps in supplies – 25 out of the 27 EU countries have reported local shortages, the agency’s Chief Medical Officer, Steffen Thirstrup, told a press briefing 6.

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Keeping tabs on Covid-19: Starpharma creates slow release remdesivir nanoparticl…

The Pharma Data

In an effort to slow the spread of the disease and prevent a second wave, pharma companies around the world are continuously looking to advance new methods of treatment. This week’s round up dives into developments from companies based in Australia and the US. Saama Technologies, Inc. ,

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Ultimovacs ASA Initiates FOCUS Phase II Trial for Universal Cancer Vaccine, UV1, in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Receiving Pembrolizumab

The Pharma Data

The FOCUS trial is Ultimovacs’ fourth Phase II clinical trial with UV1 and comes in addition to the collaboration Phase II trial announced in May 2020. “We To date, UV1 has been tested in four phase I clinical trials in a total of 82 patients and maintained a positive safety and tolerability profile as well as encouraging signals of efficacy.

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