article thumbnail

Renaissance Pharma licenses Hu14.18 for neuroblastoma

Drug Discovery World

Renaissance Pharma has announced its first development programme focused on Hu14.18, a humanised anti-GD2 monoclonal antibody (mAb), licensed from St Jude Children’s Research Hospital for the treatment of newly diagnosed high-risk neuroblastoma. ” The post Renaissance Pharma licenses Hu14.18

Licensing 246
article thumbnail

FDA Orphan Drug Designation awarded to rare disease therapies

Drug Discovery World

This second ODD allows research and development of a therapy for another form of the disease, Isolated Hypomyelination. Disease research is carried out by the world’s leading centre for leukodystrophy studies, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), under a sponsored research agreement.

FDA 130
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

This week in drug discovery (2-6 October)  

Drug Discovery World

FDA acceptance advances investigational gene therapy The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted Rocket Pharmaceuticals’ Biologics License Application (BLA) and granted Priority Review for RP-L201 (marnetegragene autotemcel).

Drugs 130
article thumbnail

NICE recommends triplet regimen for relapsed multiple myeloma

Drug Discovery World

NICE has recommended Ninlaro (ixazomib) with lenalidomide and dexamethasone as an option relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) in adults who have received two or three lines of therapy.

Hospitals 130
article thumbnail

Advancing neurological therapies with Dr Bruce Leuchter

Drug Target Review

Historically, what has limited investor interest in funding neurological and psychiatric therapies in development? Investors have historically taken a ‘guilty until proven innocent’ approach to investing in neuroscience therapies. We were able to license a molecule from a multi-national pharmaceutical company.

Therapies 104
article thumbnail

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

Drug Discovery World

In another example, university of Basel spin-off T3 Pharma reached Phase I development of a cancer therapy that harnesses the natural behaviours of live bacteria before being acquired by Boehringer Ingelheim for $509m at the end of 2023. Three years ago, we started our venture into the radiotherapy space. References [link] [link].

Science 147
article thumbnail

Lilly accelerating baricitinib’s availability in India following receipt of permission for restricted emergency use as a COVID-19 therapy via donations and licensing agreements | Eli Lilly and Company

The Pharma Data

Lilly is offering donations of baricitinib to the Indian government through Direct Relief while simultaneously working with local Indian pharmaceutical companies to execute royalty-free voluntary licensing agreements to accelerate the manufacturing and distribution of the medicine in India during the pandemic. Ricks , Lilly chairman and CEO.