Author Archives: Megan Thomas

#Antibody drug conjugate (ADC) #Bladder cancer #Breast cancer #Depression #Menopause #Oncology #Psychedelics #Women's health

New DDW Highlights podcast for 27 December 2023

The latest episode of the DDW Highlights podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Megan Thomas narrates five key stories of the week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry updates.  There have been some ground-breaking advances in women’s health this week, with new treatments… Read More

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DDW Highlights: 27 December 2023

The latest episode of the DDW Highlights podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Megan Thomas narrates five key stories of the week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry updates.  There have been some ground-breaking advances in women’s health this week, with new treatments… Read More

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Neuroscience innovation
#Narrated podcasts

Where is the latest innovation in neuroscience?

This is the latest episode of the free DDW narrated podcast, titled “Where is the latest innovation in neuroscience?” which covers three written for Volume 23 – Issue 4, Fall 2022 of DDW. They are called: Taking a new approach to tackle neurodegenerative diseases,… Read More

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Neuroscience innovation
#AI #Alzheimer's #Artificial intelligence (AI) #Biomarkers #Brain disease #Drug discovery #Inherited tauopathies #Mental health #Nervous system disorders #Neurodegenerative disorders #Neurology #Neuroscience #Neurotechnology #Psychiatry #Tau protein

New podcast on innovation in neuroscience

This is the latest episode of the free DDW narrated podcast, titled “Where is the latest innovation in neuroscience?” which covers three written for Volume 23 – Issue 4, Fall 2022 of DDW. They are called: Taking a new approach to tackle neurodegenerative diseases,… Read More

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#American Society of Hematology #Blood cancer #Cancer research #CAR-T #Haematology #Oncology

New DDW Highlights podcast for 19 December 2023

The latest episode of the DDW Highlights podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Megan Thomas narrates five key stories of the week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry updates.  Our news highlights this week focus on haematology, thanks in part to a number… Read More

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DDW Highlights: 19 December 2023

The latest episode of the DDW Highlights podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Megan Thomas narrates five key stories of the week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry updates.  Our news highlights this week focus on haematology, thanks in part to a number… Read More

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Blood cancer
#Acute Myeloid Leukaemia #Biologics #Blood cancer #CAR-T #University College London #ViroCell Biologics

UCL accelerates research of relapse in childhood blood cancer 

The University College London (UCL) has entered into a partnership with ViroCell Biologics to advance Professor Persis Amrolia’s innovative chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy for relapsed paediatric acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL).   Dr Amrolia is Professor of Transplantation Immunology at the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of… Read More

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Pathology data for HIV
#Biorepository #Data #HIV #National Institutes of Health (NIH) #Pathology #Proscia #The AIDS and Cancer Specimen Resource

Pathology data to advance discovery for HIV cancer patients 

The AIDS and Cancer Specimen Resource (ACSR), a biorepository of specimens collected from persons living with HIV (PLWH) established in 1994 and funded by the National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, is using software from Proscia to encourage scientific exploration and discovery in cancer in PLWH.  … Read More

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Follicular lymphoma
#AbbVie #Bispecific Antibodies #Clinical trials #Follicular lymphoma #Genmab

New data for relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma treatment 

Genmab and AbbVie have announced updated data presented at ASH from the companies’ ongoing Phase I/II EPCORE NHL-1 clinical trial investigating epcoritamab (DuoBody CD3xCD20).   Epcoritamab is a T-cell engaging bispecific antibody administered subcutaneously in 128 adult patients with relapsed, progressive or refractory CD20+ mature B-cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma… Read More

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Eye health ophthalmology
#Clinical trials #Diabetes #Exonate #Eye health #mRNA #Ophthalmology #Small molecules

Trial in diabetic macular oedema successfully completed  

Exonate, an mRNA therapy company focused on treatments for diabetic complications, has announced that its lead ophthalmology asset, EXN407, has achieved its prespecified endpoints in a Phase Ib/IIa study.   During the trial, EXN407 met all safety and pharmacokinetic parameters and displayed encouraging signals of biological activity. Exonate… Read More

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Oligonucleotide
#Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency #Biopharmaceuticals #Genetic medicines #Korro Bio #Oligonucleotides #RNA

RNA editing oligonucleotide selected for AATD treatment 

Korro Bio, a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing a new class of genetic medicines for both rare and highly prevalent diseases, has nominated its first development candidate, KRRO-110, for the potential treatment of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD).   KRRO-110 is an RNA editing oligonucleotide delivered to liver cells… Read More

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Vaccine development
#Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation #Funding #Immunology / Virology & Vaccines #Naobios #Omicron

Naobios receives $1.87 million in support of vaccine development 

Naobios, a CDMO providing bioprocess development and GMP production of clinical batches of virus-based products, has received a $1.87 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in support of vaccine development.   Naobios will manufacture a human viral challenge agent that will be used to evaluate… Read More

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#Cancer research #Dementia #Motor neurone disease #Neuroscience #Osteoarthritis #Schizophrenia

New DDW Highlights episode out now

The latest episode of the DDW Highlights podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Megan Thomas narrates five key stories of the week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry updates.  The news highlights this week are mostly focused around neuroscience, with new guiding principles… Read More

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DDW Highlights: 11 December 2023

The latest episode of the DDW Highlights podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Megan Thomas narrates five key stories of the week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry updates.  The news highlights this week are mostly focused around neuroscience, with new guiding principles… Read More

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#Alzheimer's #Cancer research #Cell therapy #CRISPR #Drug discovery #Parkinson's #Plant-based #Stem cells

New DDW Highlights podcast: 4 December 2023

The latest episode of the DDW Highlights podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Megan Thomas narrates five key stories of the week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry updates.  The key drug discovery news this week focuses on experimental approaches to… Read More

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DDW Highlights: 4 December 2023

The latest episode of the DDW Highlights podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Megan Thomas narrates five key stories of the week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry updates.  The key drug discovery news this week focuses on experimental approaches to… Read More

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