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8th Antigen-Specific Immune Tolerance Drug Development Summit

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The 8th Antigen-Specific Immune Tolerance Drug Development Summit is an event organised by Hanson Wade. Discover the latest developments and networking opportunities at this leading industry conference.

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STAT+: AltruBio raises $225 million to develop ulcerative colitis drug and other immune checkpoint enhancers

STAT

Checkpoint inhibitors, drugs that unleash the immune system, have turned into blockbuster therapies that have transformed outcomes for some patients with deadly cancers.

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FDA authorizes new drug to protect immune compromised from Covid-19

STAT

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized a new antibody to protect immunocompromised individuals against Covid-19.    The drug, known as Pemgarda and marketed by the biotech Invivyd, is the first such drug to become available since the agency pulled AstraZeneca’s Evusheld off the market in January 2023.

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STAT+: Chasing CAR-T, biotech finds its next gold rush in autoimmune disease

STAT

Biotech investors have been buzzing around new areas of drug development this year, such as the red-hot obesity market. billion to companies developing treatments for conditions in which the body’s own immune system goes haywire, attacking healthy cells and tissues and causing widespread damage.

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Tackling immune-mediated disease with CAR Tregs

European Pharmaceutical Review

Recognising the potential of CAR T cells to act as highly targeted therapeutics, several biotechnology companies – including Sangamo Therapeutics – have established development pipelines of CAR T regulatory cells (Tregs) that aim to tackle immune?mediated What are Tregs and how are they applicable to immune-mediated disease?

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Aviceda, QUB to develop next-generation glyco-immune therapeutics

Pharmaceutical Technology

Aviceda Therapeutics (Aviceda) has entered into a strategic partnership with the Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research at Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) for the development of next-generation glyco-immune therapeutics. The company strengthens the translational research collaboration between the US and Ireland.

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STAT+: Biogen joins immunology wave with $1.15 billion acquisition

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Biogen is joining the industry’s fervor over immune and inflammatory disease drug development with a new acquisition. HI-Bio, which is based in San Francisco, is developing therapies for immune-mediated diseases like primary membranous nephropathy and IgA nephropathy, both of which impact kidney function.

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