London, UK – Nov. 4, 2019 – Clinical Trials Laboratory Services (CTLS), a leading provider of human blood products and biological specimens to the research community, today announced that it has made several enhancements to the donor experience at its donor center in North West London, UK. CTLS specializes in collecting blood, serum and plasma from consented donors.
“Donors play a vital role in advancing life sciences research. To show our appreciation for their involvement, we have endeavored to enhance the refreshments, entertainment, compensation and educational materials that we offer to…
Cambridge, UK, 08 November 2019: Horizon Discovery Group plc (LSE: HZD) ("Horizon", “the Company” or “the Group”), a global leader in the application of gene editing and gene modulation technologies, today announces an agreement to divest the Group’s animal research models business unit (“the business unit”) to Envigo RMS LLC (“Envigo”). The divestment forms part of Horizon’s strategy to refocus on high growth areas within its core market and is expected to be completed within 30-45 days, subject to customary closing conditions. Already a well-established supplier of gene editing and…
Cambridge, UK, November 07 2019: Owlstone Medical, the global leader in Breath Biopsy® for applications in early disease detection and precision medicine, today announced it has partnered with Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science. The collaboration seeks to advance the application of non-invasive breath sampling to address the challenges of the early detection of disease and the precision medicine delivery of healthcare through the discovery and validation of novel biomarkers.
Under the agreement, both parties will work to integrate the Thermo Scientific™ Q Exactive™…
Cambridge, UK, 7 November 2019: PredictImmune, developers of pioneering prognostic tools for guiding treatment options and improving patient outcomes in immune-mediated diseases, today announced the start of the PRECIOUS (Predicting Crohn’s and Colitis Outcomes in the United States) study, which it is jointly funding with the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation.
The PRECIOUS study is a multi-centre, observational study of patients with active Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis, who are not receiving systemic steroids, immunomodulators or biologics. The study…
Black Belt TX forms a strategic partnership with Praxis Biotech to develop new therapies targeting stress response pathways in cancer.
Stevenage, UK and San Francisco, US – 5 November 2019. Black Belt TX, a company focused on targeting stress response pathways in cancer, and Praxis Biotech, a biotech company focused on the discovery of small molecules modulating cellular stress mechanisms in different disease areas, have entered into a strategic partnership to jointly discover and develop new first-in-class small molecule therapeutics to undisclosed targets which are aimed at modulating key…
CAMBRIDGE, UK, NEW YORK, HOUSTON and SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, 06 November, 2019 — Artios Pharma Limited (Artios), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (MD Anderson) and ShangPharma Innovation (ShangPharma) today announce the in-licensing by Artios of a small-molecule ATR inhibitor programme, developed jointly by MD Anderson and ShangPharma.
Under the agreement, Artios has exclusive rights to research, develop, manufacture and commercialize products globally. The lead candidate is expected to be ready for Investigational New Drug (IND) application by the second half of 2020.
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A new report released today by BioBeat entitled “50 Movers & Shakers in BioBusiness 2019” includes five women from organisations based at Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst (SBC) as well as two Board members. The report highlights the top female talent in the pharma and biotech sectors within the UK.
The report focuses on the impact of individuals in five key areas, namely science, finance, collaboration, patient impact and infrastructure. The SBC-based individuals which spanned the segments are:
• Sally Ann Forsyth, CEO, Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst
• Veronique Bouchet, Chief Medical Officer…
Cambridge, UK, 05 November: PredictImmune, developers of pioneering prognostic tools for guiding treatment options and improving patient outcomes in immune-mediated diseases, is delighted to welcome Steven S. Martin to its board.
Mr Martin is managing partner of Paxton Advisors, LLC a business advisory and consulting firm based in Omaha, Nebraska. Previously, Mr Martin was President and Chief Executive Officer for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska (BCBSNE), leading the company’s executive management team for over 16 years and serving as a member of the board of directors from…
Cambridge, UK, 04 November 2019: PhoreMost Limited, the UK-based biopharmaceutical company dedicated to drugging ‘undruggable’ disease targets, and Sentinel Oncology, today announce an expansion of their collaboration to accelerate the progression of SOL686, a novel allosteric Polo-like kinase 1 (PLK1) inhibitor through preclinical development and IND enabling studies for the treatment of Glioma.
Mitotic PLKs are widely recognised as playing crucial roles in disease causing pathways, including K-Ras mutant cancers. Traditional approaches to drugging PLK enzymes have focused on targeting their…