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Heidelberg Pharma announces progress into Cohort 6 with its proprietary ATAC candidate HDP-101 in Phase I/IIa multiple myeloma study

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Data from HDP-101 dose escalation shows first objective responses and partial remissions in Cohort 5 Amended protocol includes expanded Cohort 6 with dose optimization, including three parallel arms at different dosing regimens Revolutionizing treatment options for multiple myeloma patients with its proprietary novel payload with a unique mode of action Ladenburg, Germany, 18 March 2024 […]

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From $1bn deals to Smart RNA – read our news roundup

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AstraZeneca buys Novo Holdings portfolio company Amolyt in potential $1bn+ deal Novo Holdings A/S and Sofinnova Partners, two leading life sciences investors, made headlines on Thursday when portfolio company Amolyt Pharma entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by AstraZeneca at a purchase price of US$800 million upfront and a potential milestone payment of […]

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Novo Holdings Joins €30M Series A Financing for Asgard Therapeutics, Leader In In Vivo Cell Reprogramming To Treat Cancer

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Financing to advance first platform designed to reprogram cancer cells into immune cells as pan-tumoral cancer treatment Novo Holdings participation follows earlier investment and incubation through seed phase Financing co-led by RV Invest and Johnson & Johnson Innovation, joined by existing investors Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund and Industrifonden COPENHAGEN – March 14th, 2024 – Novo Holdings, […]

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Asgard Therapeutics announces €30 million Series A financing to advance its first-in-class in vivo cell reprogramming platform for immuno-oncology

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Co-led by RV Invest and Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC, Inc. with participation from existing investors Novo Holdings, Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund and Industrifonden Lead program is AT-108, a first-in-class, off-the-shelf intra-tumoral therapy that leads to personalized and potent anti-cancer immune responses Expanding R&D team to further develop AT-108 and broaden in vivo reprogramming […]

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US FDA grants Orphan Drug Designation for iOnctura’s first-in-class autotaxin cancer therapy

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Autotaxin inhibitor, IOA-289, recently received the proposed INN cambritaxestat Cambritaxestat is in the Phase I AION-02 trial in combination with chemotherapy in metastatic pancreatic cancer It is the first autotaxin inhibitor to be investigated in cancer patients Amsterdam, The Netherlands and Geneva, Switzerland, 7 March 2024 – iOnctura, a pioneering, clinical-stage biotechnology company developing transformative cancer […]

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