Tag Archive for: oncology

Asgard Therapeutics appoints Professor Dr Wolfram Brugger as Chief Medical Officer as it advances transformative ‘personalized off-the-shelf’ immunotherapy toward clinical development

Medical oncologist (ex AstraZeneca, MorphoSys, Autolus Therapeutics) joins to advance Asgard’s lead asset AT-108 into Phase 1 clinical development AT-108 is a transformative immunotherapy that triggers a personalized immune response against a patient’s tumors, despite being an off-the-shelf drug Asgard is currently progressing IND-enabling studies of this first-in-class therapy, which reprograms cancer cells in vivo, […]

Mestag Therapeutics Selected to Present Targeted LTBR Agonist MST‑0312 in Late‑Breaking Session at AACR Annual Meeting

— MST-0312 is a FAP-targeted lymphotoxin beta receptor (LTBR) agonist bispecific antibody designed to induce tertiary lymphoid structures for the treatment of solid tumors Cambridge, UK, April 14, 2026 – Mestag Therapeutics, a biotech company harnessing fibroblast immunology to develop impactful treatments for patients with cancer and inflammatory disease, announced today that it has been […]

Laigo Bio completes final close of oversubscribed seed financing of €17 million co-led by Biovance Capital and Kurma Partners to advance oncology and auto-immunity programs

Additional funding of €4m from new co-lead investor Biovance Capital, and €1.5m from existing co-lead Kurma Partners, to reach a total of €5.5m. Funds will be used to further develop Laigo’s SureTACs™ targeted protein degradation candidates in oncology and auto-immunity. UTRECHT, the Netherlands – 23 March 2026 – Laigo Bio (“Laigo”), a biotech company pioneering […]

Oncoinvent secures new patent expanding protection for Radspherin®

First patent from a new patent family granted in China, strengthening the long‑term intellectual property protection for the Company’s lead product candidate Oslo, Norway, 19 March 2026: Oncoinvent (OSE: ONCIN), a biotech company developing a receptor-independent alpha radiopharmaceutical to eradicate cancer cells in the abdominal cavity after surgery with a single, targeted dose, today announces […]

Mestag Therapeutics Announces $40 Million Financing and Appoints Chief Medical Officer and Chief Development Officer in Preparation to Enter the Clinic

— Financing brings total funds committed to date to >$95 million — Proceeds support the STARLYS clinical trial evaluating targeted LTBR agonist MST-0312 in solid tumors, together with platform and pipeline activities in inflammatory diseases — Expands the leadership team with exceptional development executives to propel the clinical advancement of the pipeline Cambridge, UK, March […]

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