Cancer

Jun 20, 2019

Gilead jumps into a competitive Protein degradation field, signs a USD 45 M Nurix deal Gilead Sciences is turning to Nurix Therapeutics for enhancing cancer pipeline. Gilead is ready to pay USD 45 million upfront, and if all the targets are achieved the deal could reach up to USD 2.3 billion. Nurix is a drug de...

Jun 08, 2019

World Brain Tumor Day World Brain Tumor Day is focussed at raising awareness about brain tumor and educating people about cancer which is not very common. Every year, June 8 is seen as World Brain Tumor Day. The day is also meant for those who are suffering from a brain tumor and help them deal with the condi...

Jun 06, 2019

Cancer biotech Inhibrx files for USD 75 M IPO Celgene-partnered biotech Inhibrx aftersecuring USD 40 Million from Viking Global Investors, has filed for USD 75 million IPO. Built on a single-domain antibody platform, it has three oncology programs in human clinical trials, a rare disease program, and two preclin...

May 31, 2019

WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY Every year, 31st May is observed as World Tobacco Day. This day is intended to spread awareness about health issues associated with tobacco use and to encourage the government to adopt effective policies to reduce the use of tobacco products. Every year, approximately 7 million people die du...

Apr 12, 2019

Gene Therapy is a way to introduce a normal working gene in the place of a mutated one which might result in some kinds of abnormalities. Gene Therapy is a novel way to express novel proteins, and re-design the genome to prevent any disease. The concept here is some disorders are caused due to their defect in a sin...

Apr 11, 2019

Inozyme Pharma Raises USD 67 Million in Series A2 Financing Inozyme Pharma- a Boston-based biotechnology company, solely focused on developing novel therapies to treat rare diseases, has raised USD 67 million. The company plans to use this funding to progress its lead asset INZ-701, into clinical trials. INZ-701...

Apr 10, 2019

Gene therapy is a technique that involves replacing, inactivating, or adding a new gene to treat or prevent a disease. The science of GENE THERAPY involves the DNA-based changes in genetic material so that the gene can transcribe a healthy protein. In the past, there has been no success in designing any gene therap...

Apr 03, 2019

What exactly is Marijuana? In a layman language, Marijuana is the dried buds and leaves of a plant Cannabis sativa favored in warm, wild tropical climates. Earning names like pot, ganja, weed, hemp, hash, etc. it contains around 104 active cannabinoids (CBD). What they do is, they mimic the signal producing che...

Apr 02, 2019

Selumetinib gets the U.S. Breakthrough Therapy Designation Selumetinib- an investigational drug, for the treatment of pediatric patients aged three years and above suffering from symptomatic and/or progressive, inoperable neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), plexiform neurofibromas (PN)- a rare genetic condition, has...

Mar 26, 2019

Laminin might help to regenerate heart muscles Researchers at Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, have been studying the self-regeneration process of the heart. After an injury, the self- regeneration property of the heart has been limited. But now, Scientists turned to Stem Cell therapy. They are prepping stem ...