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Jan 24, 2018

Cell-Cell Interactions are essential for multiple biological processes to run smoothly, including a variety of processes like embryonic development, immunity, and neuronal signaling. Cell-cell interaction dynamics can be monitored in vivo by using intravital microscopy, but this approach does not provide a...

Jan 23, 2018

Pharma giant Celgene finally confirms USD 9 billion Juno Therapeutics buyout Celgene has finally confirmed the week-long rumor of buying Juno Therapeutics for a deal worth around USD 9 billion boosting its Grip in CAR-T therapy domain. A major reason for this buyout is Juno’s lead CAR-T drug candidate JCAR017 that ...

Jan 12, 2018

Adapsyn signed a USD 162 million deal with Pfizer for microbe-mining project Adapsyn has recently signed a deal with Pfizer for the microbe-mining with the help of advance platform developed by the Canadian company adapsyn. The technique offers a quick filter for promising candidates with better efficacy. Due to the...

Jan 10, 2018

Gene therapy is back into play after a decade-long failed deliveries. 2017 was a golden year in gene therapy arena, various companies are aggressively developing gene therapy based treatments targeting life-threatening indications. Spark therapeutics got USFDA approval for the first-ever gene therapy based blindness...

Jan 08, 2018

Hereditary Angioedema (HAE) is an autosomal dominant disease which is caused by a deficiency in functional C1 inhibitor. It is a rare hereditary disease which is characterized by painful, unpredictable, recurrent attacks of inflammation and swelling affecting the hands, feet, face, abdomen, urogenital tract, and the...

Jan 02, 2018

Connection between Immune cells in the brain and Alzheimer’s disease The spreading of pathology within and between brain areas is a hallmark of neurodegenerative disorders. In patients with Alzheimer’s disease, deposition of amyloid-β is accompanied by activation of the innate immune system and involves the inflamma...

Dec 19, 2017

Regeneron/Sanofi’s PD-1 drug candidate will be tested with ISA’s HPV immunotherapy Regeneron and Sanofi’s PD-1 candidate cemiplimab is paired with Dutch biotech ISA Pharma’s human papillomavirus (HPV) targeting drug for testing. The new drug is competing to become the sixth PD-1/PD-L1 drug on the market. Joined with...

Dec 07, 2017

AbbVie aims for best-in-class psoriasis prospect The last few years have seen a wave of new biologics take the psoriasis market by storm. But a best-in-class product may still be on its way. AbbVie prospect risankizumab showed it could bring 47% of patients to complete skin clearance by week 16 of treatment in a pha...