Cell Therapy

BrainStorm slashes staff, seeks ALS therapy nod

BrainStorm cuts 30% staff, eyes ALS cell therapy approval

Anika Sharma

BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics has chosen an unconventional route in response to its recent setback in securing approval. While the decision ...

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Iovanceā€™s cell therapy for skin cancer faces three-year delay due to FDA issues

Anika Sharma

The FDA has introduced a new twist in the ongoing Iovance Biotherapeutics saga, causing further delays in the approval process ...

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Calidi Biotherapeutics goes public through SPAC deal to advance off-the-shelf cancer treatments

Anika Sharma

Calidi Biotherapeutics, a San Diego-based biotech, has chosen the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) path to enter the public market, ...

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2seventy Bio slashes 176 jobs and looks for new CEO after cell therapy setback

Anika Sharma

2seventy bio, the spinoff from bluebird bio, is undergoing significant changes under the leadership of CEO Nick Leschly. The company ...

Moderna has partnered with Immatics to develop mRNA-based cancer vaccines, bispecifics and cell therapies. The deal includes a $120 million upfront payment and up to $1.7 billion in milestones.

Moderna expands cancer vaccine portfolio with Immatics deal worth up to $1.7B

Anika Sharma

Moderna is intensifying its focus on cancer vaccines and cell therapies through a newly announced research partnership with Immatics, a ...

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BioCardiaā€™s cell therapy fails to improve heart failure outcomes in Phase 3 trial

Anika Sharma

BioCardia’s attempts to revive its paused phase 3 heart failure trial have hit a major setback, as results fail to ...

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Bayer Advances Parkinsonā€™s Cell Therapy to Phase 2 Trial

Anika Sharma

A new horizon gleams for Bayer’s quest to conquer Parkinson’s disease through advanced cell therapy. In a significant revelation, the ...

Thermo Fisher Cuts Over 200 Jobs at Clinical-Stage Cell and Gene Therapy Facility in Florida

Thermo Fisher Cuts Over 200 Jobs at Clinical-Stage Cell and Gene Therapy Facility in Florida

SG Tylor

In the midst of ongoing workforce reductions impacting the biotech sector, even prominent players like Bristol Myers Squibb, Emergent BioSolutions, ...

First cell treatment for type I diabetes is approved by the FDA | News By Pharmtales

First cell treatment for type I diabetes is approved by the FDA

SG Tylor

Source – FDA On June 29, 2023, CellTrans achieved a significant milestone by securing the first-ever FDA approval for a ...

Vertex and Lonza Partner for New Cell Therapy Manufacturing Facility, Creating Job Opportunities

Vertex and Lonza Partner for New Cell Therapy Manufacturing Facility, Creating Job Opportunities

SG Tylor

Source – Vertex Pharmaceuticals With promising developments in its experimental cell therapy VX-880 for type I diabetes, Vertex Pharmaceuticals is ...

According to a poll, the expense of new cancer drugs is the main obstacle to their adoption in the US, and the knowledge of cell and gene therapies is lacking

High Cost of New Cancer Drugs and Lack of Awareness Impede Adoption in the US

SG Tylor

A new survey conducted by healthcare research firm Sermo revealed that oncologists in the United States perceive pricing as the ...

AstraZeneca Enters $2 Billion Deal with Quell for Treg Cell Therapy

AstraZeneca Enters $2 Billion Deal with Quell for Treg Cell Therapy

SG Tylor

British start-up Quell Therapeutics has secured a collaboration with AstraZeneca focused on cell therapies for autoimmune diseases, with an upfront ...