CytoDyn Announces Appointment of Additional Directors with Industry Experience
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Stephen Simes career public biotech company CEO and Ryan Dunlap CFO with public biotech company experience join Board
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T2 Biosystems Initiates Studies to Add Acinetobacter Baumannii to the FDA-Cleared T2Bacteria Panel
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LEXINGTON, Mass., Oct. 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- T2 Biosystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTOO), a leader in the rapid detection of sepsis-causing pathogens and antibiotic resistance genes, announced today that it has initiated studies to expand the number of pathogens detected on the FDA-cleared T2Bacteria® Panel to include the detection of Acinetobacter baumannii.
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Biofrontera Inc. to Present at the LD Micro Main Event XV Investor Conference
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WOBURN, Mass., Oct. 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Biofrontera Inc. (Nasdaq: BFRI), a biopharmaceutical company specializing in the commercialization of dermatological products, announced today that Erica Monaco, Chief Executive Officer, will be presenting and meeting with registered investors at the LD Micro Main Event XV that will be held October 25-27, 2022 at the Luxe Sunset Boulevard Hotel in Southern California.
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Guerbet: Revenue at September 30, 2022
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To Read More: Guerbet: Revenue at September 30, 2022Invitation to Idorsia’s nine-month financial results 2022 webcast and conference call
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Idorsia will publish its financial results for the first nine months of 2022 on October 25, 2022, at 07:00 CEST.
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DEINOVE – Adoption of the resolutions at the Shareholders’ Extraordinary General Meeting on October 17, 2022
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DEINOVE (Euronext Growth Paris: ALDEI), a French biotech company, pioneer in the exploration and exploitation of bacterial biodiversity to address the urgent, global challenge of antibiotic resistance, informs its shareholders that the Extraordinary General Meeting (AGE) held on October 17, 2022 has followed the recommendations of the Board of Directors, and adopted all the resolutions that the Board was favorable to, i.e. 10 out of the 11 resolutions.
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Plus Therapeutics Reports Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results and Business Highlights
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Awarded $17.6 million Product Development Research grant by the Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) to fund 186RNL development for leptomeningeal metastases (LM)
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Beyond Air® Schedules Second Fiscal Quarter 2023 Financial Results Conference Call and Webcast
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Call scheduled for Tuesday, November 8?? at 4:30 pm Eastern Time Call scheduled for Tuesday, November 8?? at 4:30 pm Eastern Time
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Codexis to Report Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results on November 3
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Oct. 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Codexis, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDXS), a leading enzyme engineering company enabling the promise of synthetic biology, today announced that it will report its financial results for the third quarter of 2022 on Thursday, November 3, 2022, following the close of market. Codexis management will host a conference call and webcast at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss the Company’s financial results and provide a business update.
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Monthly information regarding the total number of voting rights and total number of shares of the Company as of September 30, 2022
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Amarin Appoints Adam Berger and Geraldine Murphy to Board of Directors
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Hepion Pharmaceuticals Announces Publication of Food Effect Study with Rencofilstat
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EDISON, N.J., Oct. 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hepion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:HEPA), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on Artificial Intelligence (“AI”)-driven therapeutic drug development for the treatment of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (“NASH”), hepatocellular carcinoma (“HCC”), and other fibrotic diseases, today announced that the peer-reviewed journal, Clinical Pharmacology in Drug Development, has published the results of a clinical trial examining the effect of food on the oral bioavailability of rencofilstat, the Company’s lead drug candidate.
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Travere Therapeutics to Report Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results
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SAN DIEGO, Oct. 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Travere Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: TVTX) today announced it will report third quarter 2022 financial results on Thursday, October 27, 2022, after the close of the U.S. financial markets. The Company will host a conference call and webcast to discuss the financial results and provide a general business update at 4:30 p.m. ET.
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Monte Rosa Therapeutics to Present at 5th Annual Targeted Protein Degradation Summit and 34th EORTC-NCI-AACR Symposium
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– New and Updated Preclinical Data Highlight Potential of GSPT1-directed Molecular Glue Degrader (MGD) MRT-2359 in the Treatment of MYC-driven Cancers –
Summit Therapeutics Presents Ri-CoDIFy Trial Results for Microbiome-Sparing Ridinilazole at IDWeek 2022
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Ridinilazole resulted in a 53% relative risk reduction in recurrence of C. difficile infection compared to treatment with vancomycin
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Jounce Therapeutics to Present Multiple Posters at the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer’s (SITC) 37th Annual Meeting and the European Society of…
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Bone Therapeutics provides Third Quarter 2022 Business Update
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To Read More: Bone Therapeutics provides Third Quarter 2022 Business UpdateBREAKTHROUGH TECHNOLOGY FOR IPS-DERIVED CELL THERAPIES TURNED INTO GMP PLATFORM BY TREEFROG THERAPEUTICS & INVETECH – Yahoo Finance
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BORDEAUX, France, Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --TreeFrog Therapeutics,a biotechnology company developing stem cell-derived therapies in regenerative medicine and immuno-oncology based on the biomimetic C-Stemtechnology platform, and Invetech, a global leader in the development and production ofautomated manufacturing solutionsfor cell and advanced therapies, today announced the delivery of a GMP-grade cell encapsulation device using the C-Stemtechnology. The machine will be transferred in 2023 to a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) to produce TreeFrog's cell therapy candidate for Parkinson's disease, with the aim of a first-in-human trial in 2024.Over 2023, Invetech will deliver three additional GMP encapsulation devices to support TreeFrog's in-house and partnered cell therapy programs in regenerative medicine and immuno-oncology.
TreeFrogs C-Stem technology generates alginate capsules seeded with induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) at very high speed. Engineered to mimic the in vivo stem cell niche, the capsules allow iPSCs to grow exponentially in 3D, and to differentiate into ready-to-transplant functional microtissues.
Blending microfluidics and stem cell biology, TreeFrog's C-Stemtechnology generates alginate capsules seeded with induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) at very high speed. Engineered to mimic the in vivo stem cell niche, the capsules allow iPSCs to grow exponentially in 3D, and to differentiate into ready-to-transplant functional microtissues. And because alginate is both porous and highly resistant, encapsulated iPSCs can be expanded and differentiated in large-scale bioreactors without suffering from impeller-induced shear stress.
"TreeFrog Therapeutics introduces a breakthrough technology for cell therapy, which impacts scale, quality, as well as the efficacy and safety potential of cellular products. Automating this disruptive technology and turning it into a robust GMP-grade instrument is a tremendous achievement for our team. This deliverable is the result of a very fruitful and demanding collaboration with TreeFrog's engineers in biophysics and bioproduction over the past four years. We're now eager to learn how the neural microtissues produced with C-Stemwill perform in the clinic." Anthony Annibale, Global VP Commercial at Invetech.
Started in 2019, the collaboration between TreeFrog and Invetech led to the delivery of a prototype in October 2020. With this research-grade machine, TreeFrog demonstrated the scalability of C-Stem, moving within six months from milliliter-scale to 10-liter bioreactors. In June 2021, the company announced the production of two single-batches of 15 billion iPSCs in 10L bioreactors with an unprecedented 275-fold amplification per week, striking reproducibility and best-in-class cell quality. The new GMP-grade device delivered by Invetech features the same technical specifications. The machine generates over 1,000 capsules per second, allowing to seed bioreactors from 200mL to 10L. However, the device was entirely redesigned to fit bioproduction standards.
"With the GMP device, our main challenge was to minimize the learning curve for operators, so as to facilitate tech transfer. Invetech and our team did an outstanding job in terms of automation and industrial design to make the device both robust and easy to use. As an inventor, I am so proud of the journey of the C-Stemtechnology. Many elements have been changed and improved on the way, and now comes the time to put the platform in the hands of real-world users to make real products." Kevin Alessandri, Ph.D., co-founder and chief technology officer, TreeFrog Therapeutics
"In October 2020, we announced that we were planning for the delivery of a GMP encapsulation device by the end of 2022. Exactly two years after, we're right on time. I guess this machine testifies to the outstanding execution capacity of TreeFrog and Invetech. But more importantly, this machine constitutes a key milestone. Our platform can now be used to manufacture clinical-grade cell therapy products. Our plan is to accelerate the translation of our in-house and partnered programs to the clinic, with a focus on immuno-oncology and regenerative medicine applications." Frederic Desdouits, Ph.D., chief executive officer, TreeFrog Therapeutics
About Invetech
Invetech helps cell and gene therapy developers to visualize, strategize and manage the future. With proven processes, expert insights and full-spectrum services, we swiftly accelerate life-changing therapies from the clinic to commercial-scale manufacturing. Through our ready-to-run, preconfigured systems, our custom and configurable technology platforms and automated production systems, we assure predictable, reproducible products of the highest quality and efficacy. Our integrated approach brings together biological scientists, engineers, designers and program managers to deliver successful, cost-effective market offerings to more people, more quickly. Working in close collaboration with early-stage and mature life sciences companies, we are committed to advancing the next generation of vital, emerging therapies to revolutionize healthcare and precision medicine.invetechgroup.com
About TreeFrog Therapeutics
TreeFrog Therapeutics is a French-based biotech company aiming to unlock access to cell therapies for millions of patients. Bringing together over 100 biophysicists, cell biologists and bioproduction engineers, TreeFrog Therapeutics raised $82M over the past 3 years to advance a pipeline of stem cell-based therapies in immuno-oncology and regenerative medicine. In 2022, the company opened technological hubs in Boston, USA, and Kobe, Japan, with the aim of driving the adoption of the C-Stemplatform and establish strategic alliances with leading academic, biotech and industry players in the field of cell therapy.www.treefrog.fr
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TreeFrog Therapeutics is a French-based biotech company aiming to unlock access to cell therapies for millions of patients. Bringing together over 100 biophysicists, cell biologists and bioproduction engineers, TreeFrog Therapeutics raised $82M over the past 3 years to advance a pipeline of stem cell-based therapies in immuno-oncology and regenerative medicine.
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A CRISPR Alternative for Correcting Mutations That Sensitize Cells to DNA Damage – The Scientist
By daniellenierenberg
Fanconi anemia is a rare genetic disease in which essential DNA repair pathway genes are mutated, disrupting the DNA damage response. Patients with Fanconi anemia experience hematological complications, including bone marrow failure, and are predisposed to cancer. The only curative therapy for the hematological symptoms of Fanconi anemia is an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant, in which a patient receives healthy stem cells from a donor. While this may cure or prevent some of the diseases complications, stem cell transplantation can cause additional difficulties, including graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) and exacerbated cancer risk.1
There is growing interest in applying genome editing technologies like CRISPR-Cas9 to correct Fanconi anemia mutations in patient-derived cells for autologous transplants, in which corrected stem cells are given back to the patient. However, this disease poses a unique challenge: How do you apply a genome editing technique in cells that are particularly sensitive to DNA damage? Fanconi anemia cells cannot resolve the double-strand breaks that conventional CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing creates in the target DNA, which prevents researchers from effectively correcting disease-causing mutations with this method.
In a study published in International Journal of Molecular Science, a research team at the University of Minnesota led by Branden Moriarity and Beau Webber used Cas9-based tools called base editors (BEs) to edit genes in Fanconi anemia patient-derived cells without inducing double-strand DNA damage.2 BEs are fusion proteins made of a Cas9 enzyme that cleaves target DNA (nCas9) and a deaminase that converts cytidine to uridine (cytosine base editor, CBE) or adenosine to inosine (adenosine base editor, ABE). During DNA replication or repair, sites targeted by a BE are rewritten as thymine in the case of CBEs, or guanine with ABEs.
Although base editors do not induce double-strand breaks, they still nick the DNA and trigger a DNA repair response. Because of this, the researchers first examined if CBEs and ABEs would work on non-Fanconi anemia genes in patient-derived cells. There was that mystery, you know, because [Fanconi anemia patient cells are] DNA repair deficient. So we weren't surewe thought maybe it would work, but not as well as a normal cell. But indeed, it works on the same level, basically. So that was pretty exciting, Moriarity explained.
The research team then demonstrated that CBEs and ABEs can correct Fanconi anemia-causing mutations in the FANCA gene in primary patient fibroblast and lymphoblastoid cell lines. Base editing restored FANCA protein expression and improved the ability of the patient-derived cells to grow in the presence of a DNA damaging chemical. Additionally, in culture, fibroblasts with corrected FANCA mutations outgrew cells in which the base editing failed. Finally, the researchers assessed if BEs could correct mutations in different Fanconi anemia genes. Using an algorithm, they predicted that most Fanconi anemia mutations were correctable either by BEs or by another nCas9-fusion technology called prime editing (PE), which is capable of large genetic insertions and deletions.
This work comes on the heels of a preprint from another research group at The Centre for Energy, Environmental and Technological Research and ETH Zurich, who investigated ABEs in patient blood cell lines. This group also effectively targeted Fanconi anemia genes with BE technology, and their investigation went one step further: they corrected mutations in patient-derived hematopoietic stem cells.3This was something that Moriarity and Webber were unable to dobecause the disease is a bone marrow failure syndrome, these cells are scarce. Basically, these patients do not have stem cells, explains Annarita Miccio, a senior researcher and lab director at Institute Imagine of Paris Cit University, who was not involved in either study. These are very challenging experiments, and more than the experiments, the challenge of [treating] Fanconi anemia is exactly thatthe number of cells.
Despite this challenge, the researchers have laid the groundwork for genome editing as a treatment approach in Fanconi anemia, without the need for double-strand DNA breaks. I think the study we did is a good, solid proof of concept, and sets the stage for the next steps, but certainly, it's not the end of the story, said Webber.
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Stem Cell Manufacturing Global Market Report 2022: Widespread Product Utilization in Effective Disease Management, Personalized Medicine, and Genome…
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Dublin, Oct. 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Stem Cell Manufacturing Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2022-2027" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
The global stem cell manufacturing market size reached US$ 11.2 Billion in 2021. Looking forward, the publisher expects the market to reach US$ 18.59 Billion by 2027, exhibiting a CAGR of 8.81% during 2021-2027.
Stem cells are undifferentiated or partially differentiated cells that make up the tissues and organs of animals and plants. They are commonly sourced from blood, bone marrow, umbilical cord, embryo, and placenta. Under the right body and laboratory conditions, stem cells can divide to form more cells, such as red blood cells (RBCs), platelets, and white blood cells, which generate specialized functions.
They are widely used for human disease modeling, drug discovery, development of cell therapies for untreatable diseases, gene therapy, and tissue engineering. Stem cells are cryopreserved to maintain their viability and minimize genetic change and are consequently used later to replace damaged organs and tissues and treat various diseases.
Stem Cell Manufacturing Market Trends:
The global market is primarily driven by the increasing venture capital (VC) investments in stem cell research due to the rising awareness about the therapeutic potency of stem cells. Apart from this, the widespread product utilization in effective disease management, personalized medicine, and genome testing applications are favoring the market growth. Additionally, the incorporation of three-dimensional (3D) printing and microfluidic technologies to reduce production time and lower cost by integrating multiple production steps into one device is providing an impetus to the market growth.
Furthermore, the increasing product utilization in the pharmaceutical industry for manufacturing hematopoietic stem cells (HSC)- and mesenchymal stem cells (MSC)-based drugs for treating tumors, leukemia, and lymphoma is acting as another growth-inducing factor.
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Moreover, the increasing product application in research applications to produce new drugs that assist in improving functions and altering the progress of diseases is providing a considerable boost to the market. Other factors, including the increasing usage of the technique in tissue and organ replacement therapies, significant improvements in medical infrastructure, and the implementation of various government initiatives promoting public health, are anticipated to drive the market.
Key Players
Anterogen Co. Ltd.
Becton Dickinson and Company
Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc.
Bio-Techne Corporation
Corning Incorporated
FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation
Lonza Group AG
Merck KGaA
Sartorius AG
Takara Bio Inc.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
Key Questions Answered in This Report:
How has the global stem cell manufacturing market performed so far and how will it perform in the coming years?
What has been the impact of COVID-19 on the global stem cell manufacturing market?
What are the key regional markets?
What is the breakup of the market based on the product?
What is the breakup of the market based on the application?
What is the breakup of the market based on the end user?
What are the various stages in the value chain of the industry?
What are the key driving factors and challenges in the industry?
What is the structure of the global stem cell manufacturing market and who are the key players?
What is the degree of competition in the industry?
Key Market Segmentation
Breakup by Product:
Consumables
Culture Media
Others
Instruments
Bioreactors and Incubators
Cell Sorters
Others
Stem Cell Lines
Hematopoietic Stem Cells (HSC)
Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSC)
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSC)
Embryonic Stem Cells (ESC)
Neural Stem Cells (NSC)
Multipotent Adult Progenitor Stem Cells
Breakup by Application:
Research Applications
Life Science Research
Drug Discovery and Development
Clinical Application
Allogenic Stem Cell Therapy
Autologous Stem Cell Therapy
Cell and Tissue Banking Applications
Breakup by End User:
Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology Companies
Academic Institutes, Research Laboratories and Contract Research Organizations
Hospitals and Surgical Centers
Cell and Tissue banks
Others
Breakup by Region:
North America
United States
Canada
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
India
South Korea
Australia
Indonesia
Others
Europe
Germany
France
United Kingdom
Italy
Spain
Russia
Others
Latin America
Brazil
Mexico
Others
Middle East and Africa
Key Topics Covered:
1 Preface
2 Scope and Methodology
3 Executive Summary
4 Introduction
5 Global Stem Cell Manufacturing Market
6 Market Breakup by Product
7 Market Breakup by Application
8 Market Breakup by End User
9 Market Breakup by Region
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