March 19, 2024
The eleventh annual Harrington Prize for Innovation in Medicine has been awarded to Arlene H. Sharpe, MD, PhD, Kolokotrones University Professor and Chair of the Department of Immunology at Harvard Medical School. The award recognizes her breakthrough discoveries in immune regulation, which have established foundational...
Continue ReadingFebruary 08, 2023
In an international, multicenter, pivotal Phase 3 trial, a single under-the-skin injection of a biological drug given to patients within seven days of the onset of COVID-19 symptoms cut the likelihood they needed to be hospitalized in half. Continue Reading
January 27, 2023
Sol-Gel Technologies, Ltd. announced today the acquisition of topically-applied patidegib, a hedgehog signaling pathway blocker, for the treatment of Gorlin syndrome from PellePharm, Inc. Continue Reading
January 24, 2023
A team led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), including Marc Wein, MD, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital, 2018 Harrington Scholar-Innovator, might lead to a new, more convenient drug for preventing and treating osteoporosis. Continue Reading
January 12, 2023
Dr. Christiane Wrann of Massachusetts General Hospital selected for research aimed at using the novel exercise hormone irisin to treat Alzheimer’s disease Continue Reading
November 22, 2022
Travis Dunckley, PhD, University of Arizona, 2016 ADDF-Harrington Scholar and team have developed a candidate drug they hope may successfully block the development or advancement of Alzheimer’s disease in Down syndrome patients. Continue Reading
November 17, 2022
Study led by University Hospitals and Case Western Reserve University team details a small-molecule drug that lowers cholesterol by 70% in animal models Continue Reading
October 19, 2022
PIC Therapeutics has closed a $35 million Series A financing round centered around the advancement of its lead asset, a novel therapeutic for advanced metastatic breast cancer. Continue Reading
October 19, 2022
Grant award provides MD/PhD candidates with funding and expertise to translate promising scientific discoveries into medicines Continue Reading
August 18, 2022
Harrington Scholar developing a universal treatment to prevent and treat influenza A. Continue Reading
August 15, 2022
Licensing IP for SIK Inhibitors to Radius Health Continue Reading