October 03, 2023
The Therapeutics Accelerator (the ‘Accelerator’) will identify, fund and advance innovative projects from academic partners in the U.K. and U.S. with the goal to deliver 40 new potentially life-changing therapies for rare diseases into clinical trials over the next ten years, targeting multiple approvals in key...
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April 03, 2023
Focus on glymphatic clearance, neurovascular health, and other novel approaches Continue Reading
March 07, 2023
2023 Harrington Prize for Innovation in Medicine Recognizes Pioneering Work in Retinal Gene Therapy for Genetic Diseases Continue Reading
March 01, 2023
Newfound clarity on the longstanding “medical mystery” may lead to new line of drugs for oxygen delivery disorders, including peripheral artery disease, sickle cell disease, heart failure, and others Continue Reading
February 23, 2023
UVA Health School of Medicine scientists have discovered an unknown contributor to harmful blood vessel growth in the eye that could lead to new treatments for blinding macular degeneration and other common causes of vision loss. Continue Reading
February 14, 2023
Studies published from researchers at the biotech startup AcuraStem and the University of Southern California validated two potential drug targets in animal models of both genetic and sporadic ALS, paving the way for broad treatments. Continue Reading
February 14, 2023
Thylacine Biotherapeutics Inc. entered into a license agreement with Columbia University for worldwide exclusive rights to develop and commercialize a novel antiviral peptide platform. Continue Reading
February 10, 2023
Investigators discovered that a specific complex drives cell proliferation in different forms of blood cancers called mutated myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs), suggesting the complex could serve as an ideal therapeutic target for blood cancer. Continue Reading
February 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