The UK ATTC Network is a world-first system of Advanced Therapy Treatment Centres (ATTCs), operating within the NHS framework and coordinated by CGT Catapult, that is addressing the unique and complex challenges of bringing pioneering advanced therapies to patients. The project has been funded by the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund, part of the government’s modern Industrial Strategy,
Cancer drugs are being approved by the FDA at an alarmingly fast rate after preliminary studies show encouraging results. However, after more careful follow-up trials were done, most of these drugs did not show any clear benefits. Cancer drugs are usually granted accelerated approval in the hopes of providing patients faster access to medicine that
Dr. Robert A. Preti, theCEO and President of Hitachi Chemical Advanced Therapeutics Solutions (HCATS), was recently interviewed by Global Business Reports (GBR) for their 2019 US Biopharmaceuticals report. The GBR report covers a range of topics, such as the state of the biopharma industry, new developments in biopharmaceutical manufacturing, the investment climate for cell and gene
A decade ago researchers announced development of a cancer immunotherapy called CAR (for chimeric antigen receptor)-T, in which a patient is re-infused with their own genetically modified T cells equipped to mount a potent anti-tumour attack. Since then CAR T approaches (one of several strategies collectively known as “adoptive T cell transfer”) have made headlines
Athersys announced additional favorable data from its exploratory Phase 1/2 acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) clinical trial. Dr. Geoff Bellingan, Medical Director at University College London Hospitals, described the data from the clinical trial, referred to as the MUST-ARDS trial, during his presentation today at the American Thoracic Society International Conference in Dallas, Texas, the
Source European Commission Atherosclerosis is a common, potentially serious condition caused by a build-up of fatty material in the lining of the artery walls. It can lead to coronary artery disease, stroke or kidney problems, and existing treatments tend to be only short-term fixes. In response to this public health challenge, EU-funded project THE GRAIL
Transaction allows Santhera to advance its long-term growth strategy by focusing on the development of its clinical-stage neuromuscular and pulmonary programs Santhera Pharmaceuticals announces that it has entered into an exclusive license agreement with Chiesi Farmaceutici, an international researchfocused healthcare group (Chiesi Group), under which Chiesi Group will in-license Raxone® for the treatment of LHON
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Leading biopharmaceutical organizations join Project Baseline initiative to engage more patients and clinicians in research and speed evidence generation Verily, an Alphabet company, today announced strategic alliances with Novartis, Otsuka, Pfizer Inc. and Sanofi to develop digitally innovative, patient-centered clinical research programs using Project Baseline’s evidence generation platform and tools. The Baseline Platform is designed
In light of additional data from ongoing trials of onasemnogene abeparvovec (Zolgensma®, Novartis/AveXis), as well as the treatment’s final FDA label and just-announced launch price, the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) today published an addendum to its Final Evidence Report on treatments for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Since the publication of ICER’s Final Evidence Report on
