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WuXi Biologics partners with HanchorBio on next-gen immunotherapies
The CRDMO will support the biotech company’s work on next-generation immunotherapies for oncology and autoimmune diseases.
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AI-discovered IL-17 inhibitor from Ascletis Pharma shows best-in-class potential
New phase I data suggests the oral small molecule ASC50 could help address immunology conditions such as psoriasis.
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AbbVie immunology deal to advance potential first-in-class therapy
The new acquisition, worth up to $2.1 billion, gives AbbVie rights to a potential first-in-class drug for B cell-mediated autoimmune diseases.
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iPSC-CAR-NK cell therapy exhibits autoimmune potential
The genetically edited allogeneic product could serve as an immune-modulatory therapy for severe autoimmune diseases, data suggests.
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CHMP meeting highlights – April 2025
The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) recommended approval of a variety of new medicines, including several treatments for hereditary and rare conditions.
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CHMP meeting highlights – February 2025
The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) recommended approval of four new medicines plus the extension of therapeutic indications for 16 medicines.
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Future of oral small molecule drugs – addressing potential in multiple sclerosis
Advances in selectivity, safety, and patient convenience, oral small molecule drugs continue to be a key focus in drug development. Here, Dr Andreas Muehler and Daniel Vitt, PhD, the co-founders of Immunic Therapeutics, discuss the potential of Vidofludimus calcium as a breakthrough treatment for autoimmune diseases.
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MSD set to acquire novel antibody for B-cell malignancies
The next-generation B-cell depletion biologic therapy has demonstrated promise in B-cell malignancies and autoimmune diseases.
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AbbVie to advance TL1A antibody for IBD
The new, potentially multi-billion-dollar deal will help bring a next-generation therapy to patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), an autoimmune condition.
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Harnessing small molecules to treat chronic inflammatory diseases
Dr Sheldon Sloan, MBE, Chief Medical Officer, Abivax, shares why the company’s microRNA small molecule treatment could provide long-term efficacy for ulcerative colitis patients, as well as the outlook for using small molecule-based drugs in autoimmune and chronic diseases.
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Pioneering the next wave of LBP-based therapeutics
Christopher Weidenmaier, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer, and Johannes B. Woehrstein, PhD, Chief Technology Officer at mbiomics share with EPR about the challenges and considerations of manufacturing microbiome-based therapeutics.
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CHMP meeting highlights: April 2024
In its April meeting, the EMA’s human medicines committee recommended eight new medicines, including treatments for cancer and autoimmune diseases.
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European Commission authorises one of first ustekinumab biosimilars in Europe
This approval follows a development and commercialisation agreement made in September 2023 between Sandoz and Samsung Bioepis for the biosimilar ustekinumab.
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BCMA CAR T therapy facilitates potential autoimmune breakthrough
First use of a BCMA CAR T-cell therapy for immune-mediated necrotising myopathy (IMNM), enabled sustained depletion of autoantibodies beyond 18 months, a study shows.
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AstraZeneca to advance haematology cell therapy
The new acquisition grants AstraZeneca rights to a new CAR-T cell therapy with a differentiated manufacturing process that could provide a potential best-in-class blood cancer treatment.
