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MHRA to trial stem cell robot for cell therapies
The second-ever stem cell-producing robot, being tested by the UK MHRA, could produce safer, cost-effective treatments for diseases like cancer.
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Gut microbiome key in Parkinson’s, suggests study
A large metagenomics study determined that gut microbiome is at the centre of Parkinson’s disease pathogenesis.
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£12 million given to Sheffield Biomedical Research Centre
The UK’s Sheffield Biomedical Research Centre has been awarded £12 million to help accelerate R&D of vaccines and treat conditions like HIV.
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Enterin and Parkinson’s UK to partner on dementia study
A new Phase II trial will study the drug ENT-01 for Parkinson’s Disease (PD)-associated dementia at sites in the UK and US.
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New Berlin site to accelerate cell therapy innovation for BlueRock Therapeutics
BlueRock Therapeutics LP has established a new site for cell therapy innovation on Bayer’s campus in Berlin, Germany.
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Challenges in downstream purification of advanced therapies
John Liddell, Chief Technologist at the Centre for Process Innovation (CPI), writes about the challenges associated with gene therapy products, which constitute a major portion of the overall cell and gene therapy market.
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Developing and delivering live biotherapeutic products
The microbial content of the gut has a well established role in health and disease. In this article, European Pharmaceutical Review’s Hannah Balfour explores the development and formulation of live biotherapeutic products (LBPs), an emerging treatment modality that seeks to capitalise on the interaction between the microbiota and host in…
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Achieving sustainable innovation with value-added medicines
The COVID-19 pandemic spotlighted drug repurposing as a key strategy to support traditional novel chemical entity development; yet repurposing is just one example of how off-patent molecules can be further developed to provide patients with more treatment options. Here, Arun Narayan, Chairman of the Value Added Medicines Sector Group at…
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Parkinson’s disease market sales to reach $11.5 billion in 2029
The Parkinson’s disease market is set to triple in sales by 2029 driven by novel biologics and delivery systems, reports GlobalData.
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GSK to collaborate on development of antibodies for neurodegeneration
GSK will support the development of Alector’s immuno-neurology monoclonal antibodies for Parkinson’s disease, frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer’s.
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US grants new patent targeting major neurodegenerative diseases
Alterity Therapeutics have been granted a patent for compounds able to redistribute excess iron in the brain being developed as a treatment for neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
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Global clinical trials market to value $77 billion by 2026
Market analysts suggest COVID-19 and the rising prevalence of chronic disease will both contribute to growth in the global clinical trials market.
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Why it’s high time for psychedelic drug development
Here, Dr Matthew McMurray and Dr J Andrew Jones of Miami University explain why psychedelic drugs are attracting R&D as potential treatments for neuropsychiatric and degenerative disorders and how their discovery of an in vivo production technique could enable further advancement.
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Global anti-Parkinson’s drugs market to be worth over $5bn by 2023
Research suggests that despite a COVID-19 slump, the anti-Parkinson’s drugs market will recover due to rising numbers of Parkinson’s diagnoses and increasing investment in R&D.
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Collaboration to investigate nasal drug delivery using nanoparticle technology
A new partnership aims to improve blood-brain-barrier penetration in the nasal drug delivery route for certain Parkinson's therapies.
