Latest Monoclonal antibodies Stories
SOUTH EASTON, Mass., Nov. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Pressure BioSciences, Inc. (OTCQB: PBIO) ("PBI" or the "Company") today announced that scientists from two separate research groups presented data at the recent HUPO 11(th) Annual World Congress (Boston, MA) indicating that the incorporation of the Company's Pressure Cycling Technology ("PCT") Platform into their sample preparation processes resulted in a marked improvement in the quality and/or efficiency of test results. These...
NORCROSS, Ga., Nov. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- RayBiotech, Inc. and Abeome Corporation today announced that the companies have entered into a collaboration whereby Abeome will provide over 300 novel monoclonal antibodies recognizing human ovarian cancer for use in the development of RayBiotech's antibody-related portfolio of products. These antibodies recognize ovarian cancer but not normal ovary tissue. Financial terms were not disclosed. RayBiotech's President, Chief Operating...
GZIRA, Malta, HAMBURG, Germany and GENEVA, October 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AET BioTech, the separate biosimilars business within the generic drug developer AET (Alfred E Tiefenbacher) Group and BioXpress Therapeutics SA, a Swiss-based biotechnology company developing monoclonal antibody (MAb) biosimilars have entered into an agreement for the co-development of a biosimilar version of the TNF inhibitor MAb Adalimumab. AET BioTech and BioXpress will be jointly responsible for...
PLANTATION, Fla., Oct. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Goodwin Biotechnology, Inc. (GBI) has been named a three-category winner in the 2012 CMO Leadership Awards presented by Life Science Leader magazine. GBI was rated in the top 20% for Innovation, Productivity and Regulatory. "We at GBI are honored to be recognized in three categories of the CMO Leadership Awards, and consider it a testament to the quality of our people and their dedication to our customers," noted Bansi K. Bhan, Interim...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors are currently the only therapeutic class available to psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients in need of additional therapy beyond standard of care. This represents a significant unmet need for alternative therapies for TNF inhibitor refractory patients. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan's (http://www.healthcare.frost.com) United States Market for Psoriatic Arthritis Pharmacotherapy research...
BREDA, the Netherlands and GHENT, Belgium, October 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- arGEN-X, a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of human monoclonal antibodies from its proprietary SIMPLE Antibody(TM) platform, has strengthened its supervisory board with the appointment of Dr. David L. Lacey. Dr. Lacey is a former Senior Vice President and Head of Discovery Research at Amgen with over 30 years of basic and clinical research experience. He played...
ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Oct. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced results from an analysis of three-year long-term data from an ongoing open-label extension of the HUMIRA® (adalimumab) ULTRA 1 and ULTRA 2 studies. Adult patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (UC) who have had an inadequate response to certain other medications and were treated with HUMIRA were evaluated for symptom improvement for up to three years. In this long-term...
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Prometheus Laboratories Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical and diagnostic company, will present five abstracts at the American College of Gastroenterology 2012 Scientific Meeting taking place this week in Las Vegas, NV. These data add to the compelling body of evidence that supports standardized use of liquid phase assays in helping to identify potential causes for loss of treatment response among inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients...
SHANGHAI, Oct. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- WuXi AppTec hosted an inaugural Global Monoclonal Antibody Summit in conjunction with the startup of its cGMP biologics manufacturing facility in the city of Wuxi on October 10-12, 2012. Attending the event were executives from global pharmaceutical and biotech companies, scientists and researchers in biologics and officials from the Chinese central and local governments. First cGMP Biologics Facility in China WuXi AppTec has invested...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The availability of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors has greatly improved the pharmacological management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Both patients and physicians are familiar with TNF inhibitors due to their long history; however, their many limitations such as high cost, potential side effects, and injection requirement have created a need for alternative therapies. This need, along with a potentially large patient...
