Olivia Vizier

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“Seeing a group of people become a team and achieving more than they thought was possible inspires me” – Anne Whitaker, CEO, Aerami Therapeutics

The race for a COVID-19 vaccine has a dark horse entrant. Billionaire scientist and businessman Patrick Soon-Shiong announced in a 27 May investor call and press release that an experimental vaccine being developed by two of his companies is on the short list of 14 candidates being evaluated by Operation Warp Speed, the Trump administration’s

Molecular diagnostics developer OncoCyte said it will step up its pursuit of coverage by private insurers for its DetermaRx™ non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) test, after receiving a final local coverage determination (LCD) from Palmetto GBA, the Medicare Administrative Contractor for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Work is already underway at Valneva’s plant in Livingston on the unique Covid-19 inactivated vaccine.

Filippo Petti, Chief Executive Officer at Celyad, delves into the disruptive potential of CAR T therapies in treating cancer, and explores the challenges that have held the technology back thus far.

Significant efforts are underway to develop a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that has caused the COVID-19 global pandemic. A critical factor of consideration is the potential impact that vaccine hesitancy could have on these efforts.

As the biotech industry flourishes and therapies become more targeted and personalized, the need for drug developers to interact with patients is increasing as well. While patient organizations took a backseat in the past, they are continuously gaining importance in drug development today. Nowadays, talking with patient organizations has become paramount for successful drug development,

David Hochman, founder and CEO of Orchestra BioMed, shares how the company’s risk-reward sharing business model has helped it stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic.

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) management has come a long way, now making it possible for people with HIV to live longer, healthier lives. Antiretroviral therapy (ART), drugs that prevent HIV from replicating in your body, are largely to thank for that improvement. Despite ARTs ability to slow disease progression, it is not a cure.

Huntington’s disease (HD), also known as Huntington’s chorea, is an inherited genetic disorder that kills brain cells. The Huntington Disease Society of America describes the disease as “a fatal genetic disorder that causes the progressive breakdown of nerve cells in the brain.”

Fountain Therapeutics Inc., a California company working to create treatments for age-related diseases, said Khosla Ventures has led a $6 million series A-1 financing of the startup, with participation from Nan Fung Life Sciences, which earlier contributed $5 million to the round.

“Significant investment, in both time and money, is needed to advance a vaccine candidate to market,” Thomas Lingelbach, CEO of French vaccine developer Valneva, told me. “In addition to the extensive clinical trial recruitment and separate trials for children and infants, vaccine development takes between 10 to 15 years depending on the disease area and its complexity,

During the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the FDA has continued in its normal role of approving safe and effective drugs. But how do pharma companies go about bringing a new drug to market during the pandemic? Immunomedics’ chief commercial officer Brendan Delaney explains how his company has successfully facilitated the treatment of US patients with its

Motus GI has receiving a new United States Patent for the sensing technology and suction control on its Pure-Vu System, a device that fits onto the end of an endoscope to help with real-time cleansing during colonoscopy, according to a company press release. The Pure-Vu system uses pressurized water to loosen debris in the colon

Bill Gates and GV have joined in a $45million Series B funding round for Cerevance, the pharmaceutical company with a Cambridge Science Park base. The company said it will use the money to continue identifying novel therapeutic targets for central nervous system diseases, such as Alzheimer’s.

When the coronavirus pandemic shook up Ansun Biopharma Inc.’s clinical-trial plans, company leaders knew they had to change course. San Diego-based Ansun, which has raised $185 million in venture capital since 2018, develops drugs for viral respiratory diseases. One medicine it is testing in late-stage clinical trials could help hospitalized adults with weakened immune systems

A specialty vaccine company is seeking grant funding to ramp up production of a potential inoculation against Covid-19 from its Scottish laboratory. French-headquartered Valneva is in discussions with the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) after partnering with US-listed Dynavax to develop a vaccine candidate in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The project is currently

Back injuries are no joke. Even minor muscle strains can inhibit activities for some time. More serious injuries create greater challenges and often require more stringent treatments, which is where companies like VIVEX Biologics play a significant role. At the end of April, VIVEX published clinical data assessing VIA Disc as a potential treatment for

After presenting initial data from Cohorts 1 and 2 of the phase 1 OPTIC trial in 2019, Cohort 3 results announced by Adverum Biotechnologies are adding to the excitement around ADVM-022 and the prospect of gene therapy in ophthalmology.

San Diego-based Ansun Biopharma used its influenza research data to dive into attempts to develop a treatment for COVID-19 using an investigational nebulized enzyme asset as a potential treatment for severely infected patients.

Use of the hepatocyte growth factor mimetic ANG-3777 showed long-term improvement in kidney function in patients who underwent transplantation but had signs of possible kidney injury after transplant. “The two leading contributors to early graft failure are acute rejection and acute kidney injury (AKI) occurring during the transplantation process. While rejection can be managed utilizing

Motus GI secured a U.S. patent for its Pure-Vu System’s sensing technology and suction control features. Three quick points: 1. Motus GI’s flagship Pure-Vu System can be integrated with standard and slim colonoscopes, a capability protected under the new patent.

Lawrence Blatt, Ph.D., cofounder and CEO of Aligos Therapeutics, a San Francisco-based biotech discovering and developing curative treatments for hepatologic diseases and viral infections, will be featured in an upcoming issue of Life Science Leader. Don’t miss out on learning about this executive’s fascinating entrepreneurial journey by becoming a subscriber today. 

BioMarin (NASDAQ: BMRN) of San Rafael paired with one-year-old Swiss company DiNAQOR AG to develop gene therapies to treat rare genetic heart diseases and Adverum Biotechnologies Inc. (NASDAQ: ADVM) of Redwood City reported that the latest cohort in its early-stage clinical trial of patients with a blinding eye disease had fewer adverse events and patients