Yeast of burden: how to develop better antifungal drugs
Long-lasting treatments for invasive fungal disease are becoming ever more necessary but there are many challenges to overcome in drug development. Natalie Healey talks to Cidara Therapeutics about finding safe and effective medicines in this space.
New IVIG Therapies to Treat Primary Immune Deficiencies with David Johnson GigaGen
David Johnson, CEO and co-founder, GigaGen discusses the company’s recombinant intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy in development to treat patients with primary immune deficiencies and its potential to overcome limitations of current IVIG plasma-based therapies. David describes how GigaGen’s recombinant IVIG is not tied to plasma supplies and has the potential to provide a high purity, consistent and ultimately safer treatment alternative for patients in need.
Cerevance raising $60m for brain disease drug discovery
In the world of Longevity start-ups, it’s amazing how often we speak to founders who have a genuine interest in making a difference – often due to very personal experiences. Brad Margus, CEO of brain disease biopharma firm Cerevance, is a perfect example.
Synaptive Medical scores Canadian nod for Evry
Synaptive Medical Inc., of Toronto, has secured Health Canada’s approval for Evry, the company’s superconducting head magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system. The Evry system aims to provide imaging directly at the point of care in areas outside diagnostic imaging departments.
Injectable Biologics Modulate Targeted T Cells in Treatment for Cancer and Autoimmune Diseases with Dan Passeri Cue Biopharma
Dan Passeri, CEO, Cue Biopharma discusses their proprietary Immuno-STAT(TM) platform. Cue Biopharma is engineering a novel class of injectable biologics to selectively engage and modulate targeted T cells within the body to transform the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases.
Rebalancing the immune system to treat autoimmune disease
Drug Target Review’s Hannah Balfour spoke with Dr Nicolas Poirier, the Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) of OSE Immunotherapeutics, to understand their novel approach to targeting and treating autoimmune diseases; using immunology to rebalance the immune system.
Park Slope boy with incurable disease helps raise awareness for ‘World Rare Disease Day’
Park Slope resident Zach Becker loves “Star Wars” and superheroes just like any other nine-year old. However, for much of his young life, Zach has been living with a rare and incurable disease that has kept him in and out of hospitals.
Why invest in creating a modifiable drug framework?
Drug Target Review spoke with CUE Biopharma’s President and CSO to find out how and why they created the ImmunoSTAT platform and the ways it may benefit drug design in the future.
