SOTIO Biotech, a clinical stage immuno-oncology company owned by PPF Group, has exercised its first of five exclusive, target-specific options with LegoChem Biosciences for antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) SOT106, which is currently being evaluated in preclinical studies across a multitude of solid tumour indications.

Hologic has been awarded a US$19 million contract from the U.S.-based Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) to support research and development efforts for its Panther Fusion SARS-CoV-2/Flu A/B/RSV assay and Aptima SARS-CoV-2 assay.

FUJIFILM Corporation has entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire the global digital pathology business Inspirata, based in Tampa, Florida. Upon completion of this agreement, Inspirata’s Dynamyx digital pathology technology, employees and customers will become part of Fujifilm. The addition of digital pathology will expand Fujifilm’s robust Synapse Enterprise Imaging offering to enable the […]

EpiEndo Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing therapeutics for chronic inflammatory diseases, has received regulatory approval to commence a Phase 2a clinical trial with lead molecule EP395 in COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) patients. EP395 is an orally available macrolide or ‘Barriolide’, with reduced antimicrobial resistance potential, which aims to address the unmet medical need […]