As it continues to rely on biosimilars as a growth driver, Biogen has expanded its deal with Samsung Bioepis to include two new ocular biosimilars in certain major markets, as well as rights in China...

Korean biotech ABL Bio Inc. is developing bispecifics for cancer and Parkinson’s disease, and has evidence suggesting its lead candidate against VEGF and DLL4 is more potent than at least one of its Western competitors....

In a one-two punch, a group from Yale University and Hanyang University developed an intranasal therapy that treated West Nile viral infection and prevented its recurrence by promoting natural immunity in mice, effectively creating a...

INDICATION: West Nile virus Mouse studies suggest intranasal delivery of siRNA targeting West Nile virus protein E could help treat and prevent the recurrence of West Nile viral infection. In mice with neuroinvasive West Nile...

INDICATION: Brain cancer; breast cancer; colorectal cancer Cell culture and mouse studies identified an indole-quinoline-based dual PIP4K2A/PIP4K2C inhibitor that could help treat Ras-driven glioma, breast cancer and colorectal cancer. Screening of a small molecule library...

INDICATION: Parkinson’s disease (PD) In vitro and rat studies suggest co-transplantation of neural progenitor cells (NPCs) and astrocytes expressing NURR1 and FOXA2 could help treat PD. In mouse or rat ventral midbrain-derived NPCs, co-culture with...

A combination of a large number of private shareholders and unlucky timing soured the KOSDAQ debut of SillaJen Inc. (KOSDAQ:215600), but the proceeds should finance the cancer immunotherapy company’s Phase III trial for oncolytic virus...

LG Life Sciences Ltd. was a pioneer, producing the first globally approved drugs developed by a South Korean company. A shift in priorities all but stopped the flow of innovative new drugs to the world...

Ophthalmic disease INDICATION: Ophthalmic disease Mouse studies suggest Wnt pathway-activated hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) could help treat retinitis pigmentosa and other forms of retinal degeneration. In a mouse model of chemical-induced photoreceptor degeneration,...

Infectious disease INDICATION: Cholera Cell culture and mouse studies suggest inhibiting E. coli eKatE could help treat cholera. In mice challenged with Vibrio cholerae, pretreatment with low doses of the generic antibiotics streptomycin or vancomycin...