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Month: February 2022

Immunomic Therapeutics Announces Clinical Trial of ITI-3000 for the Treatment of Merkel Cell Carcinoma

Immunomic Therapeutics Announces Clinical Trial of ITI-3000 for the Treatment of Merkel Cell Carcinoma

February 07, 2022 01:48 PM Eastern Standard Time

ROCKVILLE, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Immunomic Therapeutics, Inc., (“ITI”), a privately-held clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering the study of LAMP (Lysosome Associated Membrane Protein) -mediated nucleic acid-based immunotherapy, today announced its first Phase 1 clinical study evaluating ITI-3000 in patients with Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), a rare but aggressive form of skin cancer that is typically caused by the Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV). The single-center study will be conducted at the University of Washington School of Medicine and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle, Washington and will be led by Drs. Paul Nghiem, Song Park and David Koelle. ...  Read more

MaxCyte Signs Strategic Platform License with Intima Bioscience to Advance Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes Programs

MaxCyte Signs Strategic Platform License with Intima Bioscience to Advance Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes Programs

Intima Bioscience to use MaxCyte’s Flow Electroporation® technology and ExPERT™ platform to accelerate the development of its solid tumor cell-therapy candidates

NEW YORK and GAITHERSBURG, Md., Jan. 31, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MaxCyte, Inc., (Nasdaq: MXCT; LSE: MXCT, MXCN), a leading provider of enabling platform technologies for ex-vivo cell engineering, today announces the signing of a strategic platform license (SPL) with Intima Bioscience, Inc., a clinical stage biotechnology company developing genetically engineered cell therapies for solid tumor cancer. Intima joins a group of 15 other leading cell therapy companies who have partnered with MaxCyte. ...  Read more

USP and WHO Renew Official Relations to Continue Strengthening the Global Medicines Supply Chain

USP and WHO Renew Official Relations to Continue Strengthening the Global Medicines Supply Chain

On Saturday, January 29, the World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board approved the renewal of official relations with the United States Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) through 2023. As an independent, scientific nonprofit organization focused on building trust in the supply of safe, quality medicines, USP is honored to continue our longstanding partnership with the WHO and contribute our expertise to shape and advance policies and strategies to improve the health and wellbeing of people around the world. ...  Read more