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invoX Pharma agrees to acquire biopharma firm F-star Therapeutics for $161m

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invoX Pharma has signed a definitive agreement for the acquisition of all issued and outstanding shares of clinical-stage biopharma firm F-star Therapeutics, in a deal valued at nearly $161m or $7.12 invoX Pharma is a fully owned Sino Biopharmaceutical subsidiary. for each share in cash.

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3rd TIGIT Axis Therapies Summit

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The 3rd TIGIT Axis Therapies Summit returns to unite large pharma, innovative biotechs and pioneering academics to discuss the full range of next-generation TIGIT axis targeted drug modalities and maximize TIGIT-axis targeting in the solid tumor, blood cancer and non-oncology setting.

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Pharma Injecting Life into Digital Health Amidst Funding Downturn

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Numerous clinical, regulatory and financial factors are behind this digital shift in pharma. And in the first quarter of this year, the largest Series A ever in digital health ($203M) went into a company accelerating clinical trials and drug development.

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Leading innovators in peptide-based inhibitors for cancer treatment

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As molecular targeting peptides, anti-cancer peptides penetrate the plasma membrane, nuclear membrane, and mitochondrial membrane of cancer cells, exerting pharmacological activity through various mechanisms (such as inhibiting DNA synthesis and cell division), thus causing apoptosis of cancer cells.

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Leading innovators in tetrapeptide derivatives for the pharmaceutical industry

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Several tetrapeptides are pharmacologically active, showing affinity and specificity for multiple receptors in protein-protein signalling. Whilst Abliva and Ambrx Biopharma stand in second and third positions, respectively. Merck 42 Unlock company profile C. Menarini Industrie Farmaceutiche Riunite.

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Madrigal sees road to approval for NASH drug resmetirom

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The road to the development of treatments for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is littered with failed projects, but US biotech Madrigal Pharma thinks it now has enough evidence for its drug resmetirom to support regulatory filings. Although, so far efforts to bring a therapy to market have failed.

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What to watch in the life sciences in 2024

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Here are a few trends in life sciences and healthcare our analysts are keeping an eye on – and what they expect to see in 2024: Move over, oncology – metabolic drugs are the new hotness: The successful launches of Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy® and Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro® represent a revolutionary pharmacological breakthrough of rare proportions.

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