Abzena's drug-boosting animal antibodies
Proactive Investors looks at Abzena, a biotech firm that engineers antibodies from animals in order to boost the effectiveness of cancer-fighting drugs.
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Faron Pharmaceuticals is a global, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, focused on creating innovative cancer treatments that leverage the patient’s own immune system. The company’s lead asset bexmarilimab is currently being investigated in Phase I/II clinical trial as a potential therapy for patients with hematological cancers in combination with other standard treatments.
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Proactive Investors looks at Abzena, a biotech firm that engineers antibodies from animals in order to boost the effectiveness of cancer-fighting drugs.
"Our increased capabilities and capacity are already resulting in an excellent response from customers,” said chief executive John Burt.
Traumakine, a treatment for acute lung injury, has fast-track status in Europe but the US wants to see more evidence
Dechra Pharmaceuticals, housebuilders Berkeley and Barratt, Halfords, Dixons Carphone, and JD Whetherspoon are on the agenda.
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A snapshot of today's small company news highlights
Clevegen is a novel cancer treatment that produces an antibody that converts the immune environment around a tumour
The agreement with a company called Pharmbio also comes with certain undisclosed milestone payments and a one-third share of profits made on the sale of Traumakine.
Xtract Resources sells its Manic gold project, Westminster Group receives a letter of intenet from a Middle East airport and Tern is to buy a cloud management software provider.
The company is coupling the pre-clinical drug candidate with its newly-developed tumour immunity enabling technology, or TIET for short.
Faron Pharmaceuticals Ltd has hired experienced pharma executive Matti Karvonen as its new medical director as it expands its clinical activities.
DiamondCorp a cut above the rest, ITM Power wins a prize and Westminster group repairs will begin soon.
The patents have been filed in Finland but should be rolled out globally under the Patent Co-operation Treaty.
A trio of AIM companies are putting potential new drugs through phase three trials
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Other big names reporting this week include the Pru, G4S and Paddy Power Betfair. Among small caps, updates from Telit, Forbidden Technologies and StatPro catch they eye