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Normunity de-stealths, launches Series A immune normalisers

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has exited stealth with a $65 million Series A to create a new class of medicines that target novel I-O mechanisms, which free the body’s normal immunity against cancer. Called “immune normalisers”, these targets are drawn from an ongoing and interactive academic-biotech research alliance within the Yale School of Medicine.

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STAT+: Medicare would have saved $3.7 billion on Part B drugs if inflationary rebates were around in a recent three-year period

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More specifically, 70 of the 93 top-selling drugs covered by the Medicare Part B program – which are typically pricier medicines that are administered by physicians or in hospitals – between 2018 and 2020 would have been subject to inflationary rebates each year, according to the analysis published in JAMA.

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What to eat when you have a sore throat

The Checkup by Singlecare

While there’s no sore throat “diet” per se, eating to support your immunity is essential—before, during, and after an illness. A well-balanced diet rich in fruits and vegetables helps keep your immune system strong, which can help prevent you from catching a cold or flu. What food is good for a sore throat?

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Bringing the promise of immunotherapy to a broader population

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When James P Allison and Tasuku Honjo were awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 2018 for their discovery of cancer therapy through inhibition of negative immune regulation, it shone a light on decades of research into recruiting the immune system to fight cancer. That’s what makes them such a tricky detective mystery!

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Roche rings Bicycle bell again, grabbing another cancer target

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In 2016 it started a $1 billion alliance with AstraZeneca to find drug candidates that could be used to treat respiratory diseases, and extended that in 2018 to include cardiovascular and metabolic disorders. Roche isn’t the only big pharma partner Bicycle has attracted for its bicyclic peptide technology.

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Boost for mRNA as Moderna to acquire OriCiro for $85 million

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The company develops mRNA therapeutics and vaccines , and the move will enable it to utilise the synthetic biology and enzyme tech of 2018-founded Japanese company OriCiro, which develops cell-free DNA synthesis and amplification technologies, and thereby expand Moderna’s portfolio. The deal marks 10-year-old Moderna’s first acquisition.

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Chemo-free regimen demonstrates efficacy in NSCLC

European Pharmaceutical Review

Rybrevant and lazertinib Rybrevant is a fully-human bispecific antibody targeting EGFR and MET with immune cell-directing activity. The Phase III clinical trial demonstrated significant improvement in progression-free survival (PFS) in patients receiving Rybrevant with lazertinib compared to osimertinib.