BOZEMAN, MT and VANCOUVER, BC – Microbion Corporation today announced that the company has been granted a second orphan drug designation for its lead drug candidate, pravibismane, for the treatment of non-tuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infections. NTM infections are most commonly found in the lungs; however, skin and soft tissue, indwelling...
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BERLIN — Micromet, Inc. (Nasdaq: MITI), a biopharmaceutical company developing novel, proprietary antibodies for the treatment of cancer, inflammation and autoimmune diseases, announced that the German Multicenter ALL Study Group (GMALL) presented phase 2 clinical data of the BiTE(R) antibody blinatumomab (MT103) at the 14th Congress of the European Hematology...
A new study suggests that delivering small RNAs, known as microRNAs, to cancer cells could help to stop the disease in its tracks. microRNAs control gene expression and are commonly lost in cancerous tumors. Researchers have shown that replacement of a single microRNA in mice with an extremely aggressive form...
MIDDLETON, Idaho — When Jake and Haley Comer of Middleton welcomed their new baby boy Ryder into the world, they were completely overjoyed. But, they quickly realized something might not be right. “The whole pregnancy was completely healthy, there were no signs of anything.” said Haley Comer, Ryder’s proud mom....
LAUSANNE, Switzerland – Progression of Duchenne Muscle Dystrophy (DMD) can be delayed in mice by supplementing their diets with Urolithin A, according to new results reported today. The findings, published in Science Translational Medicine, raise hopes that new treatment options could one-day be developed for DMD, an uncurable genetic condition...
“The National Organization for Rare Diseases estimates that 1 in 10, or 10%, of Americans have a rare condition. So you have to start thinking, how rare is rare when you think of it cumulatively?” says Immune Deficiency Foundation President and CEO Jorey Berry.
MUNICH, Germany – Minaris Regenerative Medicine GmbH (“Minaris”), a leading contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) for the cell and gene therapy industry, will be the commercial manufacturer in Europe for Skysona™ (elivaldogene autotemcel, Lenti-D™), a product of bluebird bio, Inc. Today, the European Commission (EC) has granted marketing authorization for...
Charleston, SC – A team of researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina and Cincinnati Children’s has developed a sophisticated model for studying the diseased colon that could lead to the development of personalized treatments for colon-related diseases, such as cancer and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The researchers report...
College Station, TX – The first glucose self-monitoring system created in 1970 weighed three pounds, was initially designed only for physicians’ offices and needed a large drop of blood for a reading. Over 50 years later, researchers at Texas A&M University are working to create a fully injectable continuous glucose...
As someone being treated for a rare disease in Minnesota, I am experienced with prescription drug costs. Living with cystic fibrosis for decades now, its related pain, treatments and challenges, I can appreciate the need to lower costs for medications. The question is, what is the best way to do...