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DiscGenics, Inc., a privately held, late-stage clinical, biopharmaceutical company developing allogeneic, cell-based, regenerative therapies for musculoskeletal degeneration, announced publication of results in the International Journal of Spine Surgery from the combined Phase I/Phase II, first-in-human clinical study of an allogeneic disc progenitor cell therapy (IDCT or rebonuputemcel) for painful lumbar degenerative disc disease (DDD).

Genentech, a member of the Roche Group (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY), announced  the reintroduction of Susvimo® (ranibizumab injection) 100 mg/mL for intravitreal use via ocular implant for the treatment of people in the United States (U.S.) with wet, or neovascular, age-related macular degeneration (AMD), following the end of a voluntary recall.

Genentech, a member of the Roche Group announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Vabysmo® (faricimab-svoa) 6.0 mg single-dose prefilled syringe (PFS) for use in the treatment of wet, or neovascular, age-related macular degeneration (AMD), diabetic macular edema (DME) and macular edema following retinal vein occlusion (RVO).

Boehringer Ingelheim and OSE Immunotherapeutics SA (OSE), a clinical stage biotech company announced that Boehringer will be progressing their first-in-class SIRPα immuno-oncology program into the next phase in clinical development. As part of the program, Boehringer will move forward with an improved next generation SIRPα inhibitor antibody, which will now be tested in a Phase 1b study.

Bruker Corporation is pleased to announce the successful installation of a 1.2 GHz NMR spectrometer at the Leibniz Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP) in Berlin, accepted in the second quarter of 2024. This ultra-high field NMR system positions FMP among leading institutions worldwide with access to 1.2 GHz NMR, enabling breakthrough biomolecular research.

Radionetics Oncology, a biotechnology company discovering and developing novel small molecule G protein coupled receptor (GPCR) targeted radiopharmaceuticals to treat a broad range of solid tumors, announced the formation of a strategic relationship with Eli Lilly and Company to take forward Radionetics’ proprietary GPCR targeting small molecule radiopharmaceuticals.

SCG Cell Therapy Pte Ltd  a biotechnology company developing novel immunotherapies for infectious diseases and their associated cancers, announced that U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Investigational New Drug (IND) application to initiate Phase 1/2 clinical trial for SCG142, a novel next-generation human papillomavirus (HPV) E7-specific T-cell receptor-engineered T (TCR T) cell therapy for patients with HPV-associated solid tumors.

Harrow (Nasdaq: HROW), a leading North American eyecare pharmaceutical company, is pleased to announce the successful manufacture of the first of three commercial-scale process performance qualification (PPQ) batches of TRIESENCE® (triamcinolone acetonide injectable suspension) 40 mg/ml.

Cordis, a global leader in the development and manufacturing of interventional cardiovascular and endovascular technology, announces positive 24-month results from the SELUTION SFA Japan Trial. The prospective, multi-center, single arm trial is designed to assess the safety and efficacy of SELUTION SLR™ Drug-Eluting Balloon (DEB) for the endovascular therapy of de novo and non-stented restenotic lesions in the superficial femoral artery (SFA) and the popliteal artery (PA). The findings were presented at the Japan Endovascular Treatment Conference (JET) 2024.

MLB (Merry Life Biomedical Company, Ltd., a biomedical company, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved IND application for TML-6, an novel drug to treat Alzheimer's disease (AD), enabling a Phase 1 clinical trial to be initiated this July. Advancing TML-6 into clinical trial is a critical milestone for MLB to develop a new era multi-target drug for AD since 2018.