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19 December 2024
Certa Therapeutics Expands GPR68 Platform through Acquisition of OccuRx
Strengthened Pipeline Targets Multiple Fibrotic Diseases Melbourne, Australia 19 December 2024: Certa Therapeutics (Certa), a biotechnology company developing innovative precision therapies for patients with fibrotic diseases, today announces the acquisition of OccuRx, a Melbourne-based biotechnology company with highly complementary assets, resources and expertise, and a shared focus on targeting GPR68, a master switch of fibrosis. […]
11 December 2024
CatalYm Highlights Visugromab’s Potential to Treat Cachexia in Cancer Patients at International SCWD Conference
MUNICH 11 December 2024– CatalYm today announced new findings from its ongoing Phase 1/2a study as well as preclinical research, highlighting the therapeutic potential of its lead drug candidate, visugromab, to mitigate cancer cachexia by neutralizing the Growth Differentiation Factor 15 (GDF-15). Cachexia, a condition affecting a significant number of advanced cancer patients, leads to […]
6 December 2024
Major Australian breakthrough could revolutionise hypertension treatment.
27 November, 2024 MELBOURNE, Australia — In a significant international breakthrough for the more than one billion people suffering from hypertension, Australian-supported research recently published in three of the world’s leading medical journals – The Lancet, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) – […]
21 November 2024
Pathios Therapeutics Announces Dosing of First Patient in Phase 1/2 Clinical Study of GPR65 Inhibitor, PTT-4256 in Patients with Advanced Solid Cancers
Company’s First-in-Class, Oral, Highly Potent, and Selective Small Molecule Inhibitor of GPR65 Designed to Reverse Low pH-Induced Immunosuppression in the Acidic Tumour Microenvironment MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA and OXFORD, UK – November 21, 2024 – Pathios Therapeutics (“Pathios”), a biotech company focused on the development of first-in-class therapies for cancer, today announced dosing of the first patient […]
1 November 2024
Aravax Completes Recruitment into Phase 2 Study of PVX108, a novel immunotherapy for the Treatment of Peanut Allergy
Melbourne, Australia – 28 October 2024, Aravax, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developingnext-generation immunotherapies designed to be safe, convenient, and precisely targeted, todayannounces it has completed patient recruitment into its Phase 2 study (AVX-201) of its novel, precisiontherapy PVX108 for the treatment of peanut allergy. Aravax’s PVX108 is an advanced immunotherapy designed to ‘re-train’ the immune […]
31 October 2024
PolyActiva Showcases Promising Clinical Data Highlighting itsPolymer Technology’s Potential to Transform Glaucoma Care
Melbourne, Australia, 30 October 2024: PolyActiva, a clinical stage ophthalmology company, presented new clinical data from its Phase 2 clinical trial (LATA-CS102) for its novel glaucoma treatment technology, PA5108, at the Eyecelerator Conference in conjunction with the American Academy of Ophthalmology Conference in Chicago on 17 October 2024 and at AusBiotechInvest on 29 October 2024. […]
18 October 2024
Phase III trial results of novel triple combination pill for hypertension published in The Lancet
London, UK, 18 October 2024 – George Medicines, a late-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on addressing significant unmet needs in cardiometabolic disease treatment, today announced that The Lancet has published results from its pivotal Phase III clinical trial of GMRx2. A proprietary combination of three best-in-class medicines, telmisartan, amlodipine, and indapamide, developed in an ultra-low dose […]
16 September 2024
Certa Therapeutics Announces International Non-Proprietary Name for its First-in-class GPR68 Inhibitor Asengeprast (FT011)
Melbourne, Australia 16 September 2024: Certa Therapeutics (Certa), a biotechnology company developing innovative precision therapies for patients with fibrotic diseases, today announces that its lead candidate FT011 has been granted the International Non-Proprietary Name (INN) of ‘asengeprast’ by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Commonly known as a generic name, an INN is a globally recognised, […]
10 September 2024
Pheon Therapeutics Expands Board with Appointment of Dr. Enoch Kariuki
London UK, 10 September 2024 – Pheon Therapeutics (Pheon), a leading Antibody-Drug Conjugate (ADC) specialist developing next generation ADCs for a wide range of hard-to-treat cancers, today announces the appointment of accomplished biotech executive, Enoch Kariuki, Pharm.D., to its Board of Directors as an independent, non-executive director. Dr. Kariuki possesses extensive strategic, operational, and financial life […]
6 September 2024
NRG Therapeutics Awarded Grant Funding from Target ALS to Support the Development of mPTP Inhibitors as Novel Treatments for ALS/MND
Stevenage, UK, 5 September 2024 – NRG Therapeutics, Ltd., an innovative neuroscience company targeting mitochondrial dysfunction, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a non-dilutive grant from Target ALS Foundation. It is one of five recipients of the 2024 In Vivo Target Validation grants in collaboration with Biospective. The funding will be used […]
6 September 2024
ENA Respiratory Announces Extension of U.S. Department of Defense Funding for Novel Prophylactic Antiviral
Melbourne, Australia, 5 September 2024 – ENA Respiratory, a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing innate immune modulators for the prevention of complications associated with respiratory viral infections in at-risk populations, has been awarded an additional US $3.18 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD). The new funding extends the US $8.18 million already committed […]
27 August 2024
ENA Respiratory Progresses Phase Ib Study of its Dry Powder Formulation of Intranasal Innate Immunomodulator INNA-051
Melbourne, Australia, 27 August 2024 – ENA Respiratory, a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing innate immune modulators for the prevention of complications associated with respiratory viral infections in at-risk populations, announces today that it has advanced its Phase Ib study of its dry powder formulation of INNA-051 to enable clinical progression of an improved drug product with […]
16 July 2024
CatalYm Announces New Financing of $150M to Support Broad Phase 2b Development Program for Visugromab
Munich, Germany, July 16, 2024 – CatalYm today announced the completion of a $150 million Series D financing. The oversubscribed round was led by new investors, Canaan Partners and Bioqube Ventures, and joined by Forbion Growth Opportunities Fund (“Forbion Growth”), Omega Funds and Gilde Healthcare Partners. Existing investors Jeito, Brandon Capital Partners, Novartis Venture Fund […]
8 July 2024
Myricx Bio Announces £90m ($114m) Series A Financing to Advance its Novel NMTi-ADC Therapeutics into Clinical Development
London, UK, 8 July 2024 – Myricx Bio (‘Myricx’), a UK biotech company focusing on the discovery and development of a completely novel class of payloads for antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), today announced the closing of its series A financing raising £90m ($114m). The round was co-led by new leading life science investors Novo Holdings and […]
4 June 2024
Brandon Capital Announces Sixth Fund with A$270 million (US$180 million) Initial Close to Drive Life Science Innovation
MELBOURNE, Australia – 4 June 2024 – Brandon Capital, Australasia’s leading life sciences venture capital firm, today announced the launch of its sixth fund, Brandon Capital Fund VI, with an initial close at A$270 million (US$180 million). This new fund will support the growth of Australian and New Zealand life sciences startups, invest in scale-ups, […]
21 May 2024
Pheon Therapeutics announces $120m Series B financing to fund development of its differentiated ADC pipeline
London UK, 21 May 2024 – Pheon Therapeutics (Pheon), a leading Antibody-Drug Conjugate (ADC) specialist developing next generation ADCs for a wide range of hard-to-treat cancers, today announces the completion of a $120m Series B financing to fund the development of its pipeline of differentiated ADCs. The financing was led by TCGX with participation from other […]
13 May 2024
Respirion offers hope for people living with cystic fibrosis
A promising new treatment pioneered in Western Australia for people with cystic fibrosis has commenced testing in a clinical trial in the United States and Australia. Developed by researchers at Telethon Kids Institute and Perth Children’s Hospital, the treatment, known as RSP-1502, uses an antibiotic booster to improve the effectiveness of treatment for respiratory infections […]
7 May 2024
Funding Australia’s Future Economy:  CUREator Deploys $7.21 Million to Propel local Life Sciences Potential
CUREator by Brandon BioCatalyst has announced the deployment of $7.21 million in funding to support eight biotech companies across their Clinical and Preclinical streams thanks to the Federal Government’s Medical Research Future Fund’s Early-Stage Translation and Commercialisation Support (ESTAC) grant. This latest round of the competitive commercial grant funding program will allocate $5.84 million to […]
30 April 2024
ENA Respiratory Announces FDA IND Clearance for its Prophylactic Intranasal INNA-051 – a First-in-Class Antiviral Innate Immunomodulator
Melbourne, Australia, 29 April 2024 – ENA Respiratory, a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing innate immune modulators for the prevention of complications associated with respiratory viral infections in at-risk populations, announces today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (‘FDA’) has issued a ‘safe to proceed’ notice for its investigational new drug (‘IND’) application for a […]
30 April 2024
Pathios Therapeutics Raises $25M in First Close of Series B Financing to Advance First-in-Class Immunotherapy Approach into Clinic
Fundraising Includes New Strategic Investment by Bristol Myers Squibb along with Continued Support from Existing Investors including Canaan and Brandon Capital Proceeds to be Used to Advance Lead Candidate, PTT-4256, into the Clinic and Expand Leadership Team to Align with Pathios’ Transition into a Clinical-Stage Company OXFORD, UK – April 18, 2024 – Pathios Therapeutics […]
18 April 2024
Fundraising Includes New Strategic Investment by Bristol Myers Squibb along with Continued Support from Existing Investors including Canaan and Brandon Capital
Proceeds to be Used to Advance Lead Candidate, PTT-4256, into the Clinic and Expand Leadership Team to Align with Pathios’ Transition into a Clinical-Stage Company OXFORD, UK – April 18, 2024 – Pathios Therapeutics Limited (“Pathios”), a biotech company focused on the development of first-in-class therapies for cancer, today announced that the company has raised […]
2 April 2024
Azura Ophthalmics to Present New Data Supporting the Potential of AZR-MD-001 to be the First Ophthalmic Keratolytic for Ocular Surface Diseases
— Azura to present 10 abstracts at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) and the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), showcasing a breadth of data supporting the potential for a new therapeutic class to treat underserved ophthalmic conditions— — New and updated data show investigational AZR-MD-001 demonstrates durability of […]
15 February 2024
Brandon BioCatalyst, in partnership with ANDHealth, selected by Federal Government to deliver $50m Dementia and Cognitive Decline Incubator
Brandon BioCatalyst’s CUREator, in partnership with ANDHealth, is set to deliver a BioMedTech Incubator (BMTI) focused on developing research discoveries and medical innovations with commercial potential to address dementia and cognitive decline thanks to a $50m grant from the Federal Government.  The partners have joined with Dementia Australia, the national peak body for people impacted […]
23 January 2024
Aravax closes Series B round with US$42m to accelerate Phase 2 development for peanut allergy therapy
Aravax, a clinical stage biotechnology company developing the first rationally designed and precisely targeted immunotherapeutic for peanut allergy (PVX108), today announces it has closed its Series B funding round with a total of US$42.2m. In December 2022, Aravax announced the opening of the Series B with US$20m from Brandon Capital and Tenmile. The syndicate has […]

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