CAMBRIDGE, UK – 10 NOVEMBER 2020. Released today by BioBeat, the seventh annual Movers and Shakers in BioBusiness report highlights 30 examples of resourceful leaders in the UK bioscience sector. The UK life sciences sector has risen to the challenges posed by COVID-19 with exceptional…
Eight abstracts accepted for presentation emphasize the potential of targeted C3 therapy to elevate the standard of care in paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) New analyses from the Phase 3 PEGASUS head-to-head study demonstrate greater treatment response and quality–of–life improvements with pegcetacoplan versus eculizumab, a C5 inhibitor Using a matching-adjusted indirect comparison (MAIC), improvements in clinical, hematological and…
Second significant value realisation this quarter highlights Epidarex’s successful approach to life science investing Bethesda, MD, USA, and Edinburgh, UK; November 3rd, 2020 – Epidarex Capital (“Epidarex”), a transatlantic life science venture firm, is pleased to announce its second value realisation this quarter with the…
Co-led by new investors, Vesalius BioCapital III and BioMedPartners, with participation from all existing investors Funds to be used to advance innovative pipeline based on Topas Particle Conjugates technology platform Lead program TPM203 in clinical development for pemphigus vulgaris Second program, TPM501, progressing towards clinic…
Highly accomplished biotech executive with nearly two decades of industry leadership experience Topas is advancing its pipeline based on its Topas Particle Conjugates technology platform, with lead program TPM203 in clinical development for treatment of pemphigus vulgaris and second program, TPM501, progressing towards clinic for…
Enterprise Therapeutics’ first-in-class TMEM16A potentiator program is a novel therapeutic approach applicable to all cystic fibrosis patients, independent of CFTR genotype, and may provide benefit in other respiratory diseases Epidarex Capital was the founding investor in Enterprise Therapeutics in 2015 and was instrumental in setting…
Post hoc analysis of Phase 2 FILLY study shows 39% reduction in rate of progression from nascent GA, an earlier form of disease, to GA in patients treated with pegcetacoplan monthly vs. sham First ever observation of slowed nascent GA progression in a Phase 2 study signals potential benefit of earlier intervention with pegcetacoplan in patients with GA Data support hypothesis that targeting C3 with pegcetacoplan addresses an underlying cause of disease,…
Libra Therapeutics is developing novel therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases BETHESDA, MD (US) and EDINBURGH (UK), September 23, 2020 – Epidarex Capital (“Epidarex”), a transatlantic life science venture firm, announces it has co-led the $29 Million Series A financing of Libra Therapeutics, Inc. together with Boehringer…
ETD002 is a novel TMEM16A chloride channel potentiator Therapy applicable to all cystic fibrosis patients, independent of genotype Brighton, UK, 17 August 2020: Enterprise Therapeutics Ltd (Enterprise), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery and development of novel therapies to improve the lives of patients…
Novel immuno-therapies to overcome the resistance of existing cancer treatments Builds on the world-leading research into tumour associated macrophages (TAMs) Robert Haigh joins as CEO & Jane Dancer as NED Edinburgh, UK, July 14, 2020 – Macomics Ltd, an immuno-oncology company with world-leading expertise in…