Author: Dino Mustafić

April 10, 2022 Off

Three Year Follow-Up Data from Phase 3 CROWN Trial of Pfizer’s LORBRENA (lorlatinib) Confirm Prolonged Progression-Free Survival in First-Line ALK-Positive Advanced Lung Cancer

By Dino Mustafić

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) announced updated results from the Phase 3 CROWN trial, which evaluated LORBRENA (lorlatinib, available in Europe under the brand name LORVIQUA) versus XALKORI (crizotinib) in people with previously untreated anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

April 7, 2022 Off

Kizoo Portfolio Company Elastrin Therapeutics Inc. closes $10M Funding Round

By Dino Mustafić

Elastrin Therapeutics Inc., a privately held biotechnology company leveraging a platform to develop therapeutics that render calcified tissue and organs supple again, has announced the closing of a $10 million funding round led by Kizoo Technology Capital, a early-stage investor in breakthrough rejuvenation technologies. Other investors in the round include Starbloom Capital and SC Launch.

April 4, 2022 Off

AbbVie and We Are Pioneer Group Launch Golden Ticket Programme to Help UK Life Science Start-ups Accelerate the Delivery of Life-Changing Innovations to Patients

By Dino Mustafić

AbbVie, the global research-driven biopharmaceutical company and We Are Pioneer Group (WAPG), Europe’s largest ecosystem provider for science and innovation businesses, to support the thriving UK life sciences start-up community, has launched a programme designed to help early-stage life science companies commercialise drug discovery and gain access to crucial research space.