Can GSK’s $2.2bn acquisition of RAPT Therapeutics reshape the food allergy treatment landscape with ozureprubart?

Can GSK’s $2.2bn acquisition of RAPT Therapeutics reshape the food allergy treatment landscape with ozureprubart?

GSK plc has signed a definitive agreement to acquire RAPT Therapeutics Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company based in California, in a transaction valued at approximately $2.2 billion. The centerpiece of the deal is ozureprubart, a long-acting anti-IgE monoclonal antibody currently undergoing Phase IIb evaluation for the prophylactic treatment of food allergies. With topline data from […]

Sepsis breakthrough? What the EMBRACE trial reveals about Sobi’s emapalumab strategy

Sepsis breakthrough? What the EMBRACE trial reveals about Sobi’s emapalumab strategy

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (Sobi) has reported positive topline data from the Phase 2a EMBRACE trial of Gamifant (emapalumab) in interferon-gamma-driven sepsis (IDS), demonstrating organ function improvement and a potential survival benefit. Based on the signal, the drug will advance in development in collaboration with the Hellenic Institute for the Study of Sepsis (HISS). The […]

Mabwell’s anti-ST2 antibody 9MW1911 cleared for U.S. Phase IIa trial: Could this reshape COPD biologics?

Mabwell’s anti-ST2 antibody 9MW1911 cleared for U.S. Phase IIa trial: Could this reshape COPD biologics?

Mabwell Biopharmaceuticals has received Investigational New Drug (IND) clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration to initiate a Phase IIa clinical study for its anti-ST2 monoclonal antibody, 9MW1911, in patients with moderate-to-severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. This regulatory milestone comes on the heels of a completed Phase IIa study in China, where Mabwell […]