Odyssey Therapeutics Appoints Dennis Dean as EVP, Head of Non-Clinical Development

Odyssey Therapeutics; Dennis Dean; Executive Vice President; Head of Non-Clinical Development; preclinical research; autoimmune diseases; drug development; biopharmaceutical

Voyager Therapeutics Partners with Transition Bio for Small Molecule Neurodegenerative Drug Discovery; CRISPR Therapeutics Ends Work on CAR-T Therapy

Voyager Therapeutics; Transition Bio; ALS; frontotemporal dementia; TDP-43; small molecule drug discovery; neurodegenerative diseases; CRISPR Therapeutics; CAR-T therapy; partnership; drug development

Dr. Andreas Wallnöfer Named to Optigo Biotherapeutics Board of Directors

Andreas Wallnöfer; Optigo Biotherapeutics; Board of Directors; ophthalmology; biotechnology; retinal diseases; IND-enabling studies; Hyaluronic Acid anchoring platform; pharmaceutical R&D; drug development

Alector’s GSK-partnered dementia drug latozinemab fails in late-stage trial

Alector; GSK; latozinemab; dementia; frontotemporal dementia; Phase 3 trial; clinical trial failure; progranulin; drug development

Former FDA Deputy Dr. Namandjé N. Bumpus to Lead Charles River’s New Scientific Advisory Board

Namandjé Bumpus; Charles River Laboratories; Scientific Advisory Board; FDA; New Approach Methodologies; NAMs; alternative testing; drug development; animal welfare; biopharmaceutical innovation

Novartis Again Partners with Argo Biopharma in $5.2B+ RNAi Cardiovascular Deal

Novartis; Argo Biopharma; RNA interference (RNAi); siRNA; cardiovascular pipeline; ANGPTL3; dyslipidemia; biotech collaboration; drug development; milestone payments

Zymeworks Halts Development of ZW171 T-cell Engager After Phase 1 Trial Assesses Benefit-Risk Profile

Zymeworks; ZW171; T-cell engager; mesothelin; cancer; clinical trial; drug development; benefit-risk profile; dose-limiting toxicity