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Update from the Clinic: September

Welcome to your Update from the Clinic for the month of September. OncoSec Medical released some initial data from its Phase 1/2 study investigating ImmunoPulse IL-12 DNA in a rare skin cancer. Pluristem and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases...

Cell Therapy Deal Review: September

. Welcome to your Cell Therapy Deal Review for the month of September. Aduro Biotech went the way of Juno and Kite and bought an antibody discovery platform. Intrexon and ZIOPHARM entered into an agreement to develop a novel Treg-based immunotherapy for GvHD. Kite...

Right Turn: What we can learn from a dancing doctor

. When he’s not roaming hospital corridors, Dr. Adnan Khera, an anesthesiology resident at Boston’s Tufts Medical Center, can be found dancing on the city streets two nights a week. But he’s not dancing for fame, he’s earning money for his charity “Doctor Be...

Cell Therapy Deal Review: August

. Welcome to your cell therapy deal review for the month of August. Synthetic biology giant Intrexon closed a large financing; Immune Design announced a collaboration to pair its viral-based immunotherapy platform with a checkpoint inhibitor; and, NantKwest received a...

Update from the Clinic: August

. Welcome to your Update from the Clinic for the month of August. The adult stem cell community enjoyed a much needed confidence boost after TiGenix announced its Phase 3 trial hit its primary endpoint. Northwest confirmed its Phase 3 trial of DCVax in glioblastoma is...

Micromanagement of bioethics isn’t ethical

. Bioethicists have had ample time this summer for self-reflection, following Steven Pinker’s op-ed in The Boston Globe that’s informally become known as the “Get out of the way” article. I’ve always found Pinker to be one of my favourite authors due to the fact his...