Ensysce Biosciences Inc. is developing a nanoscaled delivery system that might work for many types of potential drugs but will first be applied to siRNAs, a class of drug candidates that inspired tremendous excitement a decade ago, but has since been abandoned by many of its former champions. The Houston, TX-based start-up believes it can harness single-walled carbon nanotubes to deliver siRNAs that will block or “silence” the genetic instructions encoded by messenger RNA, and thereby stop targeted genes from producing disease-related protein.
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The FDA eliminated REMS requirements for approved CAR-T cell therapies that have limited their availability, a move that could enable increased use in the community setting.
Plus deals involving BioCryst/Neopharmed Gentili, Sanofi/Kymera, Abion, Denovo/Chuang Yi, Carisma/OrthoCellix, Otsuka/Harbour Biomed, Aptose/Hanmi, Philochem/RayzeBio, Concentra/Elevation Oncology, and more.
Fresh from having sold Anthos to Novartis, the new CEO is expected to update the oncology and dermatology-focused firm's strategy.
