Tag: drug development

WATERTOWN, Mass. and CINCINNATI, June 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Constantiam Biosciences and Cincinnati Children's today announced a strategic collaboration through an exclusive option for future licensing rights to advance first-in-class small-molecule treatments for neuronopathic Gaucher disease (Types 2 and 3).

Acquisition adds multiple immunology assets to Biogen’s portfolio, including a lead asset poised to enter Phase 1 development

MRD has scaled into a profitable, category-leading MRD diagnostics business, while Immune Medicine has built a differentiated discovery platform powered by proprietary immune data and AI

HAMPTON, N.J., June 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Celldex (NASDAQ:CLDX) today presented positive results from the Phase 1 healthy participant study of CDX-622, a novel, bispecific antibody that targets soluble SCF and TSLP, at the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) Annual Meeting in Istanbul, Türkiye. Data demonstrated that CDX-622 induced rapid, durable, dose-dependent reductions in serum tryptase, indicative of mast cell depletion, and was well-tolerated at all dose levels. Building on Celldex’s leadership in mast cell science, the data also demonstrated that neutralizing soluble stem cell factor (SCF) enables the potential for meaningful mast cell inhibition and depletion without impacting other KIT-dependent functions. CDX-622 is currently being studied in a Phase 1b proof of mechanism study in mild to moderate asthma to assess the impact of dual neutralization of SCF and TSLP.

SAN DIEGO, June 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Belite Bio, Inc (NASDAQ: BLTE) (“Belite Bio^®” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage drug development company focused on advancing novel therapeutics targeting degenerative retinal diseases that have significant unmet medical needs, today announced the completion of its rolling submission of a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for tinlarebant. Tinlarebant is an investigational, once-daily oral therapy for the treatment of Stargardt disease type 1 (STGD1), a rare, inherited retinal disease caused by mutations in the ABCA4 gene that leads to progressive and irreversible vision loss. STGD1 affects an estimated 53,000 people in the U.S. alone, and there are currently no approved treatment options for the disease.

NEWTOWN, Pa., June 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Traws Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRAW, the Company), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies for critical global viral threats, today announced that the planned test of tivoxavir marboxil (TXM) in a Phase 2a human influenza challenge study has been deferred due to a negative review of the program by the United Kingdom’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).