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IntelGenx inks double deals to develop oral film psychedelics for psychiatric use

Drug delivery specialist IntelGenx is dipping its toes into prescription psychedelics for mental health. The company teamed up with Canada's Cybin to develop an psilocybin film for depression and plots a similar project with ATAI.

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Taking a cue from traditional Chinese medicine for transdermal insulin delivery

Singaporean scientists have created a pressure device, much like a vise clamp for the skin, that changes the skin barrier through the formation of "micropores." And, according to mouse research, the micropores improve transdermal delivery of drugs, such as insulin, that are typically injected with syringes or through microneedle patches.

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MIT researchers tap liquid dopamine for easier drug delivery in the gut

Researchers at MIT have developed a synthetic film that could help treat diabetes, infections and other conditions by applying a temporary coating to the digestive tract that boosts drug absorption, eases digestion of certain enzymes and more.

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From natural killer cells to off-the-shelf CAR-Ts, biopharma targets cancer with next-gen cell therapies

Following the success of personalized CAR-T treatments like Gilead's Yescarta and Tecartus for blood cancers, several companies are working on the next generation of cell therapies to treat a range of tumor types. They include off-the-shelf CAR-Ts and therapies that boost the innate ability of natural killer (NK) cells to destroy cancer.

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Where are they now? Tracking down 2010’s Fierce 15

Over the years, more than 250 companies have been named as finalists in the annual Fierce 15 competition. Before we unveil the 2020 crop of winners, let’s look back 10 years to the class of 2010 and see how the intervening decade has been for them.

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