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Roche, having shared data with regulators, unwraps results of subcutaneous Tecentriq phase 3 trial


Vaxxas raises $23M to fund needle-free COVID-19 vaccine trial


PureTech readies oral CBD capsule for clinic to challenge Jazz's Epidiolex


Re-Vana reels in $12M to develop sustained-release eye implants

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Roche, having shared data with regulators, unwraps results of subcutaneous Tecentriq phase 3 trial

Roche has shared the data that it hopes will secure approval for a subcutaneous formulation of its PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitor Tecentriq. Having revealed the topline success in August, the Swiss drugmaker will use ESMO Immuno-Oncology Congress 2022 to show off the figures behind the co-primary endpoint hits.
 

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Vaxxas raises $23M to fund needle-free COVID-19 vaccine trial

Vaxxas has secured funding to support clinical development of its needle-free COVID-19 vaccine, stuffing its coffers with $23 million from investors including OneVentures and UniQuest.

PureTech readies oral CBD capsule for clinic to challenge Jazz's Epidiolex

PureTech Health has spied an opportunity to improve on Jazz Pharmaceuticals’ Epidiolex. Armed with its Glyph chemistry platform, the biotech has created an oral capsule formulation of cannabidiol that it plans to take into the clinic late next year.

Re-Vana reels in $12M to develop sustained-release eye implants

Investors have boosted Re-Vana Therapeutics’ ambition to develop sustained-release eye disease drugs, putting up $11.9 million in series A funding on the back of nonclinical ocular safety and efficacy studies.

Dermata's mid-stage rosacea study sees far-from-rosy results, piling pressure on acne ambitions

Dermata Therapeutics' rosacea ambitions are in the red after the company’s lead asset failed a phase 2 trial, placing additional pressure on the med as an acne treatment. 
 
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