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DEBRA Research Invests in Eliksa Therapeutics to Advance ELK-003, a Biological Eye Drop for Epidermolysis Bullosa-Related Ocular Complications

By Portfolio News, Eliksa Therapeutics
The financing supports Eliksa’s clinical development of ELK-003, a biological eye drop for ocular complications in Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) patients. The ongoing pilot study in cooperation with DEBRA Chile has enrolled 18 patients to date, with no drug-related side effects observed among the first 8 participants who have completed treatment.…
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Tolerance Bio’s Implanted iPSC-derived Thymic Organoids Enable In Vivo Positive Selection of Human T cells and Tumor Burden Reduction in Melanoma

By Portfolio News, Tolerance Bio
Patient-specific human immune system-bearing mouse model created by implanting human thymic cells derived from iPSC with Tolerance Bio’s proprietary process Human T cells educated in vivo by thymic organoids delayed melanoma tumor growth in a patient derived xenograft model Data support the development of Tolerance Bio’s thymic cells and pharmacological…
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Kayothera, Inc. Nominates KAYO-1732, a First-In-Class, Oral Inhibitor of the Retinoid Nuclear Receptor Pathway in Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiometabolic Indications as a Development Candidate

By Portfolio News, Kayothera
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE) --Kayothera, Inc. (“Kayothera”), a preclinical therapeutics company developing first-in-class, small molecule inhibitors of the retinoid nuclear receptor pathway, today announces that it has selected KAYO-1732 as a drug development candidate. KAYO-1732 is a novel, orally-available, small molecule inhibitor of the Aldehyde dehydrogenase 1A3 (ALDH1A3) enzyme, developed for the…
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Tolerance Bio and ZipCode Bio Announce Strategic R&D Collaboration

By Portfolio News, Tolerance Bio
Tolerance Bio and ZipCode Bio Announce Strategic R&D Collaboration to Advance Targeted Thymus Therapeutics   September 8, 2025 10:30 AM, PHILADELPHIA & BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tolerance Bio, a biopharmaceutical company pioneering innovative approaches to extending healthspan by preserving, restoring, and manipulating the function of the thymus, the master regulator of immune tolerance, and…
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Summit Pharmaceuticals Signed an Exclusive Distributorship Agreement with Accelerated Biosciences

By Portfolio News, Accelerated Biosciences
Summit Pharmaceuticals Signed an Exclusive Distributorship Agreement with Accelerated Biosciences, US Cell Provider   Summit Pharmaceuticals International Corporation (Headquarters: Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, President & CEO: Katsuya Okuyama, hereinafter “SPI”) has signed an exclusive distributorship agreement with Accelerated Biosciences (Headquarters: Philadelphia, USA; CEO: Yuta Lee, hereinafter “AB”), a US-based company to expand…
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Kayothera Named as a Winner of the American Diabetes Association’s Innovation Challenge to Transform Type 2 Diabetes Care

By Portfolio News, Kayothera
Kayothera Named as a Winner of the American Diabetes Association’s Innovation Challenge to Transform Type 2 Diabetes Care Seattle, WA — June 21, 2025, Kayothera, Inc., a preclinical-stage therapeutics company pioneering first-in-class, oral inhibitors of the retinoid nuclear receptor pathway, today announced that it has been recognized as one of the…
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Tolerance Bio, Inc. Announces Scientific Advisory Board and Completion of $20.2 Million Seed Round

By Portfolio News, Tolerance Bio
Tolerance Bio, Inc. Announces Scientific Advisory Board and Completion of $20.2 Million Seed Round to Advance Thymus-Based Therapies for Immune-Mediated Diseases   World-class leaders in the thymus, immunology, oncology, cell therapy, and drug development will inform and support the Company’s efforts to preserve, restore, and manipulate the thymus to address…
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