CLDN6

Xencor Reports First Quarter 2024 Financial Results

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Donnerstag, Mai 9, 2024
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Xencor, Inc. (NASDAQ:XNCR), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing engineered antibodies for the treatment of cancer and other serious diseases, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024 and provided a review of recent clinical and business highlights.

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  • Xencor, Inc. (NASDAQ:XNCR), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing engineered antibodies for the treatment of cancer and other serious diseases, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024 and provided a review of recent clinical and business highlights.
  • New Chief Financial Officer Appointed: Bart Cornelissen was appointed as Xencor’s senior vice president and chief financial officer.
  • Financial Results for the First Quarter Ended March 31, 2024
    Cash, cash equivalents and marketable debt securities totaled $646.7 million as of March 31, 2024, compared to $697.4 million on December 31, 2023.
  • Revenues for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024 were $12.8 million, compared to $19.0 million for the same period in 2023.

Context Therapeutics Reports First Quarter 2024 Operating and Financial Results

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Mittwoch, Mai 8, 2024
Context, FDA, CD3, CLDN6, Food, Cancer, Research, Insurance, Conference, Growth, IND, Patient, Clinical trial, Investigational New Drug, Pharmaceutical industry

PHILADELPHIA, May 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Context Therapeutics Inc. (“Context” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: CNTX), a biopharmaceutical company advancing medicines for solid tumors, today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024, and reported on recent business highlights.

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  • PHILADELPHIA, May 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Context Therapeutics Inc. (“Context” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: CNTX), a biopharmaceutical company advancing medicines for solid tumors, today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024, and reported on recent business highlights.
  • “We believe Context has had a great start to 2024 including achieving significant regulatory goals, demonstrating robust progress, and positioning us for future growth.
  • Also in May 2024, Context announced that the FDA cleared its IND for CTIM-76, a CLDN6 x CD3 T cell engaging bispecific antibody, submitted in March 2024.
  • Context reported a net loss of $3.7 million for the first quarter of 2024, as compared to $6.3 million for the same period in 2023.

BioNTech Announces First Quarter 2024 Financial Results and Corporate Update

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Montag, Mai 6, 2024
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MAINZ, Germany, May 6, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX, “BioNTech” or “the Company”) today reported financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2024, and provided an update on its corporate progress.

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  • 1 Calculated applying the average foreign exchange rate for the three months ended March 31, 2024, as published by the German Central Bank (Deutsche Bundesbank).
  • BioNTech is now focused on preparing for variant strain vaccine adaptation to be ready for commercial launch ahead of the upcoming 2024/2025 vaccination season, pending approvals.
  • In March, BioNTech announced that Annemarie Hanekamp will be joining the Company’s Management Board as Chief Commercial Officer on July 1, 2024.
  • Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results and Corporate Update: August 5, 2024
    Innovation Series (Digital & AI Day): October 1, 2024
    BioNTech invites investors and the general public to join a conference call and webcast with investment analysts today, May 6, 2024, at 8:00 a.m. EDT (2:00 p.m. CEST) to report its financial results and provide a corporate update for three months ended March 31, 2024.

Context Therapeutics Submits IND Application to Evaluate CTIM-76 in Claudin 6-Positive Cancers

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Montag, April 1, 2024
Drug discovery, Cancer, Patient, CLDN6, Trial of the century, IND, Toxicology, Context, Physician, Food, Pharmaceutical industry

The IND supports the initiation of a Phase 1 dose escalation and expansion clinical trial of CTIM-76 in patients with Claudin 6 (CLDN6)-positive gynecologic and testicular cancers.

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  • The IND supports the initiation of a Phase 1 dose escalation and expansion clinical trial of CTIM-76 in patients with Claudin 6 (CLDN6)-positive gynecologic and testicular cancers.
  • “Our IND submission for CTIM-76 is a significant milestone for Context,” said Martin Lehr, CEO of Context.
  • The IND application includes extensive manufacturing, preclinical, and toxicology data to support a first-in-human trial.
  • I am incredibly proud of the entire Context team who worked tirelessly to complete this IND submission.

Context Therapeutics Reports Full Year 2023 Operating and Financial Results

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Donnerstag, März 21, 2024
Research, Conference, Cancer, Immunotherapy, New Drug Application, Integral, CLDN6, Insurance, Society, Trial of the century, IND, CD3, SITC, Context, Annual general meeting, Food

PHILADELPHIA, March 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Context Therapeutics Inc. (“Context” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: CNTX), a biopharmaceutical company advancing medicines for solid tumors, today announced its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2023, and reported on recent and upcoming business highlights.

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  • “During the fourth quarter of 2023, Context continued to advance our lead clinical candidate, CTIM-76, a Claudin 6 ("CLDN6”) x CD3 bispecific antibody, toward a first-in-human clinical study.
  • The preclinical data further support CTIM-76’s differentiated product profile, including its potential to address limitations of first-generation CLDN6-targeted clinical-stage therapies,” said Martin Lehr, CEO of Context.
  • In November 2023, Context presented preclinical data at the SITC 38th Annual Meeting that demonstrated CTIM-76 was well tolerated and induced dose-proportional tumor regressions in xenograft models of CLDN6-positive cancer.
  • Context reported a net loss of $24.0 million for 2023, as compared to $14.8 million for the same period in 2022.

Xencor Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Financial Results

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Dienstag, Februar 27, 2024
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Both programs entered Phase 1 clinical development during the fourth quarter of 2023, and Xencor received $20 million in development milestones.

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  • Both programs entered Phase 1 clinical development during the fourth quarter of 2023, and Xencor received $20 million in development milestones.
  • In the fourth quarter of 2023, Xencor completed enrollment in subcutaneous dose-escalation cohorts of a Phase 1 study evaluating plamotamab.
  • Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year Ended December 31, 2023
    Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable debt securities totaled $697.4 million as of December 31, 2023, compared to $584.5 million on December 31, 2022.
  • Total revenue for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2023 was $44.7 million compared to $21.6 million for the same period in 2022.

BioNTech and Autolus Announce Strategic CAR-T Cell Therapy Collaboration to Advance Pipeline and Expand Late-Stage Programs  

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Donnerstag, Februar 8, 2024
Acute leukemia, Therapy, BNTX, Patient, BioNTech, Entrepreneurship, CLDN6, American depositary receipt, Cooley LLP, Cancer, LLP, Pharmaceutical industry

In connection with the strategic collaboration, the companies entered into a license and option agreement and a securities purchase agreement.

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  • In connection with the strategic collaboration, the companies entered into a license and option agreement and a securities purchase agreement.
  • “The collaboration with Autolus enables us to expand our BNT211 program into trials for multiple cancer indications in a cost-efficient way.
  • "Furthermore, this collaboration grants us access to Autolus' precise cell targeting tools to further support BioNTech’s development of in vivo cell therapy and antibody-drug conjugate candidates."
  • “We see a remarkable opportunity to leverage our core capabilities, accelerate pipeline programs, realize cost-efficiencies and expand opportunities beyond autologous cell therapies,” said Dr. Christian Itin, Chief Executive Officer of Autolus.

BioNTech and Autolus Announce Strategic CAR-T Cell Therapy Collaboration to Advance Pipeline and Expand Late-Stage Programs 

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Donnerstag, Februar 8, 2024
Acute leukemia, Therapy, BNTX, Patient, BioNTech, Entrepreneurship, CLDN6, American depositary receipt, Cancer, Pharmaceutical industry

In connection with the strategic collaboration, the companies entered into a license and option agreement and a securities purchase agreement.

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  • In connection with the strategic collaboration, the companies entered into a license and option agreement and a securities purchase agreement.
  • “The collaboration with Autolus enables us to expand our BNT211 program into trials for multiple cancer indications in a cost-efficient way.
  • “Furthermore, this collaboration grants us access to Autolus' precise cell targeting tools to further support BioNTech’s development of in vivo cell therapy and antibody-drug conjugate candidates."
  • “We see a remarkable opportunity to leverage our core capabilities, accelerate pipeline programs, realize cost-efficiencies and expand opportunities beyond autologous cell therapies,” said Dr. Christian Itin, CEO of Autolus.

Orphan designation: Humanised IgG1 monoclonal antibody against CLDN6 conjugated to monomethyl auristatin E via a cathepsin hydrolysable dipeptide VC linker Treatment of ovarian cancer, 08/11/2023 Positive

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Sonntag, Februar 4, 2024
Immunoglobulin G, COMP, IRIS, EMA, European Commission, Patient, Ovarian cancer, CLDN6, Committee, Pharmaceutical industry

Key facts

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  • Key facts
    - Active substance
    - Humanised IgG1 monoclonal antibody against CLDN6 conjugated to monomethyl auristatin E via a cathepsin hydrolysable dipeptide VC linker
    - Intended use
    - Treatment of ovarian cancer
    - Orphan designation status
    - Positive
    - EU designation number
    - EU/3/23/2854
    - Date of designation
    - Sponsor
    Insight Drug Regulatory
    Patients' organisations
    For contact details of patients’ organisations whose activities are targeted at rare diseases, see:
    European Organisation for Rare Diseases (EURORDIS), a non-governmental alliance of patient organisations and individuals active in the field of rare diseases.
  • EU register of orphan medicines
    The list of medicines that have received an orphan designation in the EU is available on the European Commission's website:
    EMA list of opinions on orphan medicinal product designation
    EMA publishes information on orphan medicinal product designation adopted by the Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products (COMP) on the IRIS online platform:

BioNTech Outlines 2024 Strategic Priorities at the 42nd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference

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Dienstag, Januar 9, 2024
Entrepreneurship, Roche, Influenza, Patient, CD40, Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, ADC, RNA, Science, Pfizer, Drug discovery, BioNTech, PD-L1, BNTX, NSCLC, Infection, Investment, Food, Conference, COVID-19, Safety, Lung cancer, FDA, Webcast, Cancer, Investigational New Drug, Messenger, CLDN6, Pharmaceutical industry

Ended 2023 with approximately €17.5 billion (unaudited) in cash, cash equivalents and security investments

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  • Ended 2023 with approximately €17.5 billion (unaudited) in cash, cash equivalents and security investments
    Presentation and webcast at the 42nd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, January 9, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. CET/ 12:00 p.m.
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    Mainz, Germany, January 9, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX, “BioNTech” or “the Company”) provided its full year 2024 revenue guidance as part of its outlined 2024 strategic priorities today at the 42nd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, California.
  • The replay of the webcast will be archived on the Company’s website for 30 days following the conference.
  • BioNTech plans to initiate a pivotal Phase 2 trial in relapsed/refractory germ cell tumors in 2024.