InDex Pharmaceuticals AB today announced that the World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended cobitolimod as the International Nonproprietary Name (INN) for Index´s lead drug candidate Kappaproct®, which is a first-in-class Toll-like receptor (TLR) 9 agonist in late-stage clinical development for moderate to severe ulcerative colitis.

Immunocore, a world-leading biotechnology company developing novel T cell receptor (TCR) based biological drugs to treat cancer, infectious diseases and autoimmune disease, today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation to its lead programme, IMCgp100, for the treatment of uveal melanoma. The Orphan Drug status qualifies Immunocore for a number of development incentives and will enable Immunocore to receive fast track registration for IMCgp100, its lead ImmTAC (Immune mobilising mTCR Against Cancer) therapeutic. 

JenaValve Technology, Inc., a next-generation heart-valve technology company, committed to providing state-of-the-art transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) technologies to cardiology professionals and to the broadest spectrum of patients with aortic valve disease, today announced the appointment of Pieter Van den Steen as Chief Commercial Officer and General Manager of JenaValve’s Munich office. 

Immunocore Limited, a world-leading biotechnology company developing novel T cell receptor (TCR) based biological drugs to treat cancer, viral infections and autoimmune disease, today announced that it has started a Phase Ib/II combination trial for the treatment of metastatic cutaneous melanoma.