CQDM, Feldan Therapeutics and Amgen fund development of innovative drug delivery technology to target lung diseases

CQDM is proud to announce the funding of a project worth $503,779 aiming at optimizing a new drug delivery platform in the lungs to treat several disabling pathologies such as chronic pulmonary obstruction and cystic fibrosis. CQDM is providing a grant of $201,512, made possible by the Ministère de l’Économie et de l’Innovation et de l’Énergie (MEIE). This funding, combined with the support of the Quebec company Feldan Therapeutics and the biotech company Amgen, will support the development of new therapeutic options. This project is part of a larger collaboration between the two companies, worth $1,427,757, to expand the potential of Feldan’s unique drug delivery technology.

NewsGuest UserApril 20, 2023BIOOQuébecCQDM, Feldan Therapeutics, Amgen, Drug delivery, lung diseases

Defence Therapeutics has melanoma vaccine validated

Defence Therapeutics Inc., a Canadian biopharmaceutical company specialising in the development of immune-oncology vaccines and drug delivery technologies, is pleased to report the validation of its ARM vaccine candidate in a melanoma model with a cure rate of 60%.

AMGEN ESTABLISHES A CORPORATE LAB AT MILA, AS THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS GROWS

Amgen, one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies, and Mila – Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute, are expanding their partnership aimed at further transforming Artificial Intelligence (AI) guided drug development. As part of this evolution, Amgen is establishing a corporate laboratory within Mila’s headquarters where scientists from both organizations will interact and engage.

CCRM and Amgen partner to advance emerging medical innovations

TORONTO and MISSISSAUGA, ON, April 29, 2021 /CNW/ - New regenerative medicine discoveries, including cell and gene therapies, will never reach patients without access to the funding, expertise and other specialized support that are required to move along the commercialization pathway. To address this need, CCRM, a leader in developing and commercializing regenerative medicine-based technologies and cell and gene therapies, and Amgen, a global leader in the biotechnology industry, are announcing a multi-year fund, for early-stage regenerative medicine-based technologies and therapies to benefit patients and the health-care system. The collaboration is made up of equivalent investments from CCRM and Amgen.

NewsGuest UserApril 29, 2021CCRM, Amgen, medical innovations

Amgen announces Artificial Intelligence (AI) Partnership with Mila

MONTREAL, March 16, 2021 /CNW/ - Amgen announced today that it has entered into a multi-year partnership with Mila – Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute. One of the world's leading biotechnology companies, Amgen uses cutting-edge science and technology to discover and develop innovative therapeutics, and AI is currently deployed in several of its R&D and manufacturing activities. This new partnership will permit Amgen to expand its knowledge of AI and deep learning by interacting and engaging with experts in Mila's unique ecosystem, both virtually and (eventually) on the Mila campus in Montreal. This announcement was made during Effervescence 2021, an international virtual gathering of scientists, entrepreneurs and industry professionals from the life sciences and health technology sectors in the presence of the Quebec Minister of Economy and Innovation, Pierre Fitzgibbon.

NewsGuest UserMarch 16, 2021Amgen, Mila, AI