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CIRM awards $1.45M to advance Rubedo’s work on IPF cell therapy

The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) has awarded Rubedo Life Sciences $1.45 million to develop and study a potentially disease-modifying treatment for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) that targets senescent lung stem cells. The funding will enable the biopharmaceutical company to characterize senescent cells —…

First IPF patient dosed in Phase 2 trial of bersiporocin

The first patient has been dosed in a Phase 2 clinical trial of bersiporocin, Daewoong Pharmaceutical’s treatment candidate for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Full patient dosing and initial data from the study are anticipated by 2024, according to Daewoong. “Daewoong Pharmaceutical has set the significant first step to the…

CSP strikes $336M deal to market Daewoong’s IPF therapy in China

CS Pharmaceuticals (CSP) has entered into an exclusive in-licensing agreement with Daewoong Pharmaceutical to develop and commercialize bersiporocin, an oral experimental anti-fibrotic medication for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and other respiratory diseases in the greater China region. “This will be the stepping stone towards becoming a game…