Tata-backed MedTherapy claims CAR-T breakthrough with one-day productionTata Sons-backed biotech startup MedTherapy said it has developed a next-generation CAR-T cell therapy manufacturing platform that can redu...
27 May, 2026, 08.27 PM IST
Chinese medicines bring relief to India’s cancer patientsIndia’s cancer treatment landscape is seeing a shift as lower-cost immunotherapy drugs developed in China and marketed through Indian partn...
10 May, 2026, 08.50 AM IST
India should chart own path in treatment of rare diseases: ICMR chiefIndia is taking a groundbreaking step forward in the realm of rare disease care with a distinctive approach that champions local ingenuity ...
05 May, 2026, 03.43 PM IST
Gilead to acquire cancer therapy developer Arcellx for up to $7.8 billionGilead will pay $115 per share in cash at the deal's closing, which is at a premium of 79% to the stock's last close. Kite Pharma, a unit ?...
24 Feb, 2026, 12.33 AM IST
Indian biotech firm develops world’s first, indigenous Bi-Specific 3rd generation CAR T cells for cancer treatmentThis therapy targets multiple tumor-specific antigens, offering improved treatment precision for blood cancer patients, and significantly r...
18 Mar, 2025, 04.22 PM IST
Gene therapy for blood cancer shows 73 per cent response rate in clinical trialsResearchers, including those from the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay and Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, said in low and middle-inco...
17 Mar, 2025, 02.23 PM IST
Bengaluru company launches low-cost treatment for blood cancerImmuneel Therapeutics, co-founded by Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, has introduced Qartemi, India's second CAR-T cell therapy, to treat B-cell Non-Ho...
20 Jan, 2025, 12.48 AM IST
Ajay Hinduja on advancing cancer care: Insights on CAR-T therapy innovationIndia has reached a milestone in cancer treatment with the first successful allogeneic CAR-T therapy at P. D. Hinduja Hospital, led by Dr. ...
15 Jan, 2025, 04.53 PM IST
Aurigene reports promising phase-1 data for its CAR-T therapy against myelomaAurigene Oncology has announced promising phase-1 results for its novel CAR-T cell therapy, Ribrecabtagene autoleucel, in patients with mul...
08 Oct, 2024, 04.56 PM IST
CDSCO approves India's first CAR-T cell therapy against certain blood cancersIndian company ImmunoACT, backed by drug maker Laurus Labs, has received approval from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization for ...
13 Oct, 2023, 05.02 PM IST
Laurus Labs invests Rs 80 crore in cell & gene therapy firm ImmunoACTThe fresh infusion of capital will enable ImmunoACT to fast-track the scale-up of its lead candidate HCAR-19 by expansion of the multi-loca...
31 May, 2023, 08.22 PM IST
Immuneel's CAR-T cell therapy reports positive in early phase-2 trials in IndiaThe early results from the IMAGINE study were based on the first 10 patients of the planned 24 patients to be enrolled.Both adult and child...
20 Dec, 2022, 11.25 PM IST
An experimental treatment ‘cures’ leukemia. But, it leaves one crucial question unanswered about cancer treatmentCAR T Cell therapy involves genetically engineering T cells, white blood cells to fight cancer.
04 Feb, 2022, 03.25 PM IST
Cellogen to bring next-gen cancer therapy to India"Chimeric Antigen Receptor cells represent a cutting-edge technology that holds great promise for cancer treatment. We are delighted to off...
13 Dec, 2021, 08.27 AM IST
Laurus Labs to buy 26% in CAR T-cell therapy companyFounded in 2018 by Dr Rahul Purwar and a team of scientists, ImmunoACT is collaborating with institutions like Tata Memorial Hospital. Carl...
20 Nov, 2021, 12.26 AM IST
Laurus Labs acquires stake in IIT-Bombay incubated CAR-T cell therapy companyAs per the agreement, Laurus will acquire 26.62% stake (fully diluted basis) for a cash consideration of approximately Rs 46 crores, subjec...
19 Nov, 2021, 06.26 PM IST
Immuneel signs pact with Hospital Clínic de Barcelona to work on cancer therapyThe collaboration opens up opportunities for co-development of advanced assets to be deployed in Spain and India, said Immuneel in a press ...
13 Oct, 2020, 03.49 PM IST