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USD 3.6 million worth of illegally sold medicines and devices seized in UK as part of global crackdown

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UK – Over 3 million medicines and medical devices valued at over £9 million have been seized by UK officers as part of a global operation tackling the illegal online sale of medicines and medical devices. In the UK, 113,000 illegally operating websites were also removed or had their URLs blocked. Eight search warrants were executed, with 7 criminals arrested. Under Operation Pangea, over 100 countries joined forces to seize non-compliant medical products and also to identify and remove thousands of illegally operating websites and URLs offering medicines and devices.…

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Biosphere tenant Iksuda Therapeutics raises $47m to reinforce Antibody Drug Conjugate pipeline

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UK – UK-headquartered Iksuda Therapeutics has announced the closing of a $47m (£34m) financing round, with the funds to be used to support the advancement of its lead antibody drug conjugate (ADC) assets. This includes the company’s lead pre-clinical ADC candidate IKS03, a potentially ‘best-in-class’ CD19-targeted asset for B-cell cancers. Iksuda will use the funds to support the progression of IKS03 into first-in-human Phase clinical trials, and will also be used to fast-track its earlier-stage programs. Currently, the company’s drug development pipeline is focused on the improved safety and efficacy…

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