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23rd Annual Biotech in Europe CEO Forum
Basel, Switzerland
September 20-21, 2023
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Bio-Europe 2023
Munich, Germany
November 6-8, 2023
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London, UK
November 13, 2023
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Company news
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sterna biologicals announces dosing of first patient in phase IIA proof-of-concept study with SB010 in moderate to severe asthma
Marburg, Germany, December 14, 2021
- GIANT-1 study to evaluate once-daily oral inhalation of novel catalytic antisense oligonucleotide formulation SB010 in patients with moderate to severe Type-2 driven asthma
- Standard of care remains insufficient for large number of these asthmatics
- Study incorporates digital therapy to enhance patient device handling, increase adherence, reduce drop-out rates and generate maximally reliable data through reduction of inter-patient variability
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sterna biologicals receives approval for innovative phase II a study design in asthma combining a novel antisense-based treatment with a digital therapy
Marburg, Germany, November 23, 2021
- Phase IIa proof-of-concept (POC) study with novel catalytic antisense oligonucleotide SB010 in patients with moderate to severe asthma initiated.
- Innovative study design combines pharmacological therapy with VisionHealth’s Kata® Clinical, a unique combination of artificial intelligence, and computer animation to enhance patients’ device handling, adherence, reduce drop-out rates and generate maximally reliable data due to reduced inter-patient variability
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sterna biologicals raises further EUR 10.0 million (approx. USD 11.9 million) in series A - 2nd closing private placement
Marburg, Germany, January 07, 2021
- Following successful completion of the company’s Series A – 1st closing with EUR 12.0 million in April 2020, sterna now has successfully completed a 2nd closing with another EUR 10.0 million, bringing the Series A total to EUR 22.0 million
- Proceeds from the 2nd closing will fund phase IIb preparatory activities including toxicology studies and CMC work for SB010 in moderate to severe asthma as well as the completion of an oral formulation project for SB012 laying the foundation for phase I/IIb studies in moderate to severe ulcerative colitis
- sterna’s approach to down-regulate master transcription factor GATA-3 using a DNAzyme (enzymatic antisense oligonucleotide) could provide a truly novel, first-in-class, broad-spectrum, non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory therapy across type 2 inflammatory diseases