People and Business News — 1/21

Midpoint clinical trial data for Teal Health’s Teal Wand is promising after exceeding initial enrollment numbers in the last 6 months.

In recognition of International Women's Month, we're featuring this recent talk between Associate Editor Miranda Schmalfuhs and Marie Teil, Global Head of UCB’s Women of Childbearing Age Program. They speak about the specific challenges women with chronic illnesses face when accessing appropriate treatment and participating in clinical trials, UCB's Women of Childbearing Age Program and it’s most successful strategies, and much more.

Cell-selective, adeno-associated virus gene therapy DB-OTO restored hearing to normal levels within 24 weeks in a child born with profound genetic deafness due to variants of the otoferlin gene.

In recognition of Women's Health Month, we're featuring this recent talk between Associate Editor Miranda Schmalfuhs and uMotif's Chief Product Officer, Julia Lakeland, discuss new technologies improving patient engagement and reducing the emotional and logistical burdens of participation, ethical considerations that should be addressed when implementing those technologies, while ensuring patient privacy, and much more.

Phase I/IIa HORNBILL trial results show Boehringer Ingelheim’s novel humanized monoclonal anti-Sema3A antibody was well tolerated and showed early signs of efficacy.

For antibody drug conjugates to reach their full potential, developers should focus on addressing current challenges such as safety and efficacy.