On July 31, 2026 CellOrigin, a biotechnology company focused on next-generation in vivo and in vitro cell therapy technologies, reported two major progresses in both research and strategic partnership.

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At the 2026 ASCO (Free ASCO Whitepaper) Annual Meeting, CellOrigin’s scientific co-founder’s team presented two new studies on solid tumor cell therapy. The first, CAR-Mix multicellular synergistic therapy, combines engineered macrophages with polyclonal T cells and has demonstrated synergistic antitumor activity in a mesothelin-positive ovarian cancer preclinical model, offering a potential polytypic immune cell approach to overcoming antigen heterogeneity in solid tumors. An IIT clinical study based on this product has been launched, and the first patient was dosed in early 2026. The initial findings indicate a generally well-tolerated safety profile and promising signs of clinical activity. The second, TMT Engager, an LNP-mRNA-based in vivo T-cell engager, enables in situ formation of T-cell–macrophage–tumor cell tripartite conjugates, a strategy designed to engage both innate and adaptive immunity against diverse tumor antigens — addressing a key limitation of current solid-tumor therapies, where tumor heterogeneity often leads to treatment resistance. This approach has demonstrated robust antitumor efficacy in preclinical models of both liver cancer and ovarian cancer.

In parallel, CellOrigin has entered into a co-development agreement with Walvax Biotechnology to jointly conduct an Investigator-Initiated Trial (IIT) for a hepatocellular carcinoma indication using mRNA-LNP-based in vivo GPC3-CAR therapy. This study is based on a preclinical study reported by the same team in the 2025 ASCO (Free ASCO Whitepaper) meeting. This partnership leverages CellOrigin’s expertise in precision CAR design, early pharmacodynamic evaluation, clinical protocol development, and full-cycle IIT execution, alongside Walvax’s industrial strengths in process quality systems, clinical-grade large-scale manufacturing, and product registration. By combining their respective technological and industrial capabilities, the two companies aim to accelerate the clinical translation of novel therapies for solid tumors.

Through sustained R&D investment, CellOrigin has established a comprehensive in vivo CAR technology platform addressing solid tumors, autoimmune diseases and organ fibrosis. Core capabilities include:

mRNA-LNP delivery technology enabling controlled organ and cell type-specific in vivo CAR expression that balances efficacy and safety;

Differentiated CAR molecule design tackling key challenges of solid tumors, such as precise lesion targeting, physical tumor barrier penetration, and promotion of polyclonal and memory T-cell formation for enhanced durability;

Full-chain translational capability, covering product design, preclinical efficacy and safety evaluation, clinical trial implementation, and regulatory filing.

CellOrigin continues to strengthen its leading position in the in vivo CAR therapy space for solid tumors. The company has built a proprietary platform portfolio—including iMAC, CAR-Vac, CAR-Mix, and TMT Engager—for immunocellular therapies targeting solid tumors, autoimmune diseases and organ fibrosis. Looking ahead, CellOrigin remains committed to scientific innovation and open collaboration, working with industry partners to advance frontier immunotherapies into the clinic and address unmet medical needs for patients.

(Press release, CellOrigin Biotech, JUL 31, 2026, View Source [SID1234669588])

On July 31, 2026 IMPACT Therapeutics ("IMPACT") (07630.HK) reported that it has entered into an exclusive partnership (the "Exclusive Partnership") with Pharmanovia, a global specialty pharmaceutical company which partners with innovative biotech and large pharma to bring innovative specialty medicines to patients, to grant Pharmanovia the exclusive rights to manufacture, develop and commercialise senaparib in Europe, Middle East and North Africa, Australia and New Zealand for maintenance monotherapy for advanced epithelial high-grade ovarian, fallopian tube and primary peritoneal cancer.

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KEY TRANSACTION HIGHLIGHTS

IMPACT is eligible to receive an upfront payment plus near-term regulatory milestones and commercial milestone payments upon achieving certain sales thresholds, with a total amount up to EUR423.5 million, and such further tiered royalties up to the mid-twenties (%) on product net sales;
The Exclusive Partnership expands senaparib’s global reach to 66 countries; and
Marketing Authorisation Application (MAA) of senaparib for 1L maintenance therapy for adult patients with advanced ovarian cancer in Europe was formally accepted by the European Medicines Agency (the "EMA") in August 2025, with approval expected in the second half of 2026.
Under the licensing agreement in relation to the Exclusive Partnership, IMPACT has granted exclusive manufacturing, development and commercialisation rights of senaparib for maintenance monotherapy for advanced epithelial high-grade ovarian, fallopian tube and primary peritoneal cancer to Pharmanovia in 66 countries, including, among others, all 27 European Union member states, as well as the United Kingdom, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Australia, New Zealand and countries in the Middle East and North Africa.

IMPACT is eligible to receive consideration up to EUR423.5 million in total consideration, comprising an upfront payment plus near-term regulatory milestones and commercial milestone payments upon achieving certain sales thresholds, and such further tiered royalties up to the mid-twenties (%) on product net sales.

The Exclusive Partnership marks the first step for IMPACT to bring its validated treatment options to patients outside of China, expanding senaparib’s business footprint across Europe, Middle East and North Africa, as well as Australia and New Zealand. IMPACT will work closely with Pharmanovia to advance the commercialisation of senaparib in the collaboration territories. By leveraging Pharmanovia’s specialist expertise and established infrastructure, we expect senaparib to reach target patients in the collaboration territories more quickly following approval, helping to deliver high-quality treatment options to address unmet medical needs. This collaboration will not only enhance the brand recognition of the product and IMPACT on a global scale, but also further broaden IMPACT’s strategic layout for global commercialisation. We expect that this collaboration will have a positive and profound impact on our development.

About SENAPARIB (IMP4297)

Senaparib is a novel, highly potent PARP1/2 inhibitor independently developed by the Company. Its unique molecular structure ensures excellent target selectivity and a wide safety window. Senaparib capsules received National Medical Products Administration of China (NMPA) approval in January 2025 as a first-line maintenance therapy for adult patients with advanced epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer achieving complete or partial response to platinum-based chemotherapy, and has been subsequently included in the National Reimbursement Drug List (NRDL) in December 2025. The Company is actively advancing the clinical and regulatory development of senaparib globally. Its Marketing Authorisation Application (MAA) in Europe was formally accepted by the EMA in August 2025, with approval expected in the second half of 2026. Concurrently, the Company is pursuing life cycle management for senaparib, exploring combination therapy opportunities, and expanding into multiple indications.

(Press release, Impact Therapeutics, JUL 31, 2026, View Source [SID1234669587])

On July 31, 2026 CREATE Medicines, Inc. ("CREATE"), a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering in vivo immune programming, reported a strategic research collaboration with Australia’s Monash University and its world-leading Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (MIPS). The partnership broadens CREATE’s portfolio by accessing Monash’s advanced lipid nanoparticle (LNP) technology including proprietary binders and chemistry, strengthening its leadership in developing best-in-class targeted in vivo therapies. Targeted delivery remains one of the primary challenges in realizing the full therapeutic potential of in vivo cell therapies, requiring increasingly precise control over which immune cells receive therapeutic payloads.

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Together, CREATE and MIPS will jointly advance targeted Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) therapy, with the goal of enabling precise, cell-type-specific in vivo delivery of CAR payloads utilizing the targeted LNP technology. Under the agreement, CREATE receives a worldwide exclusive license to all intellectual property arising from the collaboration, together with the right to develop and commercialize CAR products directed to designated CAR targets. In turn, MIPS will receive research funding and downstream milestone and royalty payments.

"Monash brings world-class LNP engineering and paired with our already clinically validated and targeted mRNA platform, we can further apply that precision across an even broader range of targets," said Daniel Getts, PhD, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of CREATE Medicines. "Together, we will unlock a new generation of programmable medicines that reach more patients than ever before."

"Monash has built deep expertise in targeted LNP delivery, and their binder and chemistry innovations pair powerfully with our in vivo CAR platform," said Robert Hofmeister, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer of CREATE. "Together we’re building a richer targeting toolkit with new binder formats and control that gives us even more ways to program the right cells with precision."

"Our new strategic partnership with CREATE Medicines will accelerate the work of Monash’s world leading pharmaceutical researchers to design new immunotherapies and speed the translation of their work into new life-changing cancer treatments," Monash Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Sharon Pickering said. "As a globally ranked top-40 university and the most industry-connected university in Australia, Monash is at the heart of a health and medical innovation ecosystem – extending to a commercial office in Boston, the world’s biotech capital – that is leveraging industry, education, research and innovation at scale."

The research at Monash will be led by a distinguished team of scientific experts. Professor Angus Johnston, a leading expert in nanoparticle delivery biology and intracellular trafficking, will serve as Principal Investigator. He will be supported by Professor Colin Pouton, and Dr Moore Chen, who co-authored a seminal 2025 Nature Nanotechnology paper pioneering a new method of delivering mRNA to target cells.

"We’re excited to partner with CREATE to advance a shared vision for programmable medicines" said Professor Johnston. "Targeted delivery is one of the central challenges in realizing the promise of in vivo cell therapies and pairing our LNP technology with CREATE’s platform is a powerful step toward solving it."

(Press release, Create Medicines, JUL 31, 2026, View Source [SID1234669586])

On July 31, 2026 FibroBiologics, Inc. (Nasdaq: FBLG) ("FibroBiologics"), a clinical-stage biotechnology company with 270+ patents issued and pending with a focus on the development of therapeutics and potential cures for chronic diseases using fibroblasts and fibroblast-derived materials, reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026, and provided a corporate update.

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Recent Highlights:

Clinical Updates:

Initiation of patient dosing in the Company’s Phase 1/2 clinical trial evaluating CYWC628 for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs).
Completed manufacturing of three batches of the CYWC628 drug product in accordance with FDA’s Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP). Two of these batches have been released and the third batch will be released after it successfully passes all required safety and quality testing.
Financing:

Strengthened financial position through completion of a $9.0 million private placement with $3.0 million upfront and up to approximately $6.0 million of potential additional gross proceeds upon the exercise in full of warrants. Additionally, closed a $3.0 million public offering.
Preclinical Progress:

Reported preclinical results suggesting that topical treatment with human dermal fibroblast (HDF) spheroids may reprogram the burn wound environment by dampening harmful inflammation, reshaping immune cell behavior, and reducing markers of scar-forming activity, within just eight days of injury.
Patent Portfolio:

Received a notice of an allowance for a patent with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) covering methods of treating and accelerating the healing of wounds by topically administering a composition comprising 3D spheroid fibroblasts together or with one or more fibroblast-derived materials.
Filed a provisional patent application with the USPTO covering oral delivery systems designed to protect fibroblast-based therapeutics through the stomach and enable targeted release in the gastrointestinal tract.
Conference Presentations:

Presented poster presentations on the novel thymus organoid platform at the Keystone Symposia on Aging and Immunity; and preclinical data from its CYPS317 program for psoriasis at the Society for Investigative Dermatology 2026 Annual Meeting.
Presented its proprietary thymus organoid technology to reboot the immune system and extend human life at the Alliance for Longevity Initiatives H-Span Summit in Washington DC.
Upcoming Milestones

Wound Healing:

Phase 1/2 clinical trial evaluating fibroblast-based spheroids product candidate, CYWC628, in DFU patients:
Expects to report interim results in the second half of 2026.
Anticipates completion and disclosure of primary safety and efficacy results by the end of 2026.
Psoriasis:

Anticipates IND clearance for the treatment of psoriasis with CYPS317, the Company’s fibroblast spheroid product candidate, in the fourth quarter of 2026.
Multiple Sclerosis:

Plans to submit an IND application with the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of multiple sclerosis with FibroBiologics’ fibroblast spheroid product candidate, CYMS101, in the fourth quarter of 2026.
Degenerative Disc Disease:

Plans to amend the IND clearance with the FDA to replace single-cell fibroblasts with fibroblast-derived chondrocyte spheroids derived from the CYWC628 master cell bank.
Pete O’Heeron, CEO and Founder of FibroBiologics, said, "With the first patient dosed in our CYWC628 trial, FibroBiologics has entered an important stretch as a clinical-stage company. Every milestone ahead builds on this one, and every data point will speak to what fibroblasts can do for patients. We are positioned for the catalysts ahead and eager to share our initial findings this year."

Financial Highlights for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2026

Research and development expenses were approximately $1.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared to approximately $2.0 million for the same period in 2025. The decrease was primarily due to decreased CRO costs of $0.3 million as clinical validation changed to manufacturing, and certain costs were capitalized to research and development supplies.
General and administrative expenses were approximately $2.4 million for both the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025. The primary areas of net change are decreased personnel expenses of $0.2 million; increased professional fees of $0.1 million for accounting, legal and marketing expenses; decreased facilities expenses of $0.1 million; and increased listing expenses of $0.1 million.
For the three months ended June 30, 2026, FibroBiologics reported a net loss of approximately $4.1 million. The net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2026, was primarily due to research and development expenses and general and administrative expenses discussed above.

Cash and cash equivalents totaled approximately $3.5 million at June 30, 2026.

(Press release, FibroBiologics, JUL 31, 2026, View Source [SID1234669585])

On July 31, 2026 Amplia Therapeutics Limited (ASX:ATX; OTCQB:INNMF), ("Amplia" or the "Company"), reported that a scientific manuscript detailing extensive preclinical studies of narmafotinib in pancreatic cancer has been made publicly available on the biology preprint server bioRxiv and can be accessed via this link.

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The manuscript describes research conducted by Professor Paul Timpson and colleagues at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, and provides further insight into the multiple mechanisms through which narmafotinib may act to improve outcomes in pancreatic cancer.

Key findings reported in the manuscript include:

*Reduction of tumour fibrosis, a hallmark of pancreatic cancer that contributes to treatment resistance and impaired drug delivery;

*Enhanced anti-tumour activity when combined with chemotherapy across multiple preclinical pancreatic cancer models;

*Reduced cancer dissemination and metastatic spread in a model of metastatic pancreatic cancer; and

*Downregulation of multiple genes associated with chemotherapy resistance, further supporting the biological rationale for combining narmafotinib with chemotherapy and other drugs

Dr Chris Burns, CEO and Managing Director of Amplia commented: "We are delighted that the extensive research conducted by Professor Timpson’s team at the Garvan Institute over recent years is now being shared with the broader scientific community. Importantly, these studies strengthen the scientific rationale for the clinical development of narmafotinib, and provides further insight into the multifaceted mechanisms through which narmafotinib can act in the treatment of this devastating disease."

The publication represents one of the most comprehensive preclinical evaluations of narmafotinib undertaken to date and further supports Amplia’s ongoing clinical development program in pancreatic cancer.

This ASX announcement was approved and authorised for release by the Board of Amplia Therapeutics.

(Press release, Amplia Therapeutics, JUL 31, 2026, View Source [SID1234669584])