BlueRock phase I trial for Parkinson’s disease continues to show positive trends
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BlueRock Therapeutics LP, a clinical stage cell therapy company and wholly owned, independently operated subsidiary of Bayer AG, announced today that it has exercised its option to exclusively license OpCT-001, an induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) derived cell therapy candidate for the treatment of primary photoreceptor diseases, from FUJIFILM Cellular Dynamics and Opsis Therapeutics. OpCT-001 is the lead cell therapy candidate being developed under the strategic R&D collaboration between BlueRock, FUJIFILM Cellular Dynamics, and Opsis Therapeutics that was forged in 2021. Under the terms of the agreement FUJIFILM Cellular Dynamics, and Opsis Therapeutics receive an undisclosed license fee and are eligible to receive payments upon achievement of certain development and commercial milestones.
Berlin, Germany, Cambridge, MA USA, October 2, 2023 – Bayer AG and BlueRock Therapeutics LP, a clinical stage cell therapy company and wholly owned independently operated subsidiary of Bayer AG, announced today details of the positive data from the Phase I clinical trial for bemdaneprocel (BRT-DA01), a stem cell derived investigational therapy for treating Parkinson’s disease. The data were presented at the International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders® in Copenhagen, Denmark.
BERLIN and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Bayer AG and BlueRock Therapeutics LP, a clinical stage cell therapy company and wholly owned independently operated subsidiary of Bayer AG, announced today details of the positive data from the Phase I clinical trial for bemdaneprocel (BRT-DA01), a stem cell derived investigational therapy for treating Parkinson's disease. The data were presented at the International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders® in Copenhagen, Denmark.
BlueRock Therapeutics is shrinking its pipeline to afford growing clinical plans, including an upcoming phase 2 Parkinson’s disease trial, laying off 12% of the team across three sites.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom, Aug. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- BlueRock Therapeutics LP, a clinical stage cell therapy company and wholly owned, independently operated subsidiary of Bayer AG, and bit.bio, the company coding human cells for novel cures, today announced a collaboration and option agreement for the discovery and manufacture of iPSC-derived regulatory T cells (Tregs) for use in creating therapeutics.
FRANKFURT, June 28 (Reuters) - Drugmaker Bayer (BAYGn.DE) said on Wednesday that initial testing on humans showed that its experimental stem cell therapy to treat Parkinson's disease was well-tolerated and that transplanted cells survived in patients' brains.
Bayer subsidiary BlueRock Therapeutics has signed with Rune Labs to use the neurology software and data platform company’s clinical trial tech to get a sharper picture of Parkinson’s disease patient activity and encourage better engagement in its cell therapy study.
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Aug. 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BioCardia®, Inc. [Nasdaq: BCDA], today announced that it has entered into an agreement with BlueRock Therapeutics LP for the delivery of BlueRock’s cell therapy product candidates for the treatment of heart failure utilizing BioCardia’s minimally invasive biotherapeutic delivery product candidates.
Forming a fundamental part of it’s growth strategy, BlueRock Therapeutics LP has established a new site for cell therapy innovation on Bayer’s campus in Berlin, Germany.