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Dialectic Therapeutics Announces First-in-Human Dose in Phase 1 Clinical Trial Evaluating DT2216, Its First Generation Antiapoptotic Protein Targeted Degradation (APTaD™) Compound, in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Malignancies

UF startup Dialectic Therapeutics, Inc., a Texas-based clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on creating innovative new technologies to treat cancer, announced the dosing of the first patient in a first-in-human, dose-escalation Phase 1 trial evaluating DT2216, the first generation compound built using its proprietary and novel Antiapoptotic Protein Targeted Degradation (APTaD™) technology, in patients with relapsed or refractory solid tumor and hematologic malignancies.

Oragenics Awarded a $250,000 Grant From the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) for the Continued Research and Development of Lantibiotics

UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech graduate Oragenics, Inc., announced that it was awarded a small business innovation research grant in the amount of $250,000 (Computer-aided Design for Improved Lantibiotics R41GM136034) for the company’s continued research and development of lantibiotics, including its collaborative program with the Biomolecular Sciences Institute at Florida International University (FIU).