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ABBVIE AND FUTUREGEN ANNOUNCE LICENCE AGREEMENT TO DEVELOP NEXT-GENERATION THERAPY FOR INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE

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ABBVIE AND FUTUREGEN ANNOUNCE LICENCE AGREEMENT TO DEVELOP NEXT-GENERATION THERAPY FOR INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE

AbbVie and FutureGen Biopharmaceutical have announced a licence agreement to develop FG-M701 , a next generation TL1A antibody for the treatment of IBD currently in preclinical development , whilst utilising FutureGen ’ s Structurebased Targeted Evolution Platform ( STEP ) technology platform . FG-M701 is a fully human monoclonal antibody targeting TL1A , a clinically validated target in IBD . FG-M701 is uniquely engineered with potential best-in-class functional characteristics compared to first-generation TL1A antibodies with the goal to drive greater efficacy and less frequent dosing as a therapy for IBD . respond to current therapies ,” said Jonathon Sedgwick , PhD , Senior Vice President and Global Head Of Discovery Research , AbbVie . “ AbbVie ’ s mission to raise the standard of care includes the pursuit of transformative therapies that help more patients living with autoimmune diseases achieve remission . We look forward to our collaboration with FutureGen in advancing development of FG-M701 for the treatment of IBD .”

“ We are very pleased to partner with AbbVie , a world-leader in the development and commercialisation of innovative inflammation and autoimmune therapies ,” said Zhaoyu Jin , PhD Founder and Chief Executive Officer , FutureGen Biopharmaceutical . “ We believe that AbbVie is a great partner , with the ability to apply their expertise and global scale to realising FG-M701 ’ s therapeutic potential and rapidly advancing this therapy for patients suffering from IBD . The collaboration with AbbVie also highlights FutureGen ’ s ability to generate potential best-in-class product candidates with our proprietary STEP technology platform .”
“ The prevalence of IBD continues to increase , and many people living with ulcerative colitis and Crohn ’ s disease do not

GALAXY AI IS COMING TO NEW GALAXY WATCH FOR MORE MOTIVATIONAL HEALTH

Earlier this year , Samsung established the era of mobile AI with the launch of the Galaxy S24 series , and committed to introducing Galaxy AI on a wider range of devices . True to this promise , Samsung is now bringing Galaxy AI to Galaxy Watch , enhancing its popular health features . By combining powerful on-device AI with the extensive Samsung Health app , Samsung is on the path to building some of the most personalised and secure health experiences yet .

Samsung has been on a mission to deliver an advanced health and wellness experience , starting by utilising meaningful and actionable insights to help users gain a better understanding of user ’ s health patterns . Now , by combining Galaxy AI with Samsung Health , new health features will provide users with more comprehensive health insights , along with motivational encouragement to help users improve user ’ s daily wellness . With Energy Score , users can receive a better understanding of user ’ s daily condition through a combined analysis of personal health metrics including sleep time average , sleep time consistency , bed / wake time consistency , sleep timing , previous day activity , sleeping heart rate and heart rate variability to help users take on user ’ s day . Plus , Wellness Tips helps users reach users personal health goals by offering insights , motivational tips and guidance based on the specific goals users are looking to achieve . Accurate and comprehensive health metrics are foundational to the best intelligent health experiences . Enhanced health algorithms and advanced tracking tools will provide more holistic , personalised and actionable insights when combined with AI . Since good health starts with a good night ’ s rest , Samsung is enhancing its sleep AI algorithm to provide additional in-depth sleep insights . Newly added sleep indicators for Sleep Insights offer users a more detailed and accurate analysis of users sleep quality so users can better understand users sleep patterns and build better habits . These added metrics include movement during sleep , sleep latency , heart rate and respiratory rate during sleep in addition to previously supported metrics like snoring hours , blood oxygen level and sleep cycle .
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