Lab Notes: Context identifies lead cancer drug candidate; Aclaris inks licensing deal worth up to $96M


This week's Philadelphia-area life sciences industry update includes a women's oncology company identifying a lead product candidate, a biopharmaceutical company's multimillion-dollar licensing deal, a biotech firm initiating human clinical trials, and more.

Here's the roundup:

The Philadelphia-based women's oncology company selected CTIM-76 as its lead clinical development candidate targeting Claudin 6 (CLDN6) positive cancers.

CLDN6-enriched cancers include ovarian, endometrial, testicular,…

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