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Release Therapeutics’ CNS-Targeted Encapsulated Cell Technology Wins 2026 Disruptive Innovation Award from Geneva University Hospitals (23 October 2026)
The Rocket Innovation Award recognises advances in sustained therapeutic protein delivery to the CNS, including the Myo-P5A® programme in development for Sanfilippo syndrome type IIIA Campus Innovation Park, Geneva, Switzerland, 23 October 2026 / EIN Presswire : Release Therapeutics (“Release Tx” or “the Company”), a privately held Swiss BioMedTech company, today announced that a collaborative research project involving Release Tx, Geneva University Hospitals (HUG) and the Un
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Release Therapeutics Secures Non-Dilutive Innosuisse Funding to Expand its Encapsulated Cell Technology Platform into Sanfilippo Syndrome Type IIIA (22 October 2026)
The competitive, non-dilutive funding reflects confidence in the scientific and translational potential of the Company’s encapsulated cell technology platform and supports its expansion into a second rare CNS indication. Campus Innovation Park, Geneva, Switzerland, 22 October 2026 / EIN Presswire : Release Therapeutics (“Release Tx” or “the Company”), a privately held Swiss BioMedTech company, today announced that it has been awarded a CHF 500,000 Innovation Project grant fro
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Release Tx Announces iScience Publication on Encapsulated Cell Technology for Sustained, Localised Anti-CTLA-4 Cancer Immunotherapy
Peer-reviewed preclinical study in a colorectal cancer model demonstrates antitumour activity and immune modulation within the tumour despite substantially lower systemic antibody exposure than systemic ipilimumab, with lower systemic exposure associated with fewer observable signs of treatment-related toxicity. Release Therapeutics (Release Tx) is pleased to announce the publication of a new peer-reviewed preclinical study in iScience, a Cell Press journal, evaluating the us
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The Real-World Treatment Gap in Metachromatic Leukodystrophy: Why Children Need Options Beyond Gene Therapy (17 August 2026)
When gene therapy for metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) was approved in Europe in 2020, followed by approval in the United States in 2024, it offered affected families something they had never had access to before: a disease-modifying treatment for this devastating form of childhood dementia. For the first time, it showed that the course of MLD could be meaningfully altered when treatment is delivered early enough. In real-world practice, however, early intervention remain
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MVX-ONCO-1 Awarded the 2026 Pfizer Research Prize in Oncology (5 February 2026)
The award recognises a personalised cancer immunotherapy vaccine developed by UNIGE and HUG that originated at MaxiVax (now Release Therapeutics) Release Therapeutics (Release Tx) is pleased to announce that our research collaborators at the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and Geneva University Hospitals (HUG) have been awarded the 2026 Pfizer Research Prize in Oncology for their work on the personalised cancer vaccine MVX-ONCO-1. [i] Established in 1992, the Pfizer Research Pr
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Leukodystrophy Awareness Month (30 September 2025)
The white matter of the brain was once disregarded by scientists as passive tissue and secondary to grey matter, where neurons reside....
Sep 30, 20252 min read


Release Tx selected as one of 10 Swiss Startups for the 5th Innovation Trip China (24 September 2025)
We are pleased to share that Release Therapeutics has been selected as one of 10 Swiss startups to participate in the 5th Innovation...
Sep 24, 20251 min read


Release Therapeutics Grants Exclusive License for MVX-ONCO to Geneva University Hospital and University of Geneva (4 September 2025)
The agreement unlocks new potential for the clinical development of the legacy oncology platform, as Release Therapeutics advances its...
Sep 4, 20253 min read


28th Annual Meeting of the ASGCT (13–17 May 2025)
We are proud to announce that our latest data on our Encapsulated Cell Therapy for Metachromatic Leukodystrophy (MLD) will be showcased...
May 8, 20251 min read


Release Therapeutics to present at the Emerging Biotech Company Track, Swiss Biotech Day 2025 (11 April 2025)
We are thrilled to announce that Release Therapeutics has been selected to present at the Emerging Biotech Company Track at Swiss Biotech...
Apr 11, 20251 min read


Shining a light on MLD and the Urgency for Change: Rare Disease Day (28 February 2025)
Rare Disease Day isn’t about numbers. It’s about people—the individual and their family whose world is forever shifted by a diagnosis...
Feb 28, 20251 min read


Key Takeaways from the 21st Annual WORLDSymposium on Lysosomal Disease Research (11 February, 2025)
The field of lysosomal disorders is making great strides, with breakthroughs in basic science paving the way for potential new...
Feb 11, 20251 min read


Meet Release Tx at the WORLDSymposium™ on Lysosomal Disease Research (3–7 February 2025)
We are thrilled to announce that Release Therapeutics is attending the 21st annual WORLDSymposium ™ on Lysosomal Disease Research held...
Feb 3, 20251 min read


Release Therapeutics Announces New CEO to Advance Groundbreaking Treatment for Brain Disorders (30 January 2025)
Dr. Julien Grogg will Lead the Company's Transition to Clinical Development Building on Promising Primate Study GENEVA, 30 January, 2025...
Jan 30, 20253 min read


Release Tx Announces Scientific Advisory Board (SAB; 23 December 2024)
We are thrilled to introduce Release Tx's Scientific Advisory Board (SAB), which brings together leading experts in leukodystrophies,...
Dec 23, 20241 min read


Release Tx to attend 134th SICTIC Investor Day at IMD Lausanne (28 November 2024)
All of us at Release Tx are excited to be participating in the the 134th SICTIC Investor Day at IMD, Lausanne on 28 November 2024, where...
Nov 21, 20241 min read


Release Tx to attend Lenz & Staehelin Founders’ Evening (20 November 2024)
We’re pleased to announce that Release Therapeutics will be attending Founders’ Evening, organised by Lenz & Staehelin on 20 November at...
Nov 19, 20241 min read


Release Tx to attend Cell Press Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy Symposium (11 – 12 November 2024)
We are pleased to announce that Release Tx will participate in the upcoming Cell Press LabLinks Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy...
Nov 7, 20241 min read


Meet Release Tx at the ESGCT Congress in Rome (22–25 October 2024)
Release Therapeutics is pleased to announce our participation in the European Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ESGCT) Congress that will...
Oct 17, 20241 min read


Meet Release Tx at FutureHealth Lausanne 2024 (1 October 2024)
Release Therapeutics is thrilled to announce our participation in FutureHealth Lausanne 2024, which kicks off at the SwissTech Convention...
Sep 25, 20241 min read
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