Month: April 2022

Truvian Sciences Appoints Top Industry Veterans to its Leadership Team as it Prepares to Commercialize its Automated Benchtop Blood Testing System

04/29/2022

— Executive appointments position the company for continued growth and expansion — Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Truvian Sciences (“Truvian”) today announced four executive appointments that bring expanded industry and commercialization experience to the company as it advances toward submitting for U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of its automated benchtop blood testing…

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EVUSHELD™ significantly protected against symptomatic COVID-19 for at least six months in PROVENT Phase III trial in high-risk populations

04/29/2022

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (prevention) trial reduced risk of symptomatic COVID-19, with no severe disease or COVID-19-related deaths in EVUSHELD group Data published in the New England Journal of Medicine Excerpt from the Press Release: WILMINGTON, Del.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Detailed results from the PROVENT Phase III pre-exposure prophylaxis (prevention) trial showed that AstraZeneca’s EVUSHELD™(tixagevimab and cilgavimab), formerly AZD7442, reduced…

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BeiGene Provides Grant to Crossroads4Hope to Fund Psychosocial Support Programs for Cancer Patients and Communities in New Jersey

04/29/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: HOPEWELL, N.J. & CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & BASEL, Switzerland & BEIJING–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BeiGene (NASDAQ: BGNE; HKEX: 06160; SSE: 688235), a global, science-driven biotechnology company focused on developing innovative and affordable medicines, and Crossroads4Hope, A Network of Cancer Support, a 501(c)(3) organization committed to transforming the cancer experience for patients and their families…

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Purigen Launches Ionic® Cells to Pure DNA Kit for White Blood Cell and Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cell Control Samples

04/28/2022

New kit enhances menu of FFPE solutions and allows oncology researchers to extract higher yields of concentrated DNA compared to traditional techniques Excerpt from the Press Release: PLEASANTON, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Purigen Biosystems, Inc., a leading provider of next-generation technologies for extracting and purifying nucleic acids from biological samples, today announced the launch of the Ionic Cells…

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PacBio transforms access to the epigenome and streamlines workflows

04/28/2022

Significant enhancements to the Sequel II/IIe platform include methylation calling in native DNA, greatly accelerated sample preparation, and support for gene therapy applications Excerpt from the Press Release: MENLO PARK, Calif., April 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — PacBio (NASDAQ: PACB), a leading developer of high-quality, highly accurate sequencing solutions, today announced the release of a transformative capability…

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Immune-Onc Therapeutics Announces the Selection of Clinical Development Candidate IO-106, a First-in-Class Myeloid and Stromal Checkpoint Inhibitor Targeting LAIR1

04/28/2022

IO-106 is the third development candidate arising from Immune-Onc’s pioneering pipeline of myeloid checkpoint inhibitors, a new class of immunotherapy that aims to overcome immune resistance in cancer The Company will present a scientific poster at the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) Tumor Immune Microenvironment: A Holistic Approach Workshop Excerpt from the Press Release:…

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Celsion Corporation Highlighted its PLACCINE Vaccine Platform Technology During Oral Presentation at the World Vaccine Congress

04/27/2022

Proprietary, Formulated DNA Plasmid Vaccine Candidate Shows NeutralizingActivity Against 2 Strains of the COVID-19 Virus The Goal to Provide Broader Range Protection within a Highly Flexible PlatformAppears to Show Promise Excerpt from the Press Release: LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J., April 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Celsion Corporation (NASDAQ: CLSN), a clinical-stage company focused on DNA-based immunotherapy and next-generation vaccines, today presented…

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Zambon Receives U.S. FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for CMS I-neb® in Patients with Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis (NCFB)

04/27/2022

CMS I-neb® is an investigational treatment being developed as a potential first-in-class inhaled therapy for adult patients with NCFB colonized with P. aeruginosa; NCFB is a chronic, progressive, and irreversible respiratory disease Breakthrough designation validates registrational path for CMS I-neb® in NCFB and facilitates potentially expedited development and review Excerpt from the Press Release: MILAN and BOSTON, April 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Zambon, a…

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Surface Oncology Named one of the 2022 Best Places to Work by Boston Business Journal

04/27/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Surface Oncology (Nasdaq: SURF), a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company developing next-generation immunotherapies that target the tumor microenvironment, today announced that it has been recognized by the Boston Business Journal as one of the Best Places to Work for the second year in a row. Surface was among…

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CureVac and GSK’s Bivalent Second-Generation mRNA Vaccine Candidate Shown to be Highly Effective Against SARS-CoV-2 Variants in Preclinical Study

04/26/2022

– Vaccine candidate combining Beta- and Delta-specific mRNAs shows strong protection and immune responses during preclinical challenge study – Demonstrated neutralizing capacity against the Omicron variant in vaccinated animals – Technology adaptation for bivalent approach for COVID-19 vaccines potentially allows for broader protection against emerging variants Excerpt from the Press Release: TÜBINGEN, GERMANY and BOSTON,…

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