Announcements

ADONA MEDICAL INITIATES FIRST-IN-HUMAN STUDY WITH ITS NOVEL INTERATRIAL SHUNT FOR PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE

10/30/2024

Excerpt from the Press Release: LOS GATOS, Calif., Oct. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Adona Medical, a Shifamed portfolio company that aims to deliver advanced solutions for heart failure, announced today the successful first-in-human use of its novel interatrial shunt in patients with heart failure. The initial cases were performed by George Khabeishvili, MD, at Tbilisi Heart…

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Triumvira Immunologics Announces Publication Demonstrating the Safety and Efficacy of TAC T Cells Targeting Claudin 18.2 in Solid Tumors

10/29/2024

Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN DIEGO and AUSTIN, Texas and HAMILTON, ON, Oct. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Triumvira Immunologics, a clinical-stage company developing novel, targeted autologous and allogeneic T cell therapeutics that co-opt the natural biology of T cells to treat patients with solid tumors, today announced the publication of a peer-reviewed article titled “Preclinical development…

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IgGenix Announces First Patient Dosed in Phase 1 Clinical Trial “ACCELERATE Peanut” Evaluating IGNX001 in Peanut Allergy

10/28/2024

Novel SEQ SIFTER™ discovery platform used to re-engineer original human IgE antibodies into IgG antibodies to block binding and protect against peanut allergen Topline data expected in mid-2025 Excerpt from the Press Release: SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Oct. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — IgGenix, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering innovative treatments for immune mediated diseases,…

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Rani Therapeutics Announces New Preclinical Pharmacokinetic Data Supporting Transenteric Delivery of GLP-1 Incretin Triagonist

10/25/2024

-Transenteric delivery of incretin triagonist GLP-1, GIP, glucagon receptors mimicking the RaniPill route of administration elicits rapid weight loss and bioavailability comparable to subcutaneous injection – – New pharmacokinetic data provides further evidence of the RaniPill platform’s potential to enable oral delivery of multiple obesity treatments – – Phase 1 study for RT-114, an oral…

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Verastem Oncology Presents Positive Updated RAMP 201 Data for Avutometinib and Defactinib Combination in Recurrent Low-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer at the International Gynecologic Cancer Society (IGCS) 2024 Annual Meeting

10/24/2024

Robust overall response rates observed (31% overall, 44% in KRAS mutant, 17% in KRAS wild-type) in patients whose cancer had progressed despite prior treatment with chemotherapy and/or MEK inhibitors and/or bevacizumab Patients on avutometinib and defactinib achieved a median progression free survival of more than one year (12.9 months); 22 months in KRAS mutant population…

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Multiple Clinical Complete Responses Demonstrated Following Single Low Dose Administration of Bel-sar in Patients with Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer (NMIBC) in Ongoing Phase 1 Trial

10/23/2024

Clinical Complete Responses Observed in 4 out of 5 Patients in Subset of Patients with Low Grade Disease; Evidence of Bladder Urothelial Field Effect in Non-Target Tumors Favorable Safety Profile Observed; Only Grade 1 Drug-Related Adverse Events Reported in Less Than 10% of Patients Excerpt from the Press Release: BOSTON, Oct. 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)…

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Foghorn Therapeutics Announces First Patient Dosed with First-in-Class Oral SMARCA2 Selective Inhibitor FHD-909 in a Phase 1 Trial for SMARCA4 Mutated Solid Tumors

10/22/2024

Primary target patient population for the FHD-909 Phase 1 trial is non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) Lilly leads the clinical development of the Phase 1 trial Foghorn’s selective SMARCA2 oncology program is part of a U.S. 50/50 co-development and co-commercialization collaboration with Lilly Excerpt from the Press Release: CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —…

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Arialys Therapeutics Announces First Participants Dosed in a Phase 1 Clinical Trial of ART5803, a Precision Medicine for the Treatment of Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Diseases

10/21/2024

Excerpt from the Press Release: LA JOLLA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Arialys Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering new precision medicines for autoimmune neuropsychiatry, today announced that it has initiated dosing of healthy volunteers in its first clinical trial of ART5803. ART5803 is a therapeutic monoclonal antibody candidate designed to specifically compete with pathogenic autoantibodies targeting the NMDA…

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cTRL Therapeutics Expands in Toronto, Ontario, with Key Investment from FACIT

10/18/2024

New lab and scientific talent in Toronto to strengthen cell therapy developmentcapabilities in Canada Excerpt from the Press Release: TORONTO and SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — cTRL Therapeutics, a biotechnology company advancing next-generation cell therapies for solid tumors, announced that it has secured a follow-on investment from FACIT, further enabling cTRL to build out…

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SkylineDx Announces Presentation of New Data Highlighting the Predictive Power of the CP-GEP Merlin Test for T1a Cutaneous Melanoma Patients at the 21st International Congress of the Society for Melanoma Research

10/17/2024

The Merlin Test (CP-GEP) Accurately Stratifies Cutaneous Melanoma Patients as Low Risk or High Risk for Sentinel Lymph Node Metastases Impacting Clinical Decision Making Excerpt from the Press Release: ROTTERDAM, Netherlands and SAN DIEGO, Oct. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — SkylineDx, an innovative diagnostics company specializing in the research and development of molecular diagnostics for oncology, inflammatory,…

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