Announcements

Fusion Pharmaceuticals Strengthens Actinium Supply with Onsite Isotope Production through Expanded BWXT Medical Collaboration

11/24/2023

Excerpt from the Press Release: HAMILTON, ON and BOSTON, Nov. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Fusion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: FUSN), and BWXT Medical Ltd., a subsidiary of BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT), today announced that the companies have entered into a new agreement for the supply of generators to produce actinium-225, a medical isotope used to treat cancer in clinical trials. Under…

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BPGbio Announces Phase 2 BPM31510 Glioblastoma Trial-in-Progress Update at Society for Neuro-Oncology Annual Meeting

11/23/2023

Excerpt from the Press Release: BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BPGbio, Inc., a leading biology-first AI-powered biopharma that focuses on oncology, neurology, and rare diseases, today announced that researchers will present data from an ongoing phase 2 trial study of BPGbio lead candidate, BPM31510, in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), at the Society for Neuro-Oncology Annual Meeting…

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World-first gene therapy for 2 blood disorders — sickle cell and thalassemia — approved

11/22/2023

Casgevy the 1st medicine licensed using the gene editing tool CRISPR Excerpt from the Press Release: Britain’s medicines regulator has authorized the world’s first gene therapy treatment for sickle cell disease, in a move that could offer relief to thousands of people with the disease in the U.K.  In a statement on Thursday, the Medicines…

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Veracyte Announces In Vitro Diagnostic Agreement with Illumina to Broaden Availability of Its Tests for Patients Globally

11/20/2023

Agreement is part of Veracyte’s multi-platform strategy for its decentralized IVD tests outside of the U.S. Excerpt from the Press Release: SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nov. 7, 2023– Veracyte, Inc. (Nasdaq: VCYT) today announced that it has entered into a multi-year agreement with Illumina, Inc. (Nasdaq: ILMN) to develop and offer some of its high-performing…

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Alterity Therapeutics Completes Enrolment in ATH434-201 Phase 2 Clinical Trial in Multiple System Atrophy

11/17/2023

– ATH434-201 is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in early-stage MSA – – Lead clinical development program enrolled 77 participants globally – Excerpt from the Press Release: MELBOURNE, Australia and SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Alterity Therapeutics (ASX: ATH, NASDAQ: ATHE) (“Alterity” or “the Company”), a biotechnology company dedicated to developing disease…

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Artiva Biotherapeutics Receives Immunology Innovation of the Year in the 2023 BioTech Breakthrough Awards Program

11/16/2023

Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Artiva Biotherapeutics, Inc., a clinical stage company with the mission to develop effective, safe, and accessible cell therapies for patients with devastating autoimmune diseases and cancers, today announced it has been awarded Immunology Innovation of the Year in the third annual BioTech Breakthrough Awards program, which conducts the…

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Corner Therapeutics Announces First Publication on Proprietary Catalytic Adjuvant Platform

11/15/2023

Excerpt from the Press Release: WATERTOWN, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Corner Therapeutics, a biotechnology company exploiting a new scientific paradigm to boost the immune response to disease, today announced the first publication detailing their proprietary Catalytic Adjuvant platform that drives strong T cell immune responses to mRNA vaccines. The publication in the journal mBio is titled “mRNAs encoding…

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Calidi Biotherapeutics (NYSEAM: CLDI) Presents Data on CLD-201 Demonstrating Inhibition of Tumor Growth and Induction of Robust Anti-Tumor Immunity at the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer’s 38th Annual Meeting (SITC 2023)

11/14/2023

Poster also details clinical readiness for CLDI-201 and plans to initiate Phase 1 study in 2024 Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Calidi Biotherapeutics, Inc. (NYSE American: CLDI or “Calidi”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing a new generation of targeted immunotherapies, today announced the presentation of new preclinical data from the company’s CLD-201 (SuperNova)…

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Terns Pharmaceuticals Announces First Participant Dosed in Phase 1 Clinical Trial of TERN-601 Oral GLP-1 Receptor Agonist for Treatment of Obesity

11/13/2023

Phase 1 trial underway for Terns’ first oral GLP-1R agonist candidate for obesity, with 28-day proof of concept data anticipated in 2H24 Oral GLP-1R agonist offers potential for weight loss and improved convenience compared to currently marketed injectables Excerpt from the Press Release: FOSTER CITY, Calif., Nov. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Terns Pharmaceuticals, Inc.…

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Kronos Bio Presents Positive Preliminary Data from the Phase 1 Dose Escalation Portion of the Ongoing Phase 1/2 KB-0742 Study at the Connective Tissue Oncology Society Annual Meeting

11/10/2023

Brian Van Tine, M.D., of Washington University School of Medicine, shares data from the ongoing phase 1/2 KB-0742 clinical study that clearly corresponds with the findings from the pre-clinical studies at leading international sarcoma meeting KB-0742 demonstrated on-mechanism, single agent anti-tumor activity and a manageable safety profile in heavily pre-treated patients with transcriptionally addicted solid tumors …

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