Announcements

Marea Therapeutics Provides Update on Corporate Progress Including Positive Topline Results from Phase 2a Clinical Trial of MAR001 for Cardiovascular Disease and Disclosure of Second Lead Pipeline Program for the Treatment of Acromegaly

01/14/2025

Positive topline results from Phase 2a study of MAR001 demonstrate clinically meaningful reductions in remnant cholesterol and triglycerides; Phase 2b study expected to initiate in First Half 2025 Second Lead Program announced, MAR002, a growth hormone receptor (GHR) antagonist for the treatment of acromegaly; Phase 1 study expected to initiate in Second Half 2025 Marea…

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Verastem Oncology Announces FDA Acceptance and Priority Review of New Drug Application for Avutometinib in Combination with Defactinib for the Treatment of Recurrent KRAS Mutant Low-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer

01/13/2025

PDUFA target action date is June 30, 2025 If approved, avutometinib in combination with defactinib would be the first-ever FDA-approved treatment specifically for adults with recurrent KRAS mutant LGSOC cerpt from the Press Release: BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq: VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with cancer, today announced that the…

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Aclarity Graduated from Mansfield Bio-Incubator

01/10/2025

Excerpt from the Press Release: MANSFIELD, MA – Last month, Aclarity, a leader in PFAS removal, officially completed the move from Mansfield Bio-Incubator to their new headquarters in Medway. September 2022, the time when Aclarity became Mansfield Bio-Incubator’s member with less than five lab-based employees and taking up a bench in the shared space, seems…

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NRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:NRXP) Files Initial Section of U.S. New Drug Application to the FDA for NRX-100 (IV Ketamine) for the Treatment of Suicidal Depression

01/09/2025

Excerpt from the Press Release: WILMINGTON, Del., Dec. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — NRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: NRXP) (“NRx”, the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced the transmission of first section of its New Drug Application (NDA) for NRX-100 (ketamine) for electronic filing with the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA). NRX-100 was initially granted…

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Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Develop New Tool with Potential to Advance Precision Medicine Treatment for Cancer

01/08/2025

Technology Discovers Antigen-Reactive T Cell Receptors with High Efficiency Excerpt from the Press Release: PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania developed a new screening technology, Aptamer-based T Lymphocyte Activity Screening and SEQuencing (ATLAS-seq), to better identify antigen-reactive T…

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First of Its Kind Gene Therapy Model Offers Hope for X-Linked Sideroblastic Anemia Treatment

01/07/2025

New model and vector could be instrumental in transforming the lives of XLSA patients and those with a broad spectrum of other diseases Excerpt from the Press Release: PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine pioneered a first of its kind…

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Foghorn Therapeutics Provides Update on FHD-286 Clinical Development Program and Strategic Priorities

12/31/2024

Objective clinical responses by standard response criteria observed in Phase 1 dose escalation trial for FHD-286 in combination with decitabine in patients with relapsed and/or refractory AML; efficacy threshold not achieved to support continued development by Foghorn alone Company to prioritize investment into proprietary pipeline and Lilly collaboration programs, including the clinical-stage selective SMARCA2 (BRM)…

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Senti Bio Announces First Patient Dosed in Clinical Trial of SN301A in Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Collaboration with Celest Therapeutics

12/30/2024

Dose-finding clinical trial in China designed to evaluate safety and preliminary anti-tumor activity of SN301A (SENTI-301A manufactured in China) in hepatocellular carcinoma (“HCC”) Excerpt from the Press Release: SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Dec. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Senti Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNTI) (“Senti Bio”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing next-generation cell and gene therapies using…

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Contineum Therapeutics Initiates Patient Dosing in Phase 1b Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Trial of PIPE-791

12/27/2024

– Phase 1b trial will evaluate receptor occupancy of PIPE-791 in the brain and lungs of patients in multiple cohorts using a PET tracer of the LPA1 receptor – Topline data readout planned for the second quarter of 2025 Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Contineum Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTNM) (Contineum or the Company), a clinical…

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IDEAYA Announces IDMC Recommendation of Move-Forward Dose in Part 2a of Registration-Enabling Trial of Darovasertib and Crizotinib Combination in 1L HLA-A2-Negative Metastatic Uveal Melanoma

12/26/2024

Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — IDEAYA Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDYA), a precision medicine oncology company committed to the discovery and development of targeted therapeutics, today announced the Independent Data Monitoring Committee (IDMC) recommendation of a move-forward dose and the completion of the Part 2a dose optimization consistent with the U.S. Food…

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