Announcements

Proof Diagnostics Submits Request For Emergency Use Authorization Seeking First Approval Of Crispr-based Molecular Point-of-care Covid-19 Test

04/14/2022

If authorized by the FDA, the Proof Lab Test System may be used to deliver accurate, actionable, lab-quality results for COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) in as little as 18 minutes Excerpt from the Press Release: CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Proof Diagnostics, Inc., an innovative healthcare technology company delivering innovative solutions in molecular diagnostics, today announced the submission…

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BriaCell advances preparatory work for new Bria-OTS™ breast cancer clinical trial

04/14/2022

Bria-OTS™ would build on BriaCell’s existing clinical trial data with Bria-IMT™, treating each patient with the optimized pre-manufactured Bria-OTS™ formulation based on HLA-type. BriaCell and National Cancer Institute collaborating on Bria-OTS™, BriaCell’s off-the-shelf personalized immunotherapy, as a treatment for cancer. BriaCell to present Bria-OTS™ approach at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2022. Excerpt from the…

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Annexon Biosciences Completes Enrollment in ARCHER Phase 2 Trial of Novel C1q Inhibitor, ANX007, in Patients with Geographic Atrophy

04/13/2022

Topline efficacy and safety data expected in first half of 2023 Excerpt from the Press Release: BRISBANE, Calif., April 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Annexon, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANNX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a new class of complement medicines for patients with classical complement-mediated autoimmune, neurodegenerative and ophthalmic disorders, today announced the completion of enrollment in the…

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Twist Bioscience Signs Antibody Discovery Collaboration with MediSix Therapeutics to Develop T-cell Therapies

04/13/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: OUTH SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Twist Bioscience Corporation (NASDAQ: TWST), a company enabling customers to succeed through its offering of high-quality synthetic DNA using its silicon platform, and MediSix Therapeutics, a cell therapy company creating novel therapeutics to target T-cell leukemia and lymphoma, today announced a collaboration to discover novel antibodies against…

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NeuroSense Therapeutics Granted Patent in Canada for its ALS Drug PrimeC

04/13/2022

– Patent valid through 2038 – Phase IIb ALS trial expected to commence H1 2022 Excerpt from the Press Release: CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — NeuroSense Therapeutics Ltd. (Nasdaq: NRSN) (“NeuroSense”), a company developing treatments for severe neurodegenerative diseases, today announced the Canadian Intellectual Property Office has granted the Company a key patent titled “Compositions…

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Spero Therapeutics Tebipenem Pivoxil Hydrobromide Phase 3 Data Published in The New England Journal of Medicine

04/12/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Spero Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPRO) today announced publication in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) of the results from the Phase 3 ADAPT-PO clinical trial for its investigational oral carbapenem antibiotic, tebipenem pivoxil hydrobromide (tebipenem HBr). The paper, titled “Oral Tebipenem Pivoxil Hydrobromide in…

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Talaris Therapeutics Presents Data on COVID-19 Outcomes Among Kidney Transplant Patients Treated with FCR001

04/12/2022

Low rate of COVID-19 infection observed in vaccinated, durably chimeric patients off immunosuppression No evidence of acute kidney injury or impaired renal function in FCR001-treated patients with COVID-19 infection No patients lost chimerism as a result of COVID-19 vaccination or infection Excerpt from the Press Release: BOSTON and LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Talaris Therapeutics,…

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Atreca Announces Expansion of Preclinical Pipeline

04/12/2022

Atreca Announces Licensing Agreement with Zymeworks Atreca Declares EphA2-Targeting ADC (ATRC-301) as Clinical Candidate Virtual R&D Day scheduled for today at 4:15 p.m. EDT Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN CARLOS, Calif., April 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Atreca, Inc. (Atreca) (NASDAQ: BCEL), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing novel therapeutics generated through a…

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Ocugen, Inc. Announces First Patient Dosed in Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial for Gene Therapy Candidate OCU400 to Treat Inherited Retinal Degeneration

04/11/2022

Announcement marks first clinical trial in humans of Ocugen’s modifier gene therapy platform Excerpt from the Press Release: MALVERN, Pa., April 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ocugen, Inc. (NASDAQ: OCGN), a biotechnology company focused on discovering, developing, and commercializing novel gene therapies, biologicals and vaccines, announced that the first patient has been dosed in the Phase 1/2…

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Anixa Biosciences Announces the Initiation of its Ovarian Cancer CAR-T Phase 1 Trial at Moffitt Cancer Center

04/11/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN JOSE, Calif., March 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Anixa Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANIX), a biotechnology company focused on the treatment and prevention of cancer and infectious diseases, today announced the initiation of a Phase 1 trial evaluating its novel chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy in ovarian cancer. The CAR-T approach used for Anixa’s therapy…

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