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Executing in a Year of Correction: Doing More with Less

02/02/2023

Excerpt from the Press Release: As we begin a new year, a singular message rings true across all pockets of the life science industry – we must ‘do more with less.’ This message was echoed during the recent JP Morgan Healthcare Conference and will continue to resonate throughout the year. The macroeconomic conditions facing our…

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The Rett Syndrome Research Trust Funds Herophilus’ Rett Syndrome Lead Candidate Studies

02/01/2023

Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Herophilus announced today that in vivo studies underway of its lead candidate HRP-12975 are funded in part by the Rett Syndrome Research Trust (RSRT). HRP-12975 is the first small molecule therapy for Rett Syndrome with the potential to reverse the root cause of the disease, MECP2 deficiency. HRP-12975…

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JACC Publication Guides Use of CareDx’s HeartCare Transplant Rejection Surveillance in Clinical Practice

02/01/2023

Guide Helps Transplant Centers Continue the Evolution from Endomyocardial Biopsies to Noninvasive Surveillance Using AlloMap GEP and AlloSure dd-cfDNA Excerpt from the Press Release: BRISBANE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CareDx, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNA) – The Transplant Company™ focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of clinically differentiated, high-value healthcare solutions for transplant patients and caregivers – today announced that…

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LAPIX Therapeutics Inc. Announces a Successful Conclusion of its Pre-IND Meeting Request with the U.S. FDA

02/01/2023

Excerpt from the Press Release: BOSTON, Jan. 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — LAPIX Therapeutics, Inc. (“LAPIX”), a biopharma company focused on developing novel, orally bioavailable immune system restoration therapies for autoimmune diseases and oncology, today announced the successful outcome of its pre-IND meeting request with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The meeting’s objective…

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Centessa Pharmaceuticals Announces FDA Clearance of IND Application for Phase 1/2a Clinical Trial of LB101, First LockBody® Candidate, for Solid Tumors

01/30/2023

LB101 is a conditionally tetravalent PD-L1xCD47 LockBody bispecific monoclonal antibody being developed for solid tumors Excerpt from the Press Release: BOSTON and LONDON, Jan. 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Centessa Pharmaceuticals plc (Nasdaq: CNTA), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company that aims to discover and develop medicines that are transformational for patients, today announced that it has received…

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Bone Biologics Advances Preparations for NB1 Pilot Clinical Trial with Engagement of Contract Research Organization

01/30/2023

Excerpt from the Press Release: BURLINGTON, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Bone Biologics Corporation (NASDAQ: BBLG), a developer of orthobiologic products for spine fusion markets, announces it has engaged Avania as the contract research organization (CRO) for the Company’s pilot clinical trial with NB1. Avania is an integrated global, full-service CRO with specialized expertise in medical devices, novel technology…

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Ionis Chief Scientific Officer C. Frank Bennett, Ph.D. to receive Rainwater Prize for Outstanding Innovation in Neurodegenerative Disease Research

01/30/2023

Excerpt from the Press Release: CARLSBAD, Calif., Jan. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: IONS) today announced that Chief Scientific Officer C. Frank Bennett, Ph.D., has been named a co-recipient of the Rainwater Prize for Outstanding Innovation in Neurodegenerative Disease Research. Dr. Bennett shares this year’s prize with Don W. Cleveland, Ph.D., chair…

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Sutro Biopharma Announces Update from STRO-002, Luveltamab Tazevibulin (Luvelta), Phase 1 Dose-Expansion Study and Registrational Plans in Advanced Ovarian Cancer

01/27/2023

– Results from the STRO-002 (luvelta) Phase 1 dose-expansion study demonstrate that FolRα-selected patients experienced meaningful clinical benefit, with 43.8% ORR, median DOR of 5.4 months, and median PFS of 6.6 months at the higher starting dose of 5.2mg/kg – – Meaningful clinical benefit was observed in FolRα-selected patients, defined as TPS>25%, which is potentially…

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Alterity Therapeutics Launches ATH434 Phase 2 Clinical Trial in the United States for the Treatment of Individuals with Multiple System Atrophy

01/27/2023

U.S. now open for enrollment of rare, rapidly progressive Parkinsonian Disorder Excerpt from the Press Release: MELBOURNE, Australia and SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Alterity Therapeutics (ASX: ATH, NASDAQ: ATHE) (“Alterity” or “the Company”), a biotechnology company dedicated to developing disease modifying treatments for neurodegenerative diseases, today announced the Company’s Phase 2 clinical trial of ATH434 for…

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Zenas BioPharma Announces First Patient Dosed in Phase 3 Clinical Study of Obexelimab for the Treatment of Immunoglobulin G4-Related Disease (IgG4-RD)

01/27/2023

Global Phase 3 INDIGO study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of obexelimab in patients with IgG4-RD, a chronic and serious fibroinflammatory disease typically affecting multiple organs IgG4-RD is the first of several potential disease indications to be pursued for obexelimab given its unique non-depleting, B-cell inhibition Excerpt from the Press Release: WALTHAM, Mass., Jan.…

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