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Imperative Care Announces Positive New Data Underscoring the Safety and Efficacy of the Zoom Stroke Solution to Treat Distal Occlusions in Ischemic Stroke Patients

09/01/2022

Independent Data Presented at the World Federation of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology 2022 Annual Meeting Highlights the Benefits of Vessel-Matching with Zoom Reperfusion Catheters Excerpt from the Press Release: CAMPBELL, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Imperative Care, Inc. today announced that new data evaluating the utility of the Zoom Stroke Solution were presented at the World Federation of Interventional…

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Study Published in JHEP Reports Shows Efruxifermin Rapidly Improved Fibrosis in Cirrhotic NASH patients After 16 Weeks of Treatment

08/31/2022

33% improved by one fibrosis stage without worsening of NASH; 25% of patients treated with efruxifermin showed NASH resolution Consistent with the results for the pre-cirrhotic population (F1-F3), patients with cirrhosis also had improved markers of liver injury, glucose metabolism, and lipid metabolism Excerpt from the Press Release: SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Aug. 24, 2022…

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Stoke Therapeutics Enrolls First Patient in a Natural History Study of People Living with Autosomal Dominant Optic Atrophy (ADOA)

08/31/2022

– ADOA is primarily caused by mutations in the OPA1 gene that result in progressive and irreversible vision loss in both eyes starting in the first decade of life – – The FALCON study is designed to evaluate disease progression and its effects on patients – – Data will support clinical development plans for STK-002,…

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UBC researchers say they’ve found ‘weak spot’ in all COVID-19 variants that could lead to better treatment

08/29/2022

Scientists say certain antibody fragment effectively neutralized variants by latching to vulnerability Excerpt from the Press Release: Researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) have discovered what they describe as a “weak spot” in all of the major variants of the virus that causes COVID-19 — a revelation they believe could open the door for treatments to fight current…

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Sight Sciences Announces Long-Term Safety and Effectiveness Data of Standalone Use of the OMNI® Surgical System in Patients with Open Angle Glaucoma

08/29/2022

Three-year, standalone (not combined with cataract surgery) data shows the non-implantable minimally invasive glaucoma surgery effectively reduces intraocular pressure and reduces need for IOP-lowering medications in open-angle glaucoma patients Excerpt from the Press Release: MENLO PARK, Calif., Aug. 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sight Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGHT), an eyecare technology company focused on developing…

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CureVac Starts Phase 1 Clinical Study of Modified, Omicron-Targeting COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate

08/26/2022

Phase 1 dose-escalation study to be conducted at clinical sites in the U.S., the UK, Australia, and the Philippines Milestone demonstrates CureVac’s continued execution on comprehensive clinical program of second-generation vaccine candidates for infectious diseases Excerpt from the Press Release: TÜBINGEN, GERMANY and BOSTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / August 18, 2022 / CureVac N.V. (Nasdaq:CVAC),…

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Cellarity Releases Novel, Open-Source, Single-Cell Dataset and Invites the Machine Learning and Computational Biology Communities to Develop New Algorithms Capable of Learning Fundamental Rules of Cell Behavio

08/26/2022

The dataset will be publicly available for a Kaggle competition presented at NeurIPS 2022 hosted by Open Problems in Single-Cell Analysis in collaboration with Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, Yale University, and Helmholtz Munich Excerpt from the Press Release: SOMERVILLE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cellarity, a life sciences company founded by Flagship Pioneering to transform the way…

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SpIntellx and iCura Diagnostics Partner to Expand Access to Advanced Spatial Analytics and Explainable AI Products for Pathology and Oncology Research

08/23/2022

SpIntellx, Inc., a leader in spatially intelligent biology, and iCura Diagnostics, a leading contract research organization (CRO) focused on capitalizing multiomic data to accelerate end-to-end clinical workflow solutions and biomarker discovery, today announced a partnership to transform precision oncology through unlocking the power of genomic, proteomics, and transcriptomic data using advanced spatial analytics. Excerpt from…

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Dermaliq Therapeutics announces first patient dosed in Phase 1b/2 trial evaluating DLQ02 for treatment of plaque psoriasis

08/23/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: WILMINGTON, Del.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dermaliq Therapeutics, Inc. (Dermaliq), a private, clinical stage pharmaceutical company with a focus on dermatology, today announced first patient dosed in a Phase 1b/2a trial with DLQ02, a topical calcineurin inhibitor. The trial is designed to evaluate the safety, systemic absorption, pharmacodynamics, and clinical efficacy of DLQ02 in…

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Cure Rare Disease Receives FDA Approval to Administer First-in-Human CRISPR Therapeutic

08/22/2022

The first-of-its-kind, CRISPR-based therapeutic aims to stop the progression of Duchenne muscular dystrophy in a single-patient dosing Excerpt from the Press Release: BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cure Rare Disease (CRD) – a Boston-based 501c3 nonprofit biotech – announces the approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to administer its very first therapeutic. The drug, named CRD-TMH-001, treats…

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