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Based on positive feedback provided by FDA on key clinical design details Jasper plans to initiate registrational studies in AML and MDS patients Excerpt from the Press Release: REDWOOD CITY, Calif., April 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Jasper Therapeutics, Inc., (NASDAQ: JSPR) a biotechnology company focused on hematopoietic stem cell therapies, today announced that after…
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The approval of the first oral pill to treat a rare anemia heralds the arrival of a new class of agents that could shake up enzyme replacement therapies for metabolic disease. Excerpt from the Press Release: The US approval in February of Agios Pharmaceuticals’ Pyrukynd (mitapivat) for pyruvate kinase deficiency (PKD) is a first on…
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Excerpt from the Press Release: VITRAC Therapeutics, LLC (VITRAC) initiated a Phase 1/2 clinical trial of VIC-1911 in combination with sirolimus and post-transplant cyclophosphamide (PTCy) as graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis in myeloablative allogeneic stem cell transplantation. VIC-1911 is an oral selective Aurora kinase A inhibitor (AURKA). The trial is being carried out at the University…
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-Nasal CBD Candidate to Manage Seizures Associated with Epilepsy in Children and Adults- Excerpt from the Press Release: Virpax® Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Virpax” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: VRPX), a company specializing in developing non-addictive product candidates for pain management, CNS disorders and anti-viral indications, reported preclinical pharmacokinetics (PK) results for VRP324 (MET-CBD), a nose-to-brain delivery platform for CBD…
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PN-943 achieved 27.5% clinical remission with a delta of 13% versus placebo, with strong concordance across all key proxies including histological and endoscopic endpoints for efficacy, in the twice daily 150 mg dose arm Achieved clinical proof-of-concept and validation for oral, gut-restricted approach for ulcerative colitis via blockade of the alpha-4-beta-7-integrin pathway Plans underway for…
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Excerpt from the Press Release: Quantum Leap Healthcare Collaborative™ (Quantum Leap) and Ambrx Biopharma Inc., or Ambrx, (NYSE: AMAM), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company using an expanded genetic code technology platform to create Engineered Precision Biologics, today announced the selection of Ambrx’s antibody drug conjugate (ADC) ARX788 for a new investigational treatment arm in the I-SPY 2.2…
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Excerpt from the Press Release: CARLSBAD, Calif., April 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — DCN Dx, a global leader in the end-to-end development, manufacture, and commercialization of point-of-use tests, today announced it has completed its acquisition of Biomed Diagnostics, Inc., a microbiological testing products company based in White City, Oregon. The acquisition expands DCN Dx’s footprint in the point-of-use testing…
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– Met pre-specified efficacy endpoints in chronic pouchitis, a difficult-to-treat inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)– AMT-101 demonstrated favorable clinical activity and appeared safe and well-tolerated, supporting potentially best-in-class profile– Achieved clinically meaningful responses in stool frequency and histologic healing in both 3mg and 10mg dosage groups– Independent Data Monitoring Committee (DMC) recommends advancing to Phase 3 in chronic…
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Phase 1 trial with cancer-targeting adenovirus enhanced with a TGFβ Trap continues to investigate safety and anti-tumor activity in patients with advanced cancer Excerpt from the Press Release: TORREY PINES, Calif., April 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — EpicentRx Inc., a leading-edge immunotherapy company using groundbreaking science to treat cancer and multiple inflammatory-driven diseases, today announced the initiation of the…
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Excerpt from the Press Release: LA JOLLA, Calif., April 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MediciNova, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company traded on the NASDAQ Global Market (NASDAQ:MNOV) and the JASDAQ Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Code Number: 4875), today announced data demonstrating that MN-166 (ibudilast) prevents metastasis in a uveal melanoma (UM) animal model was…
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