Biopharmaceutical

AN2 Therapeutics Initiates Pivotal Phase 2/3 Trial Evaluating Epetraborole for Treatment-Refractory MAC Lung Disease

07/08/2022

AN2 is developing epetraborole as a once-daily, orally administered treatment with a novel mechanism of action for patients with NTM lung disease, with an initial focus on treatment-refractory MAC lung disease Phase 2/3 pivotal trial expected to support regulatory approval for treatment-refractory MAC lung disease; Plan to use LPAD pathway Excerpt from the Press Release:…

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Ventyx Biosciences Announces Positive Topline Phase 1 Data for its Peripheral NLRP3 Inhibitor VTX2735

07/07/2022

Excellent safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetic profile Robust dose-dependent target engagement as measured by ex vivo IL-1β release assay Phase 2 trial planned in CAPS patients to efficiently establish clinical proof of concept Clinical update in Q3 from Phase 1 trial of VTX958, our oral, selective allosteric TYK2 inhibitor Excerpt from the Press Release: ENCINITAS, Calif., June…

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Innovation Pharmaceuticals Acquires Stake in Squalus Medical, Seeks to Reshape Cancer and Epilepsy Treatments through a New Image Guided Laser-Based Ablation Technology

07/07/2022

Innovation Pharmaceuticals acquires a minority ownership ·         Squalus has invented and is developing a leading-edge image guided surgical laser platform for treating previously inoperable cases of epilepsy and for enabling new treatment options for cancer cases in multiple key specialties, including early-stage lung cancer · Squalus to pursue the FDA 510(k) pathway for marketing clearance…

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Codiak Provides Platform-Validating Clinical Update and Data from Phase 1 Trials of exoSTING™ and exoIL-12™

07/06/2022

– Codiak’s engineered exosome candidates demonstrate potential for best-in-class profile, with tumor retention and delivery to the cells of interest allowing for increased therapeutic window – – exoSTING and exoIL-12 demonstrated favorable safety and tolerability profile at repeat doses tested and antitumor activity was observed in both injected and uninjected/distal lesions – – Codiak has…

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Poseida Therapeutics Announces Publication Highlighting Potential of Cas-CLOVER™ as an Efficient and Robust Gene Editing System for Developing Allogeneic CAR-T Products

07/05/2022

Publication highlights ability of Cas-CLOVER to perform multiplexed gene editing to produce allogeneic products with a high percentage of Tscm cells that may result in better tolerability and deeper clinical responses Cas-CLOVER has demonstrated lower off-target and translocation activity than other published technologies including CRISPR, TALENs and Base Editors Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN…

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MediciNova Announces Extension of BARDA Contract to Develop MN-166 (ibudilast) as a Medical Countermeasure Against Chlorine Gas-induced Lung Injury

07/05/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: LA JOLLA, Calif., June 29, 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 a modification to its contract with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), part of…

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MediciNova Announces MN-001 (tipelukast) Research Collaboration with The Juntendo University School of Medicine in Tokyo, Japan

06/29/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: LA JOLLA, Calif., June 22, 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 that it will initiate a comprehensive research collaboration with Juntendo University, School of Medicine…

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Terns Pharmaceuticals Highlights Clinical Data from Multiple NASH Programs in Five Presentations at the EASL International Liver Congress™ 2022

06/29/2022

-Oral presentation of data from Phase 1 first-in-human trial of TERN-501, demonstrating treatment was well-tolerated and resulted in significant dose-dependent effects on key target engagement biomarkers -Additional presentations to detail clinical data from Tern’s extensive pipeline, including TERN-101 and TERN-201 Excerpt from the Press Release: FOSTER CITY, Calif., June 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Terns…

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CymaBay Therapeutics Presents Positive PBC Data at the International Liver Congress™ 2022

06/28/2022

Seladelpar Treatment of PBC Patients for Two Years Predicts Improved Transplant-Free Survival Excerpt from the Press Release: NEWARK, Calif., June 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CymaBay Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBAY), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing therapies for liver and other chronic diseases with high unmet need, today announced encouraging seladelpar data in patients…

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Calithera Biosciences Announces First Patient Enrolled in Phase 2 Clinical Trial of Mivavotinib in Relapsed/Refractory non-GCB (ABC) Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

06/28/2022

— Novel biomarker will be used to identify patients in genetically defined subgroup associated with poorer outcomes — Study will evaluate SYK inhibitor both in patients with wild-type disease and those with tumors that harbor MYD88 or CD79b mutations Excerpt from the Press Release: SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., June 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Calithera…

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