Biopharmaceutical

Immunome Announces Initiation of Phase 1b Study of IMM-BCP-01 for the Treatment of COVID-19

06/20/2022

First study subject has been dosed in a single dose/dose escalation study of recently diagnosed COVID-19 patients Study will evaluate safety as the primary end point with pharmacokinetics (PK) and virology as secondary assessments Excerpt from the Press Release: EXTON, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Immunome, Inc. (Nasdaq: IMNM), a biopharmaceutical company that utilizes its human memory B cell…

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ORYZON Announces FDA Orphan Drug Designation Granted to Iadademstat for Treatment of Small Cell Lung Cancer

06/17/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: Now has orphan drug designation for SCLC and AML MADRID, Spain and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Oryzon Genomics, S.A. (ISIN Code: ES0167733015, ORY), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company leveraging epigenetics to develop therapies in diseases with strong unmet medical need, announced today that the U.S. Food and…

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Cend Therapeutics Announces First Patient Treated in Phase 2b Trial of CEND-1 led by Australasian Gastro-Intestinal Trials Group

06/17/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN DIEGO, June 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cend Therapeutics, Inc. (“Cend”) today announced that the first patient has been treated in the Phase 2b study of CEND-1, Cend’s lead investigational drug, in patients with first-line metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. The ASCEND trial is a 125-patient, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical…

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Keros Therapeutics Presents Clinical Trial and Preclinical Study Results from its KER-050 Program and Preclinical Data from its ALK2 Inhibitor Program at the 27th Annual Congress of the European Hematology Association

06/16/2022

Keros Therapeutics will be hosting a conference call and webcast today, June 10, 2022, at 8:00 a.m. Eastern time. Excerpt from the Press Release: LEXINGTON, Mass., June 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Keros Therapeutics, Inc. (“Keros” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: KROS), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of novel treatments for…

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Vincerx Pharma Presents Preclinical and Clinical Data on PTEFb/CDK9 Inhibitor VIP152 in Lymphoma at the European Hematology Association 2022 Congress

06/15/2022

Preclinical data demonstrate VIP152 as the most selective CDK9 inhibitor compared with other CDK9 inhibitors, with the most robust MYC mRNA downregulation Clinical data show improved selectivity, target modulation, early signs of clinical efficacy, and cardiac safety in lymphoma patients treated with VIP152 Excerpt from the Press Release: PALO ALTO, Calif., June 10, 2022 (GLOBE…

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CyanVac Announces Data from Preclinical Studies of Intranasal PIV5-based COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate CVXGA1

06/14/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: ATHENS, Ga. and LOS GATOS, Calif., June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — CyanVac LLC, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing intranasal vaccines using a proprietary transformational parainfluenza virus 5 (PIV5)-based vector, today announced preclinical data in a hamster model using CVXGA1, a COVID-19 vaccine candidate currently in Phase 1 clinical trials. The data show that CVXGA1,…

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Tranquis Therapeutics Announces Successful Completion of Phase 1 Clinical Trial of TQS-168

06/13/2022

-TQS-168 was well tolerated and demonstrated excellent pharmacokinetic properties- -Tranquis plans to start a Phase 2 trial in ALS by the end of 2022- Excerpt from the Press Release: REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Tranquis Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical stage immuno-neurology company developing innovative medicines with the potential to revolutionize the management of neurodegenerative and aging-related diseases,…

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Nexus Medical Labs Receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization for SARS-CoV-2 Test Using the RHINOstic™ Automated Nasal Swab from Rhinostics

06/03/2022

Automated and Easily Scalable Swab-Based Workflow Supports Increased Sample Throughput and Processing Consistency Excerpt from the Press Release: WALTHAM, Mass. & WATERTOWN, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Rhinostics Inc. and Nexus Medical Labs recently received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a molecular SARS-CoV-2 test enabling unsupervised self-collection. The test, based on…

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Scilex, a Sorrento Company, Announces Initiation of a Phase 2 Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of SP-103 in Subjects with Acute Low Back Pain

05/31/2022

Dosing of the first subject in a Phase 2, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel group, multicenter study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of SP-103 (lidocaine topical system) 5.4% in subjects with moderate to severe acute lower back pain (LBP). The trial will enroll 80 patients with acute lower back pain. SP-103 is a pharmacologically validated…

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Vaxart Announces the Publication of Studies in the Peer-Reviewed Journal Science Translational Medicine That Suggest Mucosal Immunization Could Decrease SARS-CoV-2 Transmission

05/30/2022

A preclinical study in hamsters showed both a decrease in infectious virus and in transmission Phase 1 data measuring cross-reactivity also included in the publication Excerpt from the Press Release: SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., May 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Science Translational Medicine has published the results of a Duke University-led preclinical hamster transmission study that found that…

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