Biopharmaceutical

Phase 2a Study of HU6, Rivus Pharmaceuticals’ Investigational Controlled Metabolic Accelerator, Demonstrates Clinical Benefit in Patients with High Body Mass Index and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

10/17/2023

– Results showing significant reductions in liver fat content and body weight, no loss of lean muscle mass, and improvement in key markers of metabolism and inflammation published in The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology – – HU6 was well tolerated at once-daily oral doses with adverse events mainly mild or moderate in severity Excerpt from…

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Aligos Therapeutics Announces IND Clearance for NASH lead, ALG-055009

10/02/2023

– Phase 2a NASH protocol on track to be submitted to the IND in Q4 2023, enrollment expected to begin in Q1 2024 Excerpt from the Press Release: SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Sept. 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Aligos Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALGS, “Aligos”), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel therapeutics to…

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Ocugen Announces Positive Clinical Study Update from the Phase 1/2 Trial of OCU400, a Modifier Gene Therapy Product Candidate, for the Treatment of Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) and Leber Congenital Amaurosis (LCA)

09/26/2023

Excerpt from the Press Release: MALVERN, Pa., Sept. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ocugen, Inc. (Ocugen or the Company) (NASDAQ: OCGN), a biotechnology company focused on discovering, developing, and commercializing novel gene and cell therapies, biologics, and vaccines, today announced a clinical study update for Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) participants treated in the Phase 1/2 trial…

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Vincerx Pharma Doses First Patient in the Phase 1 Clinical Trial Evaluating VIP943

09/25/2023

Phase 1 trial enrolling patients with relapsed/refractory AML, MDS and B-cell ALL Excerpt from the Press Release: PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Vincerx Pharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: VINC)(“Vincerx”), a biopharmaceutical company aspiring to address the unmet medical needs of patients with cancer through paradigm-shifting therapeutics, today reported that the first patient has been…

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Denali Therapeutics Announces New Interim Data from Phase 1/2 Study of DNL310 (ETV:IDS) in MPS II (Hunter Syndrome) at SSIEM 2023

09/07/2023

Excerpt from the Press Release: SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Aug. 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Denali Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: DNLI), a biopharmaceutical company developing a broad portfolio of product candidates engineered to cross the blood-brain barrier for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases and lysosomal storage diseases, today announced new interim data from the ongoing open-label,…

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Foghorn Therapeutics Announces First Patient Dosed in Phase 1 Combination Study of FHD-286 for Relapsed and/or Refractory AML

09/06/2023

Excerpt from the Press Release: CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Foghorn® Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: FHTX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering a new class of medicines that treat serious disease by correcting abnormal gene expression, today announced the first patient has been dosed in the Phase 1 study of FHD-286 in combination with decitabine…

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Astria Therapeutics Announces Publication of STAR-0215 Preclinical Data in the Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

09/05/2023

Excerpt from the Press Release: BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Astria Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATXS), a biopharmaceutical company developing STAR-0215 for the treatment of hereditary angioedema (HAE) and focused on life-changing therapies for rare and niche allergic and immunological diseases, today announced that preclinical data supporting STAR-0215’s profile as a potential long-acting therapy for hereditary angioedema (HAE) dosed once every three…

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XyloCor Therapeutics Presents Phase 2 Data Highlighting Safety and Efficacy of XC001 at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2023

08/30/2023

– Positive Phase 2 EXACT Trial results at 6-months underscore significant potential of investigational therapy in refractory angina – Six-month data have since been sustained out to 12-months supporting durability of XC001 safety and efficacy profile – XC001 targets unmet medical need among patients with refractory angina who have a debilitating quality-of-life burden and no…

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Nura Bio Initiates Phase I Clinical Trial for its Oral, Brain-Penetrant SARM1 Inhibitor, NB-4746

08/29/2023

– NB-4746 is being developed as a neuroprotective therapy for neurological diseases – Milestone marks Nura Bio’s transition to a clinical-stage company Excerpt from the Press Release: SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nura Bio, Inc. (Nura Bio), a biopharmaceutical company developing neuroprotective, small molecule therapies for the treatment of debilitating neurological diseases, today announced the initiation…

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10xBio Announces the Completion of Enrollment In Phase 2b Clinical Trial of Novel Drug For Submental Body Contouring

08/25/2023

The biotechnology company aims to offer patients an improved, non-invasive solution for beneath-the-chin body contouring Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN DIEGO, Aug. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — 10xBio, LLC, a biotechnology company that focuses on new uses for existing therapies and technologies, announced today that it has completed enrollment in a repeat treatment study of its…

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