Biotechnology

Aitia and G3 Therapeutics Publish Results Identifying New Causal Biomarkers of Atherosclerotic Coronary Artery Disease (ASCAD), the Leading Cause of Morbidity and Mortality Worldwide

01/18/2023

Excerpt from the Press Release: ATLANTA and SOMERVILLE, Mass., Jan. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — G3 Therapeutics, a life sciences company that leverages large-scale multi-omic biological big data to develop life-changing therapeutics and diagnostics, and Aitia, the leader in the application of Causal AI and “Digital Twins” to discover and develop new drugs, today announced results…

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Jasper Therapeutics Announces New Positive Briquilimab Data to be Presented at the 2023 Tandem Meetings: Transplantation & Cellular Therapy Meetings of ASTCT and CIBMTR

01/18/2023

Three abstracts highlight the safety and efficacy of briquilimab combined with low-toxicity radiation conditioning to achieve full donor engraftment and leukemia disease eradication Excerpt from the Press Release: REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Jan. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Jasper Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: JSPR) (“Jasper” or the “Company”), a biotechnology company developing novel antibody therapies addressing chronic…

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Nalu Medical, Inc., Announces Publication of Two Spinal Cord Stimulation Clinical Studies

01/17/2023

Both studies report on clinical outcomes related to the use of the Nalu proprietary, multidimensional Pulsed Stimulation Pattern (PSP) waveform Excerpt from the Press Release: CARLSBAD, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nalu Medical, Inc. (“Nalu”), a Carlsbad, California-based company that has successfully miniaturized neurostimulation implants for the management of chronic intractable pain for both Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) and…

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Carmot Therapeutics Launches Spin-Off, Kimia Therapeutics, to Focus on Metabolic Disease

01/16/2023

– Spin-off of technology platform to newly-formed Kimia Therapeutics intended to maximize the full potential of Carmot’s metabolic portfolio while enabling Kimia to pursue a broad range of opportunities across oncology, immunology and inflammation – – Encouraging clinical data from CT-388 and CT-868, Carmot’s dual GLP-1/GIP receptor modulators, represent significant opportunity for Carmot to advance…

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Aligos Therapeutics on Track to Complete Phase 2-Enabling Activities in 2023 for its Clinically Validated THR-ß Drug Candidate for NASH, ALG-055009

01/16/2023

– Final cohort of Phase 1 study projected to be complete in H1 2023 – – Phase 2-enabling GLP toxicology studies projected to be complete in H2 2023 – – Clinical update on all pipeline programs to be presented at the 2023 J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on January 12 at 10:30 a.m. PT – Excerpt…

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Madrigal Announces Additional Positive Results from the Pivotal Phase 3 MAESTRO-NASH Clinical Trial of Resmetirom for the Treatment of NASH with Liver Fibrosis

01/13/2023

As previously reported, resmetirom demonstrated improvements in NASH and liver fibrosis on liver biopsies, the primary endpoints of the MAESTRO-NASH trialA supportive analysis using consensus reads of digitized biopsy images by the central pathologists replicated the positive primary endpoint resultsThese data will be presented at the NASH-TAG Conference on Friday January 6th, 2023 Excerpt from…

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Integral Molecular Reveals Mechanism Underlying Exquisite Specificity of Claudin 6 Therapeutic Antibody Being Developed for Solid Tumors

01/13/2023

Excerpt from the Press Release: PHILADELPHIA–Integral Molecular, the industry leader in antibody discovery for membrane proteins, has published the targeting mechanism enabling best-in-class specificity of its Claudin 6 (CLDN6) antibody CTIM-76 being developed for cancer therapy with Context Therapeutics. CLDN6 is a tumor-specific protein found in multiple solid tumors—including ovarian, endometrial, lung, gastric, and testicular—but…

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QurAlis Announces First-in-Human Dose in Phase 1 Clinical Trial of QRL-101, a First-in-Class Kv7 Precision Therapy for ALS

01/11/2023

QRL-101 aims to reduce hyperexcitability-induced motor neuron degeneration Excerpt from the Press Release: CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — QurAlis Corporation, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing breakthrough precision medicines for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other neurodegenerative diseases with genetically validated targets, today announced that the company recently initiated dosing in a Phase 1…

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Minovia Therapeutics Reports First Clinical Data Demonstrating Disease-Modifying Efficacy and Safety of Mitochondrial Augmentation Therapy in Pediatric Patients with Primary Mitochondrial Diseases

01/10/2023

First in human clinical study provides proof-of-concept for mitochondrial augmentation therapy platform, which enables use of healthy mitochondria to improve mitochondrial function and mitigate effects of large-scale mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) deletion syndromes Study showed improved quality of life measures in children with Pearson Syndrome and Kearns-Sayre Syndrome spectrum No treatment-related adverse effects reported in study…

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Vir Biotechnology Achieves Target Enrollment for Groundbreaking Phase 2 PENINSULA Trial Evaluating VIR-2482 for Prevention of Seasonal Influenza A

01/06/2023

– Approximately 3,000 participants enrolled with initial trial data expected in mid-2023 – Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIR) today announced it has achieved the target enrollment of approximately 3,000 participants in the groundbreaking Phase 2 PENINSULA (PrevEntioN of IllNesS DUe to InfLuenza…

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