Biotechnology

Soligenix COVID-19 Vaccine, CiVax™, Boosts Neutralizing Activity against SARS-CoV-2, including Delta and Omicron

03/28/2022

CiVax™ booster vaccine administered seven months after primary vaccination with COVID-19 adenovirus vaccine shows rapid enhancement of neutralizing antibody responses in non-human primates Neutralizing antibodies against Delta and original strain increased by up to 27-fold within one week and up to 243-fold within three weeks Omicron neutralizing antibody levels were undetectable prior to booster vaccination, and…

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Biological Dynamics Study Demonstrates Detection of Early-Stage Cancers

03/25/2022

In a Nature Communications Medicine publication, the Verita™ proprietary platform detected 96 percent of stage 1 pancreatic cancers and three-quarters of stage 1 ovarian cancers using isolated exosomes and AI-enabled protein marker analysis Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Biological Dynamics, Inc. announces the publication of its study, Early-Stage Multi-Cancer Detection Using an Extracellular Vesicle…

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The Lancet Publishes Positive Results from Capricor Therapeutics’ Phase 2 Study Evaluating CAP-1002 in Late-Stage Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

03/21/2022

-One-Year Final Data Highlights Lead Cell Therapy Asset, CAP-1002, for Safety and Efficacy in Slowing Upper Limb and Cardiac Function Deterioration in Patients- -Data Sets Stage for Pivotal Phase 3 HOPE-3 Clinical Trial- Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN DIEGO, March 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Capricor Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CAPR), a biotechnology company focused on the development…

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Allogene Therapeutics Receives FDA Fast Track Designation for its First Solid Tumor Candidate, ALLO-316 in the Treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma

03/21/2022

ALLO-316 is an allogeneic CAR T therapy candidate targeting CD70, which Has Broad Potential Application Across a Variety of Solid Tumors and Hematologic Malignancies Phase 1 TRAVERSE Trial of ALLO-316 for the Treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) ongoing Excerpt from the Press Release: SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., March 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Allogene…

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Intellia Therapeutics Receives U.S. FDA Orphan Drug Designation for NTLA-5001 for the Treatment of Acute Myeloid Leukemia

03/17/2022

NTLA-5001, a novel T cell receptor (TCR)-T cell therapy, is currently being evaluated in a Phase 1/2a study in adults with persistent or recurrent acute myeloid leukemia Excerpt from the Press Release: CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTLA), a leading clinical-stage genome editing company focused on developing potentially curative…

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Pyramid Biosciences and Caris Life Sciences Announce MI Trials Collaboration for Clinical Trial Matching in Support of Study for Patients with NTRK Fusion Solid Tumors

03/16/2022

– Molecular Intelligence Trials (MI Trials) collaboration will enhance identification of patients with NTRK fusion-positive solid tumors, including primary and metastatic CNS tumors potentially eligible for enrollment in the ongoing PBI-200-101 Phase 1/2 clinical study – Pyramid Biosciences currently developing pipeline of clinical-stage precision medicines, including its lead program PBI-200, a next-generation, highly CNS penetrant…

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Coherus and Junshi Biosciences Announce Positive Results from Phase 3 Esophageal Cancer Study of Toripalimab Published in Cancer Cell

03/14/2022

– Toripalimab plus chemotherapy demonstrates improvement in co-primary endpoints of PFS and OS in patients with advanced ESCC – – PFS and OS benefits were observed across all PD-L1 expression subgroups, including in patients with low PD-L1 expression – Excerpt from the Press Release: REDWOOD CITY, Calif., and SHANGHAI, China, March 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —…

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BeiGene Announces Health Canada Approval for BRUKINSA® (zanubrutinib) in Relapsed or Refractory Marginal Zone Lymphoma

03/11/2022

Follows U.S. approval for relapsed or refractory marginal zone lymphoma in 2021 Third approved indication for BRUKINSA in Canada, following mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) and Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia (WM) Excerpt from the Press Release: MISSISSAUGA, Ontario & CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & BEIJING & BASEL, Switzerland–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BeiGene (NASDAQ: BGNE; HKEX: 06160; SSE: 688235), a global, science-driven biotechnology company…

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ProMIS Neurosciences’ PMN310 antibody demonstrates significant cognitive benefit in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease

03/11/2022

Transgenic mouse model reflects latest scientific understanding of disease – toxic oligomers of amyloid create cognitive deficit Excerpt from the Press Release: ORONTO, Ontario and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ProMIS Neurosciences, Inc. (TSX: PMN) (OTCQB: ARFXF), a biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of antibody therapeutics targeting misfolded proteins such as…

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ALX Oncology Announces First Patient Dosed in ASPEN-06, a Phase 2/3 Study of Evorpacept for the Treatment of Patients with Advanced Gastric or Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer

03/11/2022

Phase 2/3 study initiated in collaboration with Eli Lilly and Company Excerpt from the Press Release: SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., March 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ALX Oncology Holdings Inc., (“ALX Oncology” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company developing therapies to block the CD47 checkpoint mechanism, today announced the first patient has been dosed…

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