Biotechnology

Biocept Presentation at Molecular Medicine Tri-Con Meeting Highlights Potential of CNSide™ Assay to Support Development of Targeted Therapies for Metastatic Brain Cancer

03/04/2022

Ability to serially monitor treatment response, identify key biomarkers and customize assay aids clinical research efforts to improve treatment for metastatic cancers involving brain and spinal cord Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Feb. 22, 2022– Biocept, Inc. (Nasdaq: BIOC), a leading provider of molecular diagnostic assays, products and services, highlighted the ability of its CNSide™ cerebrospinal…

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Merlin Test reduces unnecessary surgeries and associated complications for melanoma patients

03/01/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: ROTTERDAM, Netherlands and SAN DIEGO, Feb. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Today, SkylineDx announced that their Merlin Test for melanoma patients would have been able to reduce over 59% of surgery-related complications by means of deselecting patients for surgery [2]. The commercially available Merlin Test identifies melanoma patients that can safely forgo a sentinel lymph node…

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Ra Medical Systems Provides an Update on Enrollment in Its Pivotal Atherectomy Clinical Trial

02/28/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: CARLSBAD, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ra Medical Systems, Inc. (NYSE American: RMED), a medical device company focused on developing its excimer laser system to treat vascular diseases, announces enrollment has reached 95 subjects in its pivotal clinical trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the DABRA excimer laser system as an atherectomy…

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Bristol Myers Squibb Presents Interim Results from Long-Term Study Reinforcing Maintenance of Response and Safety Profile of Zeposia (ozanimod) in Patients with Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis

02/28/2022

The percentage of patients achieving clinical remission, clinical response, endoscopic improvement and corticosteroid-free remission was maintained through Week 142 Zeposia is the first and only oral sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) receptor modulator approved to treat patients with ulcerative colitis Excerpt from the Press Release: PRINCETON, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) today announced interim results from the…

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Enanta Pharmaceuticals Announces Publication in The New England Journal of Medicine of Data from the Phase 2a Human Challenge Study of EDP-938 for the Treatment of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)

02/25/2022

EDP-938 is Currently Being Evaluated in Phase 2 Studies in Pediatric Patients and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients With RSV On Track to Report Topline Data from RSVP, a Phase 2b Study in Adults with Community-Acquired RSV Infection, in the Second Quarter of 2022 Excerpt from the Press Release: WATERTOWN, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTA),…

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Evelo Biosciences Announces Dosing of First Patient in Phase 2 Trial of EDP1815 in Atopic Dermatitis

02/24/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Evelo Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:EVLO), a clinical stage biotechnology company developing SINTAX™ medicines as a new modality of orally delivered treatments for inflammatory disease, today announced that the first patient has been dosed in EDP1815-207, its Phase 2 randomized clinical trial of EDP1815…

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Neumora Expands Precision Neuroscience Pipeline with Novel M4 Receptor Modulator Program Through Exclusive License Agreement with Vanderbilt University

02/24/2022

Neumora to develop and commercialize M4-selective muscarinic receptor positive allosteric modulator program for schizophrenia and other neuropsychiatric disorders Neumora gains two novel series of M4 receptor modulator compounds in late preclinical development Excerpt from the Press Release: WATERTOWN, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Neumora Therapeutics, Inc. (Neumora), a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering precision medicines for brain diseases through the…

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Fluidigm Announces Collaboration Agreement with the Abu Dhabi Stem Cells Center to Accelerate Imaging Mass Cytometry in Development of Targeted Stem Cell Therapies

02/23/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: Collaboration Enables Further Expansion of Mass Cytometry in the Middle East SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Feb. 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Fluidigm Corporation (Nasdaq: FLDM), an innovative biotechnology tools provider with a vision to improve life through comprehensive health insight, today announced a collaboration agreement with the Abu Dhabi Stem Cells Center (ADSCC) for…

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Enanta Pharmaceuticals Doses First Subject in a Phase 1 Clinical Study of EDP-235, its Oral 3CL Protease Inhibitor Specifically Designed for the Treatment and Prevention of COVID-19

02/22/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: WATERTOWN, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTA), a clinical-stage biotechnology company dedicated to creating small molecule drugs for viral infections and liver diseases, today announced that it has dosed the first subject in its Phase 1 clinical trial of EDP-235, a coronavirus 3CL protease inhibitor (also known as the main coronavirus…

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Regen BioPharma, Inc. to Initiate Development of its Modified mRNA anti-Cancer Vaccine Technology

02/18/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN DIEGO, Feb. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Regen BioPharma, Inc. (PINK: RGBP) and (PINK: RGBPP) is embarking on a development program to commercialize its modified mRNA anti-cancer vaccine targeting the Survivin protein.  In the first phase of the development program, Regen will design and have experiments carried out that will form the initial…

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