Biotechnology

Capricor Therapeutics Announces Positive 24-Month Results from Ongoing HOPE-2 Open Label Extension Study of CAP-1002 in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

07/07/2023

-Improvements in Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF) for the M ajority of Patients Suggest Preservation of Cardiac Function- -Results in Performance of the Upper Limb PUL v2.0 Continue to Show Long-Term Benefit in Skeletal Muscle Function (p=0.02)- -Safety and Efficacy Results Continue to Suggest Potential Disease Attenuation in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) Excerpt from the…

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Oncolytics Biotech’s® Pelareorep Selected for Inclusion in Precision PromiseSM Pivotal Phase 3 Platform Trial

06/29/2023

Adaptive clinical trial designed to accelerate registration pathways for pancreatic cancer therapies and expected to reduce cost of a Phase 3 study for pelareorep by ~50% compared to a traditional trial If successful, new clinical study expected to support approval of pelareorep in combination with a checkpoint inhibitor, gemcitabine, and nab-paclitaxel in first-line metastatic pancreatic…

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Epic Bio Presents Compelling Preclinical Data Supporting Clinical Initiation of EPI-321 for FSHD

06/28/2023

– NHP studies demonstrate EPI-321’s favorable safety and pharmacokinetic profile – – IND and CTA applications planned for 2023 – Excerpt from the Press Release: SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., June 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Epic Bio, a biotechnology company developing therapies to modulate gene expression using compact, non-cutting dCas proteins, today presented new non-human…

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Allogene Therapeutics Provides Additional ALLO-501/501A Phase 1 Data in an Oral Presentation at the International Conference on Malignant Lymphoma (ICML) Lugano

06/26/2023

Excerpt from the Press Release: SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., June 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Allogene Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALLO), a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering the development of allogeneic CAR T (AlloCAR T™) products for cancer, today at the International Conference on Malignant Lymphoma (ICML) in Lugano, Switzerland presented updated data from the Phase 1…

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Verge Genomics Announces Positive Safety and Tolerability Data from the Phase 1 Clinical Trial of VRG50635, a Potential Best-in-Class Therapeutic for All Forms of ALS

06/23/2023

Excerpt from the Press Release: SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Verge Genomics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company transforming drug discovery using artificial intelligence and human data, today announced the completion of the Phase 1 clinical trial of VRG50635 in healthy adult volunteers. VRG50635 was dosed up to the maximum single and repeated doses planned, demonstrating a favorable…

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Anokion Announces Publication in The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology Highlighting Safety and Preliminary Effects of KAN-101 in Celiac Disease in its ACeD Phase 1 Clinical Trial

06/22/2023

KAN-101 represents the first agent to modulate the IL-2 biomarker associated with symptomatic responses to gluten exposure in celiac patients KAN-101 advancing in a Phase 1b/2 clinical trial in celiac disease and immune tolerance Excerpt from the Press Release: CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & LAUSANNE, Switzerland–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Anokion SA, a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on treating autoimmune disease…

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Gritstone bio Announces Publication of Interim Results from Phase 1 Study of Self-amplifying mRNA (samRNA) Vaccine Against COVID-19 in Nature Communications

06/20/2023

— Potent and durable immunogenicity achieved with low dose self-amplifying mRNA vaccine (samRNA) candidate — — Immunity boosted for at least 6 months in previously vaccinated-older adults (administration post-primary series of Vaxzevria®, Comirnaty® or Spikevax®) — — Data underscore the potential of Gritstone’s samRNA candidates to serve as next-generation vaccines against COVID-19 and other infectious…

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UConn Geography Researcher Receives Funds to Study Cancer Disparities Among U.S. African Americans

06/08/2023

The study will build upon previous studies conducted by Ghosh and her collaborators that have explored the ways social inequality contribute to unequal cancer control outcomes Excerpt from the Press Release: n January of this year, Debarchana (Debs) Ghosh, associate professor in the Department of Geography in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS)…

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Protagonist Reports Positive Results from Phase 1 and Pre-clinical Studies of Oral Interleukin-23 Receptor Antagonist JNJ-2113

05/22/2023

Data point to the potential of JNJ-2113 as a first-in-class drug candidate in multiple IL-23 driven-diseases Excerpt from the Press Release: NEWARK, Calif., May 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Protagonist Therapeutics (Nasdaq: PTGX) (“Protagonist” or “the Company”) reported data from its collaboration with Janssen Biotech, Inc., one of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson (Janssen), on…

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Endogena Therapeutics Completes Enrollment Ahead of Schedule in its Phase 1/2a Trial of EA-2353 for Retinitis Pigmentosa

05/12/2023

Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN FRANCISCO and TORONTO and ZÜRICH, Switzerland, May 04, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Endogena Therapeutics Inc., a clinical-stage biotech company, is pleased to announce that it has completed patient enrollment ahead of schedule in its Phase 1/2a trial of EA-2353 for the treatment of retinitis pigmentosa (RP). With the dose-escalation…

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