Diagnostics

Waters and University of Delaware Announce Official Opening of Immerse Delaware Lab

05/13/2022

News Summary: Waters opens its newest innovation and research laboratory at University of Delaware (UD) Science, Technology and Advanced Research (STAR) campus Immerse™ Delaware brings together students, faculty, and Waters scientists with industry research partners to identify and address significant challenges facing the biopharmaceutical industry Lab opening milestone is part of multi-year Waters-UD research partnership…

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Abelacimab: First Factor XI Inhibitor to Enroll Patients in a Phase 3 Clinical Trial

05/13/2022

Abelacimab is a dual-acting fully human monoclonal antibody targeting both Factor XI and Factor XIa with high affinity and selectivity Robust phase 3 clinical program includes two complementary trials (ASTER and MAGNOLIA) that will enroll ~2700 patients to study abelacimab in patients with Cancer Associated Thrombosis (CAT) The ASTER study will compare abelacimab against the most widely…

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NuVasive Simplify Cervical Disc Two-level Data Published in Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

05/02/2022

Peer-reviewed results from the two-level multi-center FDA Investigational Device Exemption study reiterate disc’s superiority to ACDF Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN DIEGO, April 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — NuVasive, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUVA), the leader in spine technology innovation, focused on transforming spine surgery with minimally disruptive, procedurally integrated solutions, today announced the NuVasive Simplify® Cervical Disc (Simplify Disc) two-level U.S. Food…

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Sciwind Biosciences Announces Initiation of Dosing in Phase 1 Clinical Trial Evaluating XW004, an oral tablet formulation of its Proprietary GLP-1 Analogue (Ecnoglutide)

04/25/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: HANGZHOU, China and SAN FRANCISCO, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Sciwind Biosciences Co., Ltd., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing innovative therapies to treat metabolic disease, today announced the initiation of subject dosing in its Phase 1 clinical trial of XW004. XW004 is an oral tablet formulation of Ecnoglutide, a novel…

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Surface Oncology Announces Initiation of Phase 2 Studies Evaluating SRF388 in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

04/22/2022

Randomized Phase 2 clinical study evaluating SRF388 in first-line hepatocellular carcinoma in clinical collaboration with Roche Single-arm Phase 2 clinical study evaluating SRF388 as a monotherapy in patients with previously-treated non-small-cell lung cancer Excerpt from the Press Release: CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Surface Oncology (Nasdaq: SURF), a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company developing next-generation immunotherapies…

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Treatment Developed by CHOP Researchers Prevents Hypoglycemia in Children with Hyperinsulinism

04/21/2022

In a phase 2a study, CHOP researchers showed exendin-(9-39) leads to blood sugar control in children with HI, which could improve care for a rare condition with few treatments Excerpt from the Press Release: PHILADELPHIA, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have shown that a targeted treatment they developed is effective at controlling…

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Advaxis Announces Publication of ADXS-PSA Data in The Oncologist

04/15/2022

ADXS-PSA in combination with KEYTRUDA® in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) is associated with prolonged overall survival in this population, particularly in patients with visceral metastasis Median overall survival of 16.4 months for patients with visceral metastases treated with ADXS-PSA in combination with KEYTRUDA® compared to ~9 months from historical data with KEYTRUDA® alone Median overall survival of 33.7…

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Proof Diagnostics Submits Request For Emergency Use Authorization Seeking First Approval Of Crispr-based Molecular Point-of-care Covid-19 Test

04/14/2022

If authorized by the FDA, the Proof Lab Test System may be used to deliver accurate, actionable, lab-quality results for COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) in as little as 18 minutes Excerpt from the Press Release: CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Proof Diagnostics, Inc., an innovative healthcare technology company delivering innovative solutions in molecular diagnostics, today announced the submission…

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Stealth BioTherapeutics Announces New SBT-272 Data and Trial Initiation

04/07/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: BOSTON, March 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Stealth BioTherapeutics Corp (Nasdaq: MITO), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel therapies for diseases involving mitochondrial dysfunction, announced today the presentation of new SBT-272 preclinical data at the Mitochondrial Biochemistry in Health and Disease Symposium in Breckenridge,…

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New Study Shows Virtual Bronchoscopic Navigation With Fused Fluoroscopy and Vessel Mapping Using Broncus Archimedes System is Safe and Effective in Obtaining High Biopsy Yield in Lung Tumors

03/31/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Broncus Medical (02216HK), Inc., developer of diagnostic and therapeutic technology for a variety of lung diseases, today announced online publication in the Respirology journal of a global, multicenter study demonstrating the effectiveness of the company’s Archimedes® Virtual Bronchoscopic Navigation (VBN) System in guiding the sampling of peripheral…

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