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Revelation Biosciences Inc. Receives TGA Acknowledgment to Start a Phase 1 Clinical Study of REVTx‑99 an Experimental Treatment for COVID‑19

10/12/2020

Excerpt from the Press Release: MENLO PARK, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Revelation Biosciences Inc. (Revelation), a clinical stage life sciences company focused on the development of immunologic-based therapies for the prevention and treatment of disease, announced today that it received acknowledgement by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) in Australia to conduct a Phase 1 clinical study of REVTx‑99…

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Revelation Biosciences Inc. Receives Approval to Start a Phase 1 Clinical Study of REVTx-99 an Experimental Treatment for COVID-19

10/09/2020

Excerpt from the Press Release: MENLO PARK, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Revelation Biosciences Inc. (Revelation), a clinical stage life sciences company focused on the development of immunologic-based therapies for the prevention and treatment of disease, announced today that it has been granted approval by the Bellberry Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) in Australia to conduct a Phase 1…

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Hologic Announces Multi-Year, Multi-Pronged Commitment to Tackling Breast Cancer Screening Disparities for Black Women in Partnership with the Black Women’s Health Imperative and RAD-AID

10/08/2020

Excerpt from the Press Release: MARLBOROUGH, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hologic, Inc. (Nasdaq: HOLX), an innovative medical technology company primarily focused on improving women’s health, today announced a multi-year commitment to decreasing breast cancer screening disparities for Black women. The program is in partnership with the Black Women’s Health Imperative (BWHI), the only nonprofit organization created by Black…

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UC San Diego Health Joins International Clinical Trial to Test Coronavirus Vaccine

10/07/2020

Excerpt from the Article: UC San Diego Health will be a test site for a third, major Phase III clinical trial to assess a vaccine candidate for SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Sponsored by Janssen Pharmaceuticals Companies of Johnson & Johnson, the trial will recruit up to 60,000 participants at sites in the…

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Humanigen Announces COVID-19 Case Report Demonstrating Rapid Resolution and Discharge after Single IND Emergency Use Authorization of Lenzilumab™

10/06/2020

Excerpt from the Press Release: BURLINGAME, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Humanigen, Inc., (Nasdaq: HGEN) (“Humanigen”), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on preventing and treating an immune hyper-response called ‘cytokine storm,’ today announced that a patient case report on the use of lenzilumab™ in critical COVID-19 was published online at OSF Preprints. The case report, titled “COVID-19 associated…

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Innovation Pharmaceuticals Announces Pre-IND Meeting Request Granted by FDA for the Study of Brilacidin for the Treatment of COVID-19

10/05/2020

Excerpt from the Press Release: WAKEFIELD, MA – October 2, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Innovation Pharmaceuticals (OTCQB:IPIX) (“the Company”), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced that earlier this week the Company submitted a pre-IND meeting request to the FDA in advance of a planned study of Brilacidin, a defensin-mimetic drug candidate, for the treatment of…

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Javelin Biotech Aims to Develop Industry-Leading “Organ-on-a-Chip” Predictive Pharmacokinetics Platform in Collaboration with Pfizer Inc.

10/02/2020

Excerpt from the Press Release: WOBURN, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Javelin Biotech (“Javelin”) today announces a three-year collaboration with Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) to design and build what could potentially be an industry-leading platform to evaluate ADME (absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion) properties of small molecules. The ADME platform will integrate a microphysiological system (MPS), commonly referred to…

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COVISTAT, a Subsidiary of Ensysce Biosciences Inc, a California Based Company With a Mission to Solve the Opioid Crisis, Is Commencing Phase 1 Study of Novel COVID-19 Treatment

10/01/2020

Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–COVISTAT Inc. and its parent company Ensysce, received IND allowance and today initiated a Phase 1 clinical trial of oral nafamostat in healthy volunteers. Nafamostat, an ultra-potent protease inhibitor and an ingredient from Ensysce’s opioid overdose protection platform, is being developed as an oral treatment for COVID-19. The…

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InnovHeart Reports Successful First-in-Human Implantation of its Saturn Transcatheter Mitral Valve with Excellent 30-day Follow-up

09/30/2020

Excerpt from the Press Release: NEWTON, Mass. and MILAN, Sept. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — InnovHeart s.r.l., a developer of novel Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement (TMVR) systems for the treatment of Mitral Regurgitation (MR), announced today the successful First-in-Human implantation of its proprietary Saturn Transcatheter Mitral Valve along with excellent results at the 30-day follow-up for the…

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Celebrating Impact of BioScience Sector in PEI During Global Biotech Week

09/28/2020

Excerpt from the Press Release: Charlottetown, PE – From COVID-19 vaccines and diagnostics, to understanding climate change, producing animal health products, and feeding the world sustainably, life sciences continues to be an area of high-demand in solving the challenges facing our society. Dedicated to celebrating science, innovation and solutions, this year’s Global Biotech Week (GBW)…

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