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PhaseBio Doses First Patient in VANGARD Phase 2 Clinical Trial to Evaluate PB1046 for Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients

07/19/2020

Excerpt from the press release: MALVERN, Pa. & SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jul. 16, 2020– PhaseBio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: PHAS), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel therapies for cardiopulmonary diseases, today announced that it has dosed the first patient in VANGARD, a potentially pivotal Phase 2 clinical trial to evaluate PB1046…

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New Research Finds Asthma Drug Very Promising In Treating Alzheimer’s Disease

07/17/2020

Excerpt from the article: “A laboratory study determined that asthma drug salbutamol can help prevent the formation of proteins associated with Alzheimer’s disease. Since this was still a lab study, scientists wanted to take the next step of testing the drug in animal models. Brains of those suffering from Alzheimer’s disease show plaques between the…

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INmune Bio, Inc. Announces Interim Phase Ib Data Demonstrating That XPro1595 Decreases Neuroinflammation in Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease

07/16/2020

Excerpt from the Press Release: “LA JOLLA, Calif., July 13, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — INmune Bio, Inc. (NASDAQ: INMB) (the “Company”), a clinical-stage immunology company focused on developing treatments that harness a patient’s innate immune system to fight disease, today reported clinical data demonstrating that its lead drug candidate, XPro1595, decreases neuroinflammation in patients with Alzheimer’s disease.…

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Pear Therapeutics Announces First Participant Enrolled in Virtual Real-World Study of Adults with Chronic Insomnia

07/15/2020

Excerpt from the Press Release: “BOSTON & SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Pear Therapeutics, Inc. today announced the first participant enrolled in an open-label, decentralized clinical trial (called the DREAM study) evaluating Somryst™, an FDA-authorized prescription digital therapeutic (PDT) for the treatment of chronic insomnia. The DREAM study will enroll approximately 350 adults in the United States with…

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Clinical Trial Shows Itolizumab Reduces Mortality in Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19

07/14/2020

Excerpt from the Press Release: “LA JOLLA, Calif., July 13, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Equillium, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQ), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing itolizumab to treat severe autoimmune and inflammatory disorders, today announced that as reported by its partner, Biocon Limited, a clinical trial conducted in India by Biocon demonstrated that itolizumab significantly reduced mortality…

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Connecting donated human lungs to pigs repaired damage to the organs, scientists report

07/13/2020

Excerpt from the article: “For people who need a lung transplant, the wait is often prolonged by the frustrating fact that most donor organs have to be discarded: Only 20% of donated lungs meet medical criteria for transplantation, translating into far fewer organs than people on waiting lists. Now, a team of researchers has shown…

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Wyss Institute gets $16M to repurpose FDA-approved drugs for Covid-19

07/01/2020

Excerpt from the article: “As the scientific community races toward potential treatments for Covid-19, the respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus that has now killed at least 116,000 Americans, researchers at Harvard’s Wyss Institute are partnering with institutions across the U.S. on a new project using old materials. The Wyss Institute has signed a…

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IncellDx Files Patent for CCL5/RANTES Utility as a Diagnostic, Prognostic, and Therapeutic Biomarker in COVID-19 and Other Cytokine Storm Conditions

06/30/2020

Excerpt from the press release: “SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–IncellDx announces the patent filing with the USPTO and the Pre-EUA with the FDA for CCL5/RANTES Utility as a Diagnostic, Prognostic, and Therapeutic Biomarker in COVID-19. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent of a novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), is now a global pandemic.…

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4 Ways to Adapt your Inspection Readiness Framework in a Post COVID-19 World

06/29/2020

Excerpt from the article: “Although much has changed in the landscape of clinical trials because of COVID-19, the framework of inspection readiness planning and activities remains the same. It is however crucial to understand how the impacts of COVID-19 play a role in our preparation activities. Our recent Halloran Speaker Series, “Inspection Readiness Framework and…

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DeviceTalks Weekly: Stryker CEO Kevin Lobo says medtech can increase workforce diversity

06/28/2020

Excerpt from the article: “This week’s DeviceTalks Weekly podcast episode talks with industry leaders about improving worker diversity and developing new ways to treat COVID-19 patients. Kevin Lobo, chairman and CEO of Stryker, explains how his company — and the industry group AdvaMed — has been working  to increase diversity of its workforce, particularly in…

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