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Ocugen Announces Positive Preliminary Safety and Efficacy Results from the Phase 1/2 Trial of OCU400, a Modifier Gene Therapy Product Candidate, for the Treatment of Retinitis Pigmentosa and Leber Congenital Amaurosis

04/20/2023

Excerpt from the Press Release: MALVERN, Pa., April 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —  Ocugen, Inc. (Ocugen or the Company) (NASDAQ: OCGN), a biotechnology company focused on discovering, developing, and commercializing novel gene and cell therapies, biologics, and vaccines, today announced positive preliminary data among retinitis pigmentosa (RP) participants treated in the first two cohorts of…

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Alterity Therapeutics Enrolls First Patient in the United Kingdom in ATH434 Phase 2 Clinical Trial in Multiple System Atrophy

04/14/2023

Excerpt from the Press Release: MELBOURNE, Australia and SAN FRANCISCO, April 04, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Alterity Therapeutics (ASX: ATH, NASDAQ: ATHE) (“Alterity” or “the Company”), a biotechnology company dedicated to developing disease modifying treatments for neurodegenerative diseases, today announced the first participant has been dosed in the United Kingdom in the Company’s Phase 2…

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Vega Therapeutics Initiates Clinical Trial Program for VGA039, a First‑in‑Class Antibody Therapy for von Willebrand Disease

04/13/2023

Excerpt from the Press Release: SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Vega Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical stage biotechnology company developing novel therapies for rare blood disorders, today announced that its clinical trial program for VGA039 has been initiated. The first subject has been dosed in the Phase 1 study of VGA039 (NCT05776069), a multinational clinical trial being…

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Endogena Therapeutics Completes Dose Escalation in the Phase 1/2a Clinical Trial of EA-2353 for the Treatment of Retinitis Pigmentosa

04/11/2023

Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN FRANCISCO and TORONTO and ZÜRICH, Switzerland, April 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Endogena Therapeutics Inc., a clinical-stage biotech company focused on the development of endogenous regenerative medicines, announced today that the dose-escalation stage of its phase 1/2a study of EA-2353 in retinitis pigmentosa (RP) has been successfully completed. No…

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Vaxcyte Doses First Participants in Phase 2 Study Evaluating VAX-24 for the Prevention of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Infants

04/07/2023

— Company Expects to Announce Topline Safety, Tolerability and Immunogenicity Data from Primary Immunization Series by 2025 — — The Nine Incremental Serotypes in VAX-24 Cover an Additional 20-25 Percent of Strains Causing Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Over the Current Standard-of-Care PCV in Infants — Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN CARLOS, Calif., March 30, 2023…

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Seer’s Proteograph™ Product Suite identifies undiscovered links between protein variants and lung cancer progression

04/06/2023

Peptide-level insights from deep, unbiased proteomics enable protein variant analysis of patient samples, revealing potential non-small cell lung cancer biomarkers Excerpt from the Press Release: REDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Seer Inc. (NASDAQ: SEER), a life sciences company commercializing a disruptive new platform for proteomics, today announced a new scientific publication…

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Bigfoot Biomedical Acquires Reinforcement Learning Algorithm for Insulin Titration Developed at McGill University

04/05/2023

Bigfoot strengthens its technology portfolio, enhancing the company’s ability to deliver on its mission to reduce the burden of diabetes for people who require insulin Excerpt from the Press Release: MILPITAS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Bigfoot Biomedical (Bigfoot), a leader in developing intelligent connected injection support systems, today announced the acquisition of a reinforcement learning algorithm for the…

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Akero Therapeutics Announces Positive End-of-Phase 2 Meeting with the FDA and SYNCHRONY Phase 3 Program for Efruxifermin in NASH

04/04/2023

The planned Phase 3 program consists of three trials, SYNCHRONY Histology, SYNCHRONY Real-World, and SYNCHRONY Outcomes to evaluate the safety and efficacy of efruxifermin (EFX) in patients with NASH SYNCHRONY Histology and SYNCHRONY Real-World are expected to begin enrollment in the second half of this year Consistent with the encouraging clinical profile to date reported…

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BridgeBio Pharma Announces First Lung Cancer Patient Dosed in Phase 1 Trial for SHP2 Inhibitor BBP-398 in Combination with Bristol Myers Squibb’s OPDIVO® (nivolumab)

04/03/2023

– BBP-398, an investigational SHP2 inhibitor, is a potentially best-in-class therapy for use in combination approaches, which is shown by preclinical findings demonstrating its safety profile, continuous, once-daily dosing regimen and synergistic efficacy to treat cancers driven by KRAS mutations – If successful, the combination of investigational therapy BBP-398 and OPDIVO has the potential to…

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NEURELIS ANNOUNCES FIRST HEALTHY SUBJECTS DOSED IN INVESTIGATIONAL STUDY OF NRL-1049, A RHO KINASE (ROCK) INHIBITOR WITH POTENTIAL TO TREAT CEREBRAL CAVERNOUS MALFORMATIONS

03/31/2023

First in human study will evaluate safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetic parameters of NRL-1049, a Rho kinase (ROCK) inhibitor Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN DIEGO, Calif., March 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Neurelis, Inc., announced the first two cohorts dosed in the investigational clinical trial of NRL-1049, a Rho kinase (ROCK) inhibitor, a potential treatment for…

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