Pharmaceutical

Turnstone Biologics Presents Preclinical Data Highlighting Potential for Selected Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocyte (TIL) Therapy in Solid Tumors at the 2023 Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) Annual Meeting

11/09/2023

Presentations showcase Turnstone’s novel Selected TIL programs which are designed to selectively expand the most potent tumor-reactive T cells for treatment of solid tumors Data further supports the continued clinical advancement of TIDAL-01, Turnstone’s lead Selected TIL therapy, currently being evaluated in two Phase 1 trials Results also demonstrate the potential for a streamlined and…

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Coherus Presents Data from Next-generation Immuno-oncology Programs at 38th Annual Meeting of Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC)

11/08/2023

– Data demonstrate distinct IL-27-mediated expression of genes associated with immune suppression in vitro, supporting ongoing clinical development of first-in-class anti-IL-27 antibody casdozokitug – – Anti-CCR8 antibody, CHS-114, depletes tumor-infiltrating Treg cells and activates NK cells in dissociated head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) tumors – – Anti-PD-1 antibody, LOQTORZI™ (toripalimab-tpzi), exhibits potent T cell activation; in combination with…

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Recor Medical Announces Positive Results from Six-Month Pooled Analysis of Data from the RADIANCE Global Clinical Trial Program at TCT 2023

11/06/2023

Analysis shows a maintained blood pressure lowering effect with fewer added medications following treatment with the Paradise Ultrasound Renal Denervation system Excerpt from the Press Release: PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Recor Medical, Inc. (“Recor”) and its parent company, Otsuka Medical Devices Co., Ltd. (“Otsuka Medical Devices”), today announced positive results from a combined analysis of six-month…

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Corcept Initiates MONARCH – A Phase 2b Trial in Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)

11/02/2023

Excerpt from the Press Release: MENLO PARK, Calif., Oct. 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated (NASDAQ: CORT), a commercial-stage company engaged in the discovery and development of medications to treat severe endocrine, oncology, metabolism, and neurology disorders by modulating the effects of the hormone cortisol, today announced it has initiated MONARCH, a Phase…

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Student researcher collaborating with Indigenous community to improve cancer screening

09/19/2023

OICR is hosting Jayson Pomfret as part of a unique summer internship program. Excerpt from the Press Release: Jayson Pomfret understands that meaningful cancer research happens in the community as well as at the lab bench. Pomfret is an undergraduate student in Queen’s University’s Bachelor of Health Sciences program who wants to pursue a career…

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Astria Therapeutics Announces Publication of STAR-0215 Preclinical Data in the Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

09/05/2023

Excerpt from the Press Release: BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Astria Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATXS), a biopharmaceutical company developing STAR-0215 for the treatment of hereditary angioedema (HAE) and focused on life-changing therapies for rare and niche allergic and immunological diseases, today announced that preclinical data supporting STAR-0215’s profile as a potential long-acting therapy for hereditary angioedema (HAE) dosed once every three…

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Cantabio Pharmaceuticals Receives Additional Grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Testing Its Novel Redox DJ-1 Protein-based ELISA Platform for the Diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease

08/22/2023

Grant enables the application of Cantabio’s Redox DJ-1 ELISA platform for the quantification of specific oxidized states of DJ-1 in Parkinson’s disease patients’ bio-samples, such as iPSC-derived dopaminergic neurons, post-mortem brain tissue and plasma, for the development of a new biomarker potentially for early diagnosis of and tracking the progression of Parkinson’s disease Excerpt from…

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Blue Lake Biotechnology Doses First Child in Clinical Trial of Novel Intranasal Vaccine Against Respiratory Syncytial Virus

07/12/2023

Excerpt from the Press Release: ATHENS, Ga. and LOS GATOS, Calif., June 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Blue Lake Biotechnology, Inc., a clinical stage intranasal vaccine company harnessing the full breadth of the immune system to protect against serious infectious disease, announced that the first child has been dosed in its Phase 1/2a trial (NCT05655182) of…

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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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4DMT Presents Positive Interim Data from Aerosolized 4D-710 Phase 1/2 AEROW Clinical Trial in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis at the ECFS 46th Annual Meeting

06/21/2023

Excerpt from the Press Release: EMERYVILLE, Calif., June 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — 4D Molecular Therapeutics (Nasdaq: FDMT, 4DMT, or the Company), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company harnessing the power of directed evolution for targeted genetic medicines, today announced positive interim clinical data from the 4D-710 Phase 1/2 AEROW clinical trial for the treatment of cystic…

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