Press Releases

Xcell Biosciences Announces Collaboration with ElevateBio to Advance Technology Development for Cell and Gene Therapies

01/22/2024

Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Xcell Biosciences, Inc. (Xcellbio), a platform technology company focused on cell and gene therapy applications, today announced a collaboration with ElevateBio, LLC (ElevateBio), through which the companies aim to explore novel approaches to improving therapeutic potency of cell and gene therapies. As part of this collaboration, ElevateBio becomes…

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Lykos Therapeutics (Formerly MAPS PBC) Announces Publication Examining the Effects of MDMA-Assisted Therapy on Emotional Coping Skills and Self-Experience in PTSD

01/19/2024

Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Lykos Therapeutics (formerly MAPS Public Benefit Corporation) (“Lykos”), a company dedicated to transforming mental healthcare, announced that PLOS ONE has published the first comparison of the effects of investigational MDMA-assisted therapy and therapy with placebo on emotional coping skills and self-experience in adults…

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Elicio Therapeutics Announces First Patient Dosed in Randomized Phase 2 Pancreatic Cancer Study

01/18/2024

The 7-peptide formulation of ELI-002 is designed to stimulate an immune response against seven KRAS mutations that drive 25% of all solid tumors, potentially defeating resistance mechanismsElicio will present a Trial in Progressposter on the design of the AMPLIFY-7P trial at the ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium taking place January 18-20, 2024 Excerpt from the Press…

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Longboard Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Topline Data from the PACIFIC Study, a Phase 1b/2a Clinical Trial, for Bexicaserin (LP352) in Participants with Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathies (DEEs)

01/12/2024

Excerpt from the Press Release: LA JOLLA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Longboard Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: LBPH), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel, transformative medicines for neurological diseases, today announced positive topline data from the PACIFIC Study evaluating bexicaserin (LP352), a potentially best-in-class and highly selective, oral, novel 5-HT2C receptor superagonist for seizures associated with a broad…

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Dyne Therapeutics Announces Positive Initial Clinical Data from ACHIEVE Trial in DM1 Patients and DELIVER Trial in DMD Patients Demonstrating Promise of the FORCE™ Platform in Developing Therapeutics for Rare Muscle Diseases

01/11/2024

– In Phase 1/2 ACHIEVE Trial, DYNE-101 Demonstrated Dose-Dependent Splicing Correction, Muscle Delivery and DMPK Knockdown – – All Evaluable Patients in the 3.4 mg/kg Cohort Treated with DYNE-101 Q4W Demonstrated Consistent Splicing Correction with a 19% Mean Improvement Across 22-Gene Panel at 3 Months – – Improvement in Myotonia (vHOT) as well as Fatigue…

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Potential reversal of biological age in women following an 8-week methylation-supportive diet and lifestyle program: a case series

01/10/2024

Kara N. Fitzgerald1 , Tish Campbell2 , Suzanne Makarem2 , Romilly Hodges3 Excerpt from the Press Release: Abstract Here we report on a case series of six women who completed a methylation-supportive diet and lifestyle program designed to impact DNA methylation and measures of biological aging. The intervention consisted of an 8-week program that included…

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Soligenix Announces Top-line Results of the Phase 2a Study of SGX302 (Synthetic Hypericin) in Patients with Mild-to-Moderate Psoriasis

01/09/2024

Clinical Success Achieved in Second Cohort of Patients Excerpt from the Press Release: PRINCETON, N.J., Jan. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Soligenix, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNGX) (Soligenix or the Company), a late-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing products to treat rare diseases where there is an unmet medical need, announced today preliminary top-line results of its…

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MAPLIGHT THERAPEUTICS ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL FOR NOVEL M1/M4 MUSCARINIC AGONIST IN DEVELOPMENT FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA AND ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE PSYCHOSIS

01/08/2024

Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN FRANCISCO AND BOSTON, Jan. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — MapLight Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company working to develop targeted novel therapeutics to improve the lives of people with brain disorders, today announced completion of a Phase 1 clinical trial evaluating the bioavailability, safety, and tolerability of an extended release formulation…

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ReCode Therapeutics Doses First Patient in Phase 1 Clinical Study of Novel mRNA-based Therapy for the Treatment of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia

01/05/2024

Phase 1 study aims to evaluate safety and tolerability of a single ascending dose of RCT1100 in patients with PCD caused by mutations in the DNAI1 gene RCT1100 is the first clinical evaluation of an inhaled mRNA-based therapy designed to restore ciliary function in people with PCD Excerpt from the Press Release: MENLO PARK, Calif.–(BUSINESS…

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In a World First, a Patient’s Antibody Cells Were Just Genetically Engineered

12/27/2023

B cells are prolific producers of antibodies, but for the first time, scientists have modified them to make other proteins to counteract a serious genetic disease. Excerpt from the Press Release: Our B cells help prevent us from getting sick. Their job is to make antibodies, immune system proteins that fight off viruses and other…

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