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Kodiak Sciences Completes Enrollment in GLEAM and GLIMMER Phase 3 Clinical Trials of KSI-301 in Patients with Diabetic Macular Edema

02/10/2022

– Over 900 patients with diabetic macular edema enrolled worldwide Excerpt from the Press Release: PALO ALTO, Calif., Feb. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Kodiak Sciences Inc. (Nasdaq: KOD), a biopharmaceutical company committed to researching, developing and commercializing transformative therapeutics to treat high prevalence retinal diseases, today announced that it has completed enrollment in its GLEAM and GLIMMER Phase 3…

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CHOP Researchers Use Deep Learning to Find Genetic Causes of Mental Health Disorders in Frequently Understudied African American Population

02/09/2022

–The method could eventually lead to more personalized medicine approaches as well as properly diagnose patients with multiple disorders — Excerpt from the Press Release: PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ –Minority populations have been historically under-represented in existing studies addressing how genetic variations may contribute to a variety of disorders. A new study from researchers at Children’s Hospital…

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Novel Nanoparticle SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Combines Immune Focusing and Self-assembling Nanoparticles to Elicit More Potent Protection

02/09/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: PHILADELPHIA — (Feb. 1, 2022) — The first generation of COVID-19 vaccines have been highly effective, but also have limitations: their efficacy can wane without a booster shot, and they may be less effective against some variants. Now scientists at The Wistar Institute have developed a more targeted vaccine that, in animal studies, shows stronger,…

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Minerva Biotechnologies Announces Opening 1st-In-Human Phase I/II Trial of a MUC1* Targeting CAR T for Metastatic Breast Cancers at City of Hope

02/09/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Minerva Biotechnologies Corporation announced today that its trial of huMNC2-CAR44 T cells (NCT04020575) has now opened at City of Hope, Duarte, California. This is a first-in-human trial targeting the tumor-associated form of MUC1, called MUC1* (muk 1 star). MUC1* is the transmembrane cleavage product that is a growth…

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Atea Pharmaceuticals Announces Publication of Data Supporting Bemnifosbuvir’s (AT-527) Novel Mechanism of Action Against SARS-CoV-2 in Nature Communications

02/08/2022

Data show bemnifosbuvir’s unique mechanism of action increases barrier for emergence of resistance, making it an ideal candidate for treatment of COVID-19 and for combination therapy Excerpt from the Press Release: BOSTON, Feb. 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVIR) (“Atea”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced that new data highlighting bemnifosbuvir…

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Immune-Onc Therapeutics Announces FDA Clearance of IND Application to Initiate Trial of IO-202, a First-in-Class Myeloid Checkpoint Inhibitor Targeting LILRB4, in Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors

02/08/2022

– Multicenter Phase 1 study to evaluate IO-202 as monotherapy and in combination with an anti-PD-1 Excerpt from the Press Release: PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Immune-Onc Therapeutics, Inc. (“Immune-Onc”), a clinical-stage cancer immunotherapy company developing novel biotherapeutics targeting immunosuppressive myeloid checkpoints, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the company’s Investigational…

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Atara sells cell therapy plant to Fujifilm for $100M

02/08/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: Atara Biotherapeutics, a California-based developer of cell therapies, will sell a large factory it built there to a contract manufacturing division of Japan’s Fujifilm, announcing Wednesday a $100 million deal with Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies. The facility, which encompasses 90,000 square feet in Thousand Oaks, California, was once a key component of Atara’s…

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Cognito Therapeutics and Providence Health Plan Launch Phase 3 Study to Evaluate Disease-Modifying Therapeutic in Mild Cognitive Impairment

02/07/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cognito Therapeutics and Providence Health Plan today announced a collaboration to conduct a Phase 3 study of Cognito’s breakthrough, non-invasive disease-modifying therapy for patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). The Phase 3 real-world evidence study will evaluate the safety, efficacy, and cost-effectiveness of Cognito’s therapeutic platform in MCI…

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Moderna Announces First Participant Dosed in Phase 2 Study of Omicron-Specific Booster Candidate and Publication of Data on Booster Durability Against Omicron Variant

02/07/2022

Phase 2 study of Omicron-specific booster candidate (mRNA-1273.529) will include two cohorts: one including participants who received the two-dose primary series of mRNA-1273 and another including participants who received the two-dose primary series and a 50 µg booster dose of mRNA-1273 Omicron neutralization six months after the third 50 µg dose of mRNA-1273 declined, but remained…

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NRx Announces Publication of Initial Findings of BriLife® Vaccine-produced Antibodies Against Omicron Variant

02/07/2022

– Israel Institute for Biological Research files initial scientific results of BriLife vaccine effectiveness in producing neutralizing antibody against Omicron Variant – Neutralizing antibody level against Omicron is approximately 1/3 of the comparable antibody level against the original Corona Virus – Ten of 13 tested patients vaccinated during phase 2 trials demonstrated measurable level of…

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