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Tarsus Pharma developing first treatment for Demodex blepharitis, an ocular condition

Tarsus Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:TARS) launched the Phase 2b/3 Saturn-1 clinical trial in September 2020 with its lead asset, TP-03, as the potential first therapeutic for Demodex blepharitis, where eyelids become red...

January 12, 2021

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Sernova in clinical development for functional cure of Type 1 Insulin-dependent diabetes

Sernova’s (TSXV:SVA; OTCQB:SEOVF) Cell Pouch System, composed of an implantable device, therapeutic cells and immune protection technologies, has the potential to be a “functional cure” for millions of people with Type...

January 5, 2021

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Plus Therapeutics targeting potent radiotherapy directly against glioblastoma

Plus Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PSTV) is developing its lead asset, rhenium nanoliposome (RNL), a targeted and potentially more potent radionucleotide therapy, for the treatment of recurrent glioblastoma and several other...

December 8, 2020

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Genelux advancing oncolytic vaccinia virus into pivotal ovarian cancer trial in 2021

Closely-held Genelux expects to arrange an end-of-Phase 2 meeting with the FDA in the first quarter of 2021 and then launch a Phase 3 trial in mid-year with its Olvi-Vec vaccinia virus in combination with chemotherapy...

December 1, 2020

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Kintara Therapeutics readies two late-stage cancer drug candidates

Kintara Therapeutics (NASDAQ:KTRA), fresh off a merger and $25-million private placement, is moving into a global registration trial in newly-diagnosed and recurrent glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), a deadly brain cancer...

November 17, 2020

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Hepion Pharmaceuticals employing artificial intelligence to tackle NASH

After close to three decades developing its artificial intelligence platform, Hepion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:HEPA) is deploying its AI-POWR machine learning platform in its clinical program to tackle non-alcoholic...

November 10, 2020

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9 Meters Biopharma targeting rare and unmet needs in GI disorders

By Leonard Zehr 9 Meters Biopharma (NASDAQ: NMTR) expects to report clinical trial data readouts in 2021 from two gastrointestinal disorders: short bowel syndrome, an underserved and debilitating rare disease, and...

October 27, 2020

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Monopar Therapeutics readies two key clinical trials in fourth quarter

Monopar Therapeutics (NASDAQ:MNPR), which focuses on developing cancer therapies and treatments for cancer-related adverse events, is on track for two important clinical trials with its lead drug candidates, Validive...

October 6, 2020

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aTyr Pharma gearing for data readouts in COVID-19, interstitial lung disease

aTyr Pharma (NASDAQ:LIFE) expects to report before the end of 2020 results of a Phase 2 study with its ATYR1923 drug candidate in COVID-19-related severe respiratory complications. It also has a data readout planned in...

September 29, 2020

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Trendlines’ PregnanTech developing Lioness device to prevent preterm birth

Closely-held PregnanTech is completing a clinical safety study with its Lioness device to prevent preterm birth in non-pregnant women about to undergo a hysterectomy as a steppingstone to a larger proof-of-concept study...

September 22, 2020

Author - Leonard Zehr

Tarsus Pharma developing first treatment for Demodex blepharitis, an ocular condition

Sernova in clinical development for functional cure of Type 1 Insulin-dependent diabetes

Plus Therapeutics targeting potent radiotherapy directly against glioblastoma

Genelux advancing oncolytic vaccinia virus into pivotal ovarian cancer trial in 2021

Kintara Therapeutics readies two late-stage cancer drug candidates

Hepion Pharmaceuticals employing artificial intelligence to tackle NASH

9 Meters Biopharma targeting rare and unmet needs in GI disorders

Monopar Therapeutics readies two key clinical trials in fourth quarter

aTyr Pharma gearing for data readouts in COVID-19, interstitial lung disease

Trendlines’ PregnanTech developing Lioness device to prevent preterm birth

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