Melissa Stephenson, Author at BioTuesdays

Developments

Profound Medical insiders add to holdings

Profound Medical (NASDAQ:PROF; TSX:PRN) independent lead director, Brian Ellacott, and chairman and CEO, Arun Menawat, purchased additional shares of Profound on Nasdaq after the company’s 2022 first quarter blackout...

May 19, 2022

Developments

Ampio board committee conducting internal investigation

An independent special committee of the board of Ampio Pharmaceuticals (NYSE American:AMPE), with the assistance of independent legal counsel, is in the process of conducting an internal investigation that relates to...

May 17, 2022

Executive Moves

Soricimed Biopharma adds deep public markets experience to team with appointment of healthcare veteran Frank Michalargias as CFO

Frank Michalargias Closely-held Soricimed Biopharma, an oncology drug developer, appointed healthcare industry veteran Frank Michalargias as CFO. In a finance and operations leadership career spanning more than 25...

May 16, 2022

Markets

BTIG slashes 89bio PT to $28 from $60

BTIG reduced its price target for 89bio (NASDAQ:ETNB) to $28 from $60 but maintained its “buy” rating after making model updates and increasing its modeled discount rate to 14% from 12%. The stock closed at $2.67 on May...

May 13, 2022

Developments

NeoTX acquires InterX to boost drug discovery

Closely-held NeoTX of Israel has acquired InterX, a drug discovery company utilizing advanced proprietary tools of biomolecular computation for the discovery and design of novel therapeutic molecules based on Nobel...

May 12, 2022

Developments

Check-Cap initiates U.S. pivotal trial of C-Scan

Check-Cap (NASDAQ:CHEK) initiated its U.S. pivotal trial of C-Scan to detect polyps before they become colorectal cancer at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. The company has obtained Institutional review board...

May 11, 2022

Developments

Three finalists announced for Bloom Burton Award

The finalists for the 2022 Bloom Burton Award are Frank Baylis, executive chairman, and Kris Shah, president of Baylis Medical Technologies; Pieter Cullis, co-founder and chairman, of Acuitas Therapeutics; and Jan...

May 10, 2022

Developments

Athira Pharma extends open label extension AD studies with fosgonimeton

Athira Pharma (NASDAQ:ATHA) is extending the length of the current open label extension study for its Phase 3 LIFT-AD and Phase 2 ACT-AD studies of fosgonimeton for the treatment of mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s...

May 9, 2022

Markets

SVB cuts Aligos to market perform; PT to $3 from $7

SVB Securities downgraded Aligos Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ALGS) to “market perform” from “outperform” and slashed its price target to $3, which is close to cash, from $7, citing a slow catalyst path ahead with a legal...

May 5, 2022

Developments

Profound Medical gets high marks from Cowen on KOL webinar for TULSA-PRO

A key opinion leader highlighted the numerous technology advancements and clinical advantages of Profound Medical’s (NASDAQ:PROF; TSX:PRN) TULSA-PRO treatment of prostate diseases at a company hosted clinical education...

May 2, 2022

Author - Melissa Stephenson

Profound Medical insiders add to holdings

Ampio board committee conducting internal investigation

Soricimed Biopharma adds deep public markets experience to team with appointment of healthcare veteran Frank Michalargias as CFO

BTIG slashes 89bio PT to $28 from $60

NeoTX acquires InterX to boost drug discovery

Check-Cap initiates U.S. pivotal trial of C-Scan

Three finalists announced for Bloom Burton Award

Athira Pharma extends open label extension AD studies with fosgonimeton

SVB cuts Aligos to market perform; PT to $3 from $7

Profound Medical gets high marks from Cowen on KOL webinar for TULSA-PRO

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