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Parvus developing Navacims to treat autoimmune diseases

By Len Zehr Closely-held Parvus Therapeutics is developing a broad therapeutic platform, called Navacims, to treat autoimmune diseases through in vivo expansion and activation of disease-specific regulatory T-cells (T...

August 9, 2016

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Triumvira targeting cancer with customized T cells

By Len Zehr Closely-held Triumvira Immunologics is developing a novel platform to engineer the immune system’s T cells to attack cancer using proprietary T Cell-Antigen Couplers (TACs). “TACs were designed to use the...

July 26, 2016

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In conversation with Dr. Paul Lem

By Len Zehr As CEO and a co-founder of Spartan Bioscience, Dr. Paul Lem has led the closely-held company through FDA and Health Canada approval of the Spartan RX CYP2C19 System, a breakthrough technology that provides...

July 19, 2016

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Braeburn taking path as pill-free pharma company

By Len Zehr Closely-held Braeburn Pharmaceuticals, which in late May received FDA approval to market the first ever six-month implant of buprenorphine for opioid dependence, is developing a portfolio of long-acting...

July 12, 2016

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Merus Labs moving up the value chain

By Len Zehr After an 18-month company transformation under new CEO, Barry Fishman, Merus Labs International (NASDAQ:MSLI; TSX:MSL) is now ready to in-license new pharmaceutical products, in addition to optimizing...

July 5, 2016

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Juniper Pharma’s lidocaine vaginal gel data due in Q3

By Len Zehr Juniper Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:JNP) expects to report results in the third quarter from a Phase 2b clinical trial of its 10% lidocaine bioadhesive vaginal gel, COL-1077, a local anesthetic for pain from...

June 28, 2016

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S1 Biopharma to start Phase 2b study in female HSDD by yearend

By Len Zehr Closely-held S1 Biopharma expects to initiate a Phase 2b study at the end of the year with its lead product candidate for female hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD), Lorexys, and a Phase 2a program with...

June 14, 2016

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ESSA Pharma takes unique approach to prostate cancer

By Len Zehr A marine sponge, Geodia lindgreni, native to Papua New Guinea may hold the key to a new approach in the treatment of prostrate cancer by ESSA Pharma (NASDAQ:EPIX; TSX:EPI). “Our scientific founders from the...

June 7, 2016

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Lipocine advancing pipeline, PDUFA for oral TRT

By Len Zehr With a PDUFA date of June 28 for an FDA decision on its oral testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) product candidate, TLANDO, Lipocine’s (NASDAQ:LPCN) next two pipeline product candidates are advancing...

May 31, 2016

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Delivra implementing U.S. expansion strategy for topical creams

By Len Zehr The major initiative for Delivra (TSX-V:DVA) in 2016 is to introduce its flagship LivRelief topical pain and nerve creams to the U.S. market, initially through a U.S. web store and Amazon, and then through...

May 24, 2016

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