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Developments

Health Canada approves Spartan Bioscience rapid COVID-19 test

Health Canada approved Spartan Bioscience’s DNA analyzer, the Spartan Cube, as a rapid, accurate and portable COVID-19 test. Closely-held Spartan plans to immediately begin shipping the test to its federal and...

April 13, 2020

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Bellerophon submits IND for INOpulse inhaled nitric oxide for COVID-19

Bellerophon Therapeutics (NASDAQ:BLPH) submitted an IND to the FDA to study INOpulse, a pulsed nitric oxide (NO) system, for the treatment of patients with COVID-19. The IND follows the FDA’s allowance of treatment with...

April 9, 2020

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iBio expands COVID-19 vaccine program to include Infectious Disease Research Institute

iBio (NYSE AMERICAN:IBIO) signed two master services agreements (MSAs) and a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Infectious Disease Research Institute to support iBio’s SARS-CoV-2 virus-like particle vaccine...

April 9, 2020

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Novavax sets first-in-human trial for coronavirus vaccine candidate in mid-May

Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX) identified a coronavirus vaccine candidate, NVX-CoV2373, using its nanoparticle technology, and will initiate a first-in-human trial in mid-May. Novavax’s Matrix-M adjuvant will be incorporated...

April 8, 2020

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FDA clears Mesoblast IND for remestemcel-L in ARDS caused by COVID-19

Mesoblast (NASDAQ:MESO; ASX:MSB) received clearance from the FDA for an IND application to treat patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) caused by COVID-19 with intravenous infusions of its allogeneic...

April 6, 2020

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IntelGenx adjusts VersaFilm business strategy

IntelGenx Technologies (TSXV:IGX; OTCQX:IGXT) unveiled a series of initiatives aimed at helping the company address, and satisfactorily respond to, the complete response letter that it recently received from the FDA...

April 6, 2020

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Profound Medical launches TULSA patient website in U.S.

Profound Medical (NASDAQ:PROF; TSX:PRN) launched a newly designed TULSA Procedure website, for residents of the U.S. suffering from a prostate condition. “This new site aims to be credible and focused on providing clear...

April 3, 2020

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Ennaid Therapeutics developing antiviral for COVID-19

Closely held Ennaid Therapeutics is advancing development of ENU200 as a therapeutic to treat the up to 80% of asymptomatic, mild-to-moderate cases of COVID-19 viral infections. ENU200 is a repurposed, patent-pending...

April 2, 2020

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FDA accepts Mesoblast BLA for RYONCIL; agrees to priority review

The FDA accepted for priority review Mesoblast’s (NASDAQ:MESO; ASX:MSB) biologics license application filing for RYONCIL, its allogeneic cell therapy for the treatment of children with steroid-refractory acute graft...

April 1, 2020

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MEI Pharma gets FDA fast track designation for follicular lymphoma

MEI Pharma’s (NASDAQ:MEIP) ME-401 received FDA fast track designation for the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma who have received at least two prior systemic therapies. The company is...

March 31, 2020

Category - Developments

Health Canada approves Spartan Bioscience rapid COVID-19 test

Bellerophon submits IND for INOpulse inhaled nitric oxide for COVID-19

iBio expands COVID-19 vaccine program to include Infectious Disease Research Institute

Novavax sets first-in-human trial for coronavirus vaccine candidate in mid-May

FDA clears Mesoblast IND for remestemcel-L in ARDS caused by COVID-19

IntelGenx adjusts VersaFilm business strategy

Profound Medical launches TULSA patient website in U.S.

Ennaid Therapeutics developing antiviral for COVID-19

FDA accepts Mesoblast BLA for RYONCIL; agrees to priority review

MEI Pharma gets FDA fast track designation for follicular lymphoma

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