Rhythm Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:RYTM) completed enrollment of the pivotal cohort in its Phase 3 trial of setmelanotide for the treatment of insatiable hunger and severe obesity in Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) or Alström...
Anavex Life Sciences (NASDAQ:AVXL) presented interim two-year data from its Phase 2a extension study of ANAVEX2-73 in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients at the 2019 clinical trials on AD conference. ANAVEX2-73 is...
Aptinyx (NASDAQ:APTX) launched a Phase 2 study of NYX-458 for the treatment of mild cognitive impairment associated with Parkinson’s disease (PD). NYX-458 is an n-methyl-d-aspartate, or NMDA, receptor modulator. The 135...
Ra Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:RARX) dosed the first patient in its Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating zilucoplan for the treatment of immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy (IMNM). IMNM is an autoimmune disease characterized...
Closely-held Hummingbird Bioscience raised $19-million in a Series B financing round co-led by Mirae Asset Venture Investment and GNTech Venture Capital. Existing investors Heritas Capital and Seeds Capital also...
Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AUPH; TSX:AUP) reported positive efficacy and safety results from its AURORA Phase 3 trial of voclosporin, in combination with mycophenolate (MMF) and low-dose corticosteroids, in the...
Aldeyra Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ALDX) reported positive topline results from the first part of its adaptive Phase 3 trial of topical ocular reproxalap for the treatment of dry eye disease. Part 1 of the study assessed...
Hepion Pharmaceuticals’ (NASDAQ:HEPA) Drs. Robert Foster, CEO; Daren Ure, CSO; Daniel Trepanier, SVP drug development; and Patrick Mayo, SVP clinical pharmacology have been appointed adjunct professors by the University...
Healthcare-only investor relations and capital markets advisory firm, Kilmer Lucas, unveiled the lineup for its first annual BioTuesdays Pre-JPM Virtual Conference, beginning at 11:00 am ET on Dec. 10, 2019...
Kane Biotech (TSX-V:KNE) was selected to receive an award of up to about $3.4-million from an unnamed government agency for the continuing clinical development of DispersinB to treat biofilm mediated antimicrobial...