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Developments

uniQure doses first patients in Phase 1/2 Huntington’s disease gene therapy trial

uniQure (NASDAQ:QURE) dosed the first two patients in its Phase 1/2 trial evaluating AMT-130 for the treatment of Huntington’s disease (HD). HD is an inherited neurodegenerative disorder where production and aggregation...

June 19, 2020

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Ovid Therapeutics OV101 granted FDA rare pediatric disease designation

Ovid Therapeutics’ (NASDAQ:OVID) OV101 received FDA rare pediatric disease designation for the treatment of Angelman syndrome. Angelman syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that affects the brain’s ability to correctly...

June 19, 2020

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Kane Biotech DispersinB program receives $2.7-million U.S. Department of Defense award

Kane Biotech (TSX-V:KNE; OTCQB:KNIBF) received the U.S. DoD’s Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium (MTEC) Research Project Award for DispersinB. The non-dilutive $2.7-million award will fund continued clinical...

June 18, 2020

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Xeris Pharma posts positive topline data from Phase 2 T1D study

Xeris Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:XERS) reported positive topline results from its Phase 2 study of XP-3924, a pramlintide-insulin co-formulation, in adults with Type 1 diabetes (T1D). The trial enrolled 18 adults with T1D...

June 18, 2020

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Aptinyx completes enrollment in Phase 2 PTSD trial

Aptinyx (NASDAQ:APTX) completed enrollment for its Phase 2 study of NYX-783 for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The 160 enrolled patients were randomized to receive either placebo, 10 mg of NYX...

June 18, 2020

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InflaRx reports topline results from Phase 2/3 COVID-19 trial

InflaRx (NASDAQ:IFRX) reported encouraging topline results from the first 30 COVID-19 patients treated with IFX-1 in a Phase 2/3 trial. IFX-1 is a monoclonal anti-human complement factor C5a antibody designed to...

June 17, 2020

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Kamada IgG therapy cleared for compassionate COVID-19 use in Israel

Kamada (NASDAQ, TASE:KMDA) completed manufacturing of the first batch of its plasma-derived immunoglobulin (IgG) product for the treatment of COVID-19 and the initial vials are available for compassionate use in Israel...

June 17, 2020

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Exicure doses first patient in Phase 2 portion of Merkel cell carcinoma trial

Exicure (NASDAQ:XCUR) dosed the first patient in the Phase 2 dose expansion portion of a clinical trial evaluating cavrotolimod for the treatment of Merkel cell carcinoma. The Phase 2 portion of the ongoing Phase 1b/2...

June 16, 2020

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Titan Pharma launches virtual REMS training for Probuphine health care providers

Titan Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:TTNP) launched a fully-virtual Probuphine implant Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) training and certification program for qualified health care providers (HCPs) who treat...

June 16, 2020

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aTyr Pharma doses first patient in Phase 2 COVID-19 trial

aTyr Pharma (NASDAQ:LIFE) dosed the first patient in a Phase 2 study evaluating ATYR1923, an immunomodulator, in COVID-19 patients with severe respiratory complications. The study will enroll 30 COVID-19-positive...

June 15, 2020

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