COVID-19 – BioTuesdays

Developments

Hepion to present on therapeutic approaches to COVID-19; NASH at Oct. 28; Oct. 29 events

Hepion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:HEPA) will present virtually at the Roth Capital “therapeutic approaches for COVID-19” event taking place on Oct. 28 from 9:00 am to 1:20 pm ET; and at the B. Riley Securities...

October 26, 2020

Developments

PhaseBio discontinues Phase 2 COVID-19 trial

PhaseBio Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:PHAS) discontinued its Phase 2 trial evaluating PB1046 for the treatment of high-risk, hospitalized COVID-19 patients. PB1046 is a long-acting analog of vasoactive intestinal peptide...

October 23, 2020

Developments

Rigel Pharma enrolls first patients in Phase 2 COVID-19 trial

Rigel Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:RIGL) enrolled the first patients in its Phase 2 trial evaluating fostamatinib for the treatment of hospitalized COVID-19 patients. The study is sponsored by the NIH’s National Heart, Lung...

October 9, 2020

Features

Monopar Therapeutics readies two key clinical trials in fourth quarter

Monopar Therapeutics (NASDAQ:MNPR), which focuses on developing cancer therapies and treatments for cancer-related adverse events, is on track for two important clinical trials with its lead drug candidates, Validive...

October 6, 2020

Developments

Enlivex posts positive COVID-19 results in severe/critical patients

Enlivex Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ENLV) reported positive topline results of an investigator-initiated clinical trial of Allocetra in five COVID-19 patients, three of which were in severe condition and two in critical...

October 1, 2020

Features

aTyr Pharma gearing for data readouts in COVID-19, interstitial lung disease

aTyr Pharma (NASDAQ:LIFE) expects to report before the end of 2020 results of a Phase 2 study with its ATYR1923 drug candidate in COVID-19-related severe respiratory complications. It also has a data readout planned in...

September 29, 2020

Developments

Hepion CRV431 shows positive activity against SARS-CoV-2 in NIAID study

Hepion Pharmaceuticals’ (NASDAQ:HEPA) CRV431 demonstrated positive activity against SARS-CoV-2 in a preclinical study conducted at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). Conducted under...

September 17, 2020

Features

BioCardia developing autologous and allogenic cardiovascular cell therapies

BioCardia (NASDAQ:BCDA) is developing two late-stage clinical autologous cell therapies, known as CardiAMP, for ischemic heart failure and chronic myocardial ischemia, a neurokinin 1 receptor positive (NK1R+) allogenic...

September 15, 2020

Developments

iBio featured on ABC affiliate

KXXV, an ABC affiliate in Bryan, Texas, published an article on iBio’s (NYSE AMERICAN:IBIO) two COVID-19 vaccine candidates. The company recently reported that it has selected IBIO-201 as its leading candidate for...

September 11, 2020

Developments

Hepion CRV431 featured on The Bio Report podcast

The Bio Report podcast featured Hepion Pharmaceuticals’ (NASDAQ:HEPA) CRV431 for the treatment of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), and potentially, COVID-19. “We’ve kicked off our Phase 2 trial in NASH...

September 11, 2020

Developments

iBio selects IBIO-201 as its leading COVID-19 vaccine candidate

iBio (NYSE AMERICAN:IBIO) selected IBIO-201 as its leading candidate for the prevention of SARS-CoV-2 infection. iBio previously reported that both of its COVID-19 vaccine candidates, IBIO-200 and IBIO-201, in...

September 9, 2020

Developments

iBio and Planet Biotechnology in pact to develop COVID-19 therapeutic

iBio (NYSE AMERICAN:IBIO) entered into an exclusive worldwide license agreement with Planet Biotechnology for the development of Planet’s COVID-19 therapeutic candidate, ACE2-Fc. ACE2-Fc is a recombinant protein...

August 28, 2020

Developments

Vanda Pharma reports interim results from Phase 3 COVID-19 trial

Vanda Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:VNDA) reported interim results from its Phase 3 trial assessing tradipitant for the treatment of COVID-19 pneumonia. The data are based on the first 60 patients enrolled in the study, who...

August 18, 2020

Developments

Omeros reports positive results from COVID-19-associated ARDS trial

Omeros (NASDAQ:OMER) reported positive results from a study evaluating narsoplimab for the treatment of COVID-19-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Narsoplimab is a human monoclonal antibody that is...

August 10, 2020

Developments

IBIO-201 demonstrates ability to elicit anti-SARS-CoV-2 immune response in preclinical studies

iBio (NYSE AMERICAN:IBIO) reported initial results from preclinical studies of IBIO-201, one of its two COVID-19 vaccine candidates. IBIO-201 is a subunit vaccine that combines antigens derived from the SARS-CoV-2 spike...

August 10, 2020

Developments

The Hill’s coronavirus report features iBio COVID-19 vaccine candidates and FastPharming System

iBio’s (NYSE AMERICAN:IBIO) two COVID-19 vaccine candidates and FastPharming manufacturing system were featured on The Hill’s coronavirus report on July 30. The company is developing IBIO-200 and IBIO-201, virus-like...

July 30, 2020

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Immunic reports first patients enrolled in Phase 2 COVID-19 trial

The first patients have been enrolled in an investigator-sponsored Phase 2 study evaluating Immunic Therapeutics‘ (NASDAQ:IMUX) IMU-838 for the treatment of COVID-19. IMU-838 is a selective immune modulator that...

July 27, 2020

Developments

Cerecor enrolls first patient in COVID-19 trial

Cerecor (NASDAQ:CERC) enrolled the first patient in its a proof-of-concept trial evaluating CERC-002 in patients with COVID-19 cytokine storm-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). CERC-002 is a...

July 21, 2020

Developments

PhaseBio doses first COVID-19 patient in Phase 2 trial

PhaseBio Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:PHAS) dosed the first patient in its potentially pivotal Phase 2 trial evaluating PB1046 for the treatment of high-risk, hospitalized COVID-19 patients. PB1046 is a long-acting analog of...

July 17, 2020

Markets

HCW ups electroCore PT to $2.50 from $1.50

H.C. Wainwright raised its price target for electroCore (NASDAQ:ECOR) to $2.50 from $1.50, citing the FDA’s emergency use authorization of gammaCore, the company’s lead product, to treat COVID-19 patients. The stock...

July 15, 2020

Developments

Rigel Pharma fostamatinib being evaluated in COVID-19 pneumonia trial

Rigel Pharmaceuticals’ (NASDAQ:RIGL) fostamatinib is being evaluated in an investigator-sponsored study for the treatment of COVID-19 pneumonia. Fostamatinib, an oral spleen tyrosine kinase (SYK) inhibitor, is approved...

July 14, 2020

Developments

Akebia vadadustat being evaluated for COVID-19-related acute respiratory distress syndrome

Akebia Therapeutics’ (NASDAQ:AKBA) vadadustat is being evaluated in an investigator-sponsored study as a potential therapy to prevent and lessen the severity of COVID-19-related acute respiratory distress syndrome...

July 14, 2020

Hepion to present on therapeutic approaches to COVID-19; NASH at Oct. 28; Oct. 29 events

PhaseBio discontinues Phase 2 COVID-19 trial

Rigel Pharma enrolls first patients in Phase 2 COVID-19 trial

Monopar Therapeutics readies two key clinical trials in fourth quarter

Enlivex posts positive COVID-19 results in severe/critical patients

aTyr Pharma gearing for data readouts in COVID-19, interstitial lung disease

Hepion CRV431 shows positive activity against SARS-CoV-2 in NIAID study

BioCardia developing autologous and allogenic cardiovascular cell therapies

iBio featured on ABC affiliate

Hepion CRV431 featured on The Bio Report podcast

iBio selects IBIO-201 as its leading COVID-19 vaccine candidate

iBio and Planet Biotechnology in pact to develop COVID-19 therapeutic

Vanda Pharma reports interim results from Phase 3 COVID-19 trial

Omeros reports positive results from COVID-19-associated ARDS trial

IBIO-201 demonstrates ability to elicit anti-SARS-CoV-2 immune response in preclinical studies

The Hill’s coronavirus report features iBio COVID-19 vaccine candidates and FastPharming System

Immunic reports first patients enrolled in Phase 2 COVID-19 trial

Cerecor enrolls first patient in COVID-19 trial

PhaseBio doses first COVID-19 patient in Phase 2 trial

HCW ups electroCore PT to $2.50 from $1.50

Rigel Pharma fostamatinib being evaluated in COVID-19 pneumonia trial

Akebia vadadustat being evaluated for COVID-19-related acute respiratory distress syndrome

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