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...
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...
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...
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...
ViralClear Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of BioSig Technologies (NASDAQ: BSGM), began enrolling patients in its Phase 2 clinical trial of merimepodib for the treatment of COVID-19. Merimepodib is an orally...
Bellerophon Therapeutics (NASDAQ:BLPH) treated the first patient in its Phase 3 study evaluating INOpulse, a pulsed nitric oxide system, for the treatment of COVID-19. The study will enroll up to 500 patients requiring...
The FDA has issued an emergency use authorization for electroCore’s (NASDAQ:ECOR) gammaCore Sapphire CV non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation (nVNS) to treat adult patients with known or suspected COVID-19. The FDA has...
Hepion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:HEPA) reported that its anti-fibrotic drug candidate, CRV431, was efficacious in two distinct preclinical research models related to COVID-19 disease. CRV431 demonstrated strong anti...
Liminal BioSciences (NASDAQ, TSX:LMNL) provided a guidance update on the timing of certain expected key milestones for 2020. The company withdrew guidance in May because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement, Kenneth...
iBio’s (NYSE American:IBIO) two COVID-19 vaccine candidates were featured on the final episode of the video series, “COVID-19: The Texas A&M University System Responds.” “This is an important collaboration,” John...
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...
PharmAust (ASX:PAA) posted positive preliminary results in experiments aimed at inhibiting the virus that causes COVID-19. PharmAust, which traditionally is focused on repurposing existing drugs for cancer therapy, is...
iBio (NYSE AMERICAN:IBIO) initiated preclinical immunization studies for its second COVID-19 vaccine platform with the potential for rapid manufacturing scale-up at its FastPharming System. The new subunit vaccine, IBIO...
BTIG initiated coverage of Fulgent Genetics (NASDAQ:FLGT) with a “buy” rating and $20 price target. The stock closed at $16.06 on May 28. Fulgent is a genetic testing service provider that has delivered more than...
Dawson James Securities launched coverage of Sorrento Therapeutics (NASDAQ:SRNE) with a “buy” rating and $24 price target. The stock closed at $5.07 on May 22. Analyst Jason Kolbert writes that Sorrento’s STI-1499...
Maxim Group upgraded Co-Diagnostics (NASDAQ:CODX) to “buy” from “hold” with a $30 price target, saying that COVID-19 testing has been transformative for the company. The stock closed at $18.85 on May 19. Co-Diagnostics...
Closely-held PharmaJet’s needle-free injection system will be used to deliver a SARS-CoV mRNA vaccine being developed by Abnova, the world’s largest antibody vaccine manufacturer. “Our system has been found to improve...
After abruptly ending its hepatitis B virus program in January, Spring Bank Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:SBPH) is in the early stages of examining whether its family of RIG-I agonists have the potential to attack SARS-CoV-2...
Despite delays in dosing of patients at its Toronto clinic and building its network of clinics in the U.S. because of COVID-19, closely-held Field Trip Psychedelics is finding opportunities to expand its psychedelic...
Brookline Capital Markets raised its price target for Arcturus Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ARCT) to $64 from $32, citing positive immunogenicity data for its COVID-19 vaccine. The stock was quoted at $44.88, up $5.65, in...
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:KNSA) reported updated data from its open-label study of mavrilimab for the treatment of COVID-19-related pneumonia, as well as its Phase 2 trial for vixarelimab for the treatment of...
Pluristem Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PSTI) received FDA clearance for an IND application to treat patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) caused by COVID-19 with intramuscular injections of PLX-PAD. ...
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