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BioRestorative Therapies posts positive preliminary Phase 2 data for cLDD

BioRestorative Therapies (NASDAQ:BRTX) announced the public availability of a poster, presented yesterday at the Orthopaedic Research Society’s 2024 Annual Meeting, which describes preliminary 26 and 52 week blinded...

February 5, 2024

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Japan Patent Office issues decision to grant patent for Anixa’s ovarian cancer vaccine

Anixa Biosciences (NASDAQ:ANIX) reported that its partner, Cleveland Clinic, received a “Decision to Grant” notice from the Japan Patent Office (JPO) for the patent application covering the company’s ovarian cancer...

January 23, 2024

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Satisfied TULSA prostate cancer procedure patient discloses 5.2% stake in Profound Medical

In a 13G filed with the SEC today, accomplished businessman and founder of namesake transportation company Daseke (NADAQ:DSKE), Don Daseke, disclosed he has taken a 5.2% ownership stake in Profound Medical (NASDAQ:PROF)...

January 12, 2024

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Sigyn outlines 2023 achievements, 2024 outlook

In a letter to shareholders to Sigyn Therapeutics’ (OTCQB:SIGY) shareholders, Jim Joyce, chairman and CEO, said as a small organization operating in a world with short-term expectations, the company has “not wavered...

January 8, 2024

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IntelGenx enters VetaFilm development license agreements under new animal health partnership

IntelGenx (TSX:IGX; OTCQB:IGXT) entered into development and license agreements with a wholly owned subsidiary of Covenant Animal Health Partners, who will fund the development and manufacturing of a VetaFilm-based drug...

December 18, 2023

Developments Markets

Hepion reports restructuring and resignations; Brookline downgrades to hold and suspends target

Hepion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:HEPA) announced a restructuring that, among other things, will suspend the enrollment of new patients in the Phase 2b ‘ASCEND-NASH’ clinical trial of its lead drug candidate, rencofilstat...

December 7, 2023

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Anixa reports positive new data from Phase 1 breast cancer vaccine trial

Anixa Biosciences (NASDAQ:ANIX) and its partner, Cleveland Clinic, presented positive new results from the Phase 1 clinical trial of Anixa’s breast cancer vaccine at the 2023 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS)...

December 7, 2023

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Anixa reports European patent for ovarian cancer vaccine technology

Anixa Biosciences (NASDAQ:ANIX) reported that its partner, Cleveland Clinic, received an intention-to-grant notice from the European Patent Office (EPO) for the patent application covering the company’s ovarian cancer...

November 27, 2023

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SHINE Technologies, Nucleus RadioPharma in long-term supply pact

SHINE Technologies and Nucleus RadioPharma entered a multi-year supply agreement for lutetium-177, a radiopharmaceutical that is used for targeted cancer treatment. Nucleus, a contract development and manufacturing...

November 17, 2023

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PharmaJet launches Phase 1 trial of Precision Delivery Systems-delivered VEE vaccine

PharmaJet launched a Phase 1 clinical study evaluating a Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis (VEE) DNA vaccine delivered via the company’s needle-free Precision Delivery Systems. The Phase 1 trial, sponsored by PharmaJet and...

November 17, 2023

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Firefly, WaveDancer in merger agreement

Closely-held Firefly Neuroscience and WaveDancer (NASDAQ:WAVD) entered into a definitive merger agreement to combine the companies in an all-stock transaction. The combined company will focus on continuing to develop...

November 16, 2023

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LENZ Therapeutics, Graphite Bio in merger accord

Closely-held LENZ Therapeutics and Graphite Bio (NASDAQ:GRPH) entered into a definitive merger agreement to combine the companies in an all-stock transaction. The combined company, which will focus on advancing LENZ’...

November 15, 2023

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IntelGenx gets approval for Phase 2 Montelukast VersaFilm trial in Parkinson’s disease

IntelGenx (TSX:IGX; OTCQB:IGXT) reported that the Swedish Medical Products Agency, the Swedish Ethical Review Authority, and the Regional Biobank Centre approved the company’s planned clinical study to investigate the...

November 14, 2023

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Hepion’s rencofilstat demonstrates significant reduction in liver stiffness in patients with advanced MASH liver disease

Hepion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:HEPA) presented new data from its Phase 2 ALTITUDE-NASH trial demonstrating that 17 weeks of rencofilstat treatment significantly reduced liver stiffness in subjects with advanced F3...

November 13, 2023

Developments

Elucid raises $80-million in Series C round

Closely-held Elucid raised $80-million to drive the commercialization of its AI-powered cardiovascular diagnostic tools. The round was led by Elevage Medical Technologies. Elucid’s FDA-cleared software is a non-invasive...

November 9, 2023

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Profound Medical’s TULSA gets device-intensive status; CMS extension of temporary C Code to ambulatory surgical center setting

Profound Medical (NASDAQ:PROF; TSX:PRN) reported that the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has expanded TULSA’s HCPCS C code, C9734, for use in the ambulatory surgical center (ASC) setting...

November 3, 2023

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Hepion’s rencofilstat demonstrates anti-cancer activity in hepatitis C-associated cancer model

Hepion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:HEPA) published a new research study in mice where rencofilstat prevented the growth of human hepatitis C virus (“HCV”)-associated liver tumors. HCV-infected mice developed small liver...

October 25, 2023

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PharmaJet launches Nigerian study of Tropis-administered poliovirus vaccine

PharmaJet launched a study in Nigeria to evaluate the intradermal administration of a fractional inactivated poliovirus vaccine (fIPV) using the company’s Tropis ID Needle-free Injection System. Children at 22 urban and...

October 25, 2023

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Personalis presents positive NeXT Personal assay data in early-stage lung cancer

Personalis (NASDAQ:PSNL) presented positive data on its NeXT Personal platform’s ability to detect and monitor residual and recurrent disease (MRD) in patients with early-stage lung cancer. NeXT Personal is a whole...

October 23, 2023

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Anixa Biosciences appoints Dr. Mark Goldberg to Cancer Business Advisory Board

Anixa Biosciences (NASDAQ:ANIX) appointed Dr. Mark Goldberg as the ninth independent member of the company’s Cancer Business Advisory Board (CBAB). “Mark brings valuable clinical expertise in oncology, and his extensive...

October 23, 2023

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Profound Medical’s TULSA-PRO prostate cancer treatment featured by AARP as medical breakthrough

Profound Medical’s (NASDAQ:PROF; TSX:PRN) TULSA-PRO technology was featured as a medical breakthrough in an Oct. 13 AARP article. The article introduces 57-year-old Tommy Saul, who was diagnosed with prostate cancer in...

October 13, 2023

Developments

Anixa Biosciences completes first cohort in ovarian cancer CAR-T clinical trial

Anixa Biosciences (NASDAQ:ANIX), in partnership with Moffitt Cancer Center, completed treatment of the first patient cohort in the ongoing clinical trial of Anixa’s novel chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy...

October 13, 2023

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