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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

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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

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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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Sigyn Therapeutics submits international patent application for ChemoPrep and ChemoPure

Sigyn Therapeutics (OTCQB:SIGY) submitted a Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) application for the technologies it is developing to enhance the clinical benefit of chemotherapeutic drugs. Chemotherapy is the most commonly...

October 5, 2023

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Anixa’s breast cancer vaccine featured in Yahoo Life news

Anixa Biosciences’ (NASDAQ:ANIX) breast cancer vaccine was featured in an Oct. 3 article in Yahoo Life news. The article introduces Ohioan Jennifer Davis as the first person in the world to receive a breast cancer...

October 4, 2023

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Hepion in $5-million registered direct offering

Hepion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:HEPA) entered into a securities purchase agreement with a healthcare-focused institutional investor for the purchase of 980,393 shares of the company at a purchase price of $5.10 per share...

September 29, 2023

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PharmaJet partner, Scancell, posts positive data from Phase 2 advanced melanoma trial

PharmaJet partner, Scancell, reported positive data from the first phase of a Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating PharmaJet’s needle-free vaccine delivery system for treatment of advanced melanoma. The Phase 2 study’s...

September 28, 2023

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Profound Medical gets FDA 510(k) clearance for first TULSA-PRO AI module, Thermal Boost

Profound Medical (NASDAQ:PROF; TSX:PRN) received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Thermal Boost module for use in conjunction with TULSA-PRO. Thermal Boost enables predictable, customized ablation at the prostate capsule...

September 25, 2023

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IntelGenx receives first RIZAFILM purchase order from U.S. partner Gensco

IntelGenx (TSX:IGX; OTCQB:IGXT) reported that it received the first purchase order (PO) for RIZAFILM from its U.S. commercial partner, Gensco Pharma. The company expects to ship the order to Gensco in the first quarter...

September 21, 2023

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Hepion’s rencofilstat demonstrates anti-cancer activity

Hepion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:HEPA) reported that rencofilstat demonstrated anti-cancer activity across 86% of cancer types in a high-throughput screen on 850 cancer cell lines. At the Broad Institute of MIT and...

September 21, 2023

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IntelGenx receives FDA GDUFA date for partnered buprenorphine buccal film

IntelGenx’s (TSX:IGX; OTCQB:IGXT) buprenorphine buccal film – for which an amendment to the abbreviated to new drug application (ANDA) requesting priority review has been filed by Chemo Research through its agent and...

September 20, 2023

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Hepion discovers novel rencofilstat action in liver cancer

Hepion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:HEPA) reported new research findings that discovered a mechanism by which the company’s lead drug candidate, rencofilstat, may exert anti-cancer activity. The research examined...

September 20, 2023

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Anixa forms cancer business advisory board

Anixa Biosciences (NASDAQ:ANIX) formed a cancer business advisory board (CBAB) with a roster of renowned cancer advocates, executives and physicians to guide the company’s clinical and business development...

September 19, 2023

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Mati completes manufacturing facility; prepares for Phase 3 nepafenac trial

Closely-held Mati Therapeutics completed a dedicated manufacturing facility for products formulated using the company’s Evolute sustained ocular drug delivery platform. Mati expects that the 10,000-square-foot facility...

September 15, 2023

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Hepion’s rencofilstat shows positive outcomes in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Hepion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:HEPA) reported positive findings from a translational research study assessing the effects of rencofilstat on lung tissue obtained from patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)...

September 14, 2023

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OKYO completes enrollment in Phase 2 dry eye clinical trial

OKYO Pharma (NASDAQ:OKYO) completed full enrollment of patients in the randomized portion of the Phase 2 clinical trial of topical ocular, OK-101, to treat dry eye disease (DED). A total of 240 patients were enrolled in...

September 8, 2023

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