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Axxess acquires Complia Health

Axxess, a home healthcare technology provider, acquired Complia Health in move that adds more clients, more talent and even greater engagement with leading care providers among the Axxess family. Complia’s roster of...

July 24, 2023

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Advent nabs rare pediatric disease designation for bronchopulmonary dysplasia in preemies

Advent Therapeutics received FDA rare pediatric disease designation for its vitamin A metabolic and reparative respiratory drugs for the prevention of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in premature infants. BPD is a rare...

July 20, 2023

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Eliem Therapeutics to explore strategic alternatives

Eliem Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ELYM) completed a review of its business, including the status of its programs, resources, and capabilities, and has decided to halt further development of its Kv7 program and to conduct a...

July 20, 2023

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MindBio pre-screening patients in take-home LSD-microdosing Phase 2 study

MindBio Therapeutics Corp (CSE:MBIO; Frankfurt:WF6) started pre-screening for participant entry into Phase 2 LSD-microdosing clinical trials. The clinical trials are a world first with approvals for take home use of...

July 19, 2023

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Neurogene and Neoleukin in merger accord

Close-held Neurogene and Neoleukin Therapeutics (NASDAQ:NLTX) entered into a definitive merger agreement to combine the companies in an all-stock transaction. The combined company will focus on advancing Neurogene’s...

July 18, 2023

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Anixa Biosciences breast cancer vaccine featured in Daily Mail article

A Phase 1 trial of Anixa Biosciences’ (NASDAQ:ANIX) breast cancer vaccine and women survivors were featured in an article on the website of England’s Daily Mail newspaper. Anixa’s CEO, Amit Kumar, Ph.D., described the...

July 17, 2023

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Ondine receives TAYYABA HASAN IMPACT AWARD at IPA World Congress

Ondine Biomedical (LON:OBI) was awarded the TAYYABA HASAN IMPACT AWARD at the 18th World Congress of International Photodynamic Association (IPA) in Finland for demonstrating “exceptional perseverance and clinical...

July 17, 2023

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Athira presents biomarker data in Alzheimer’s

Athira Pharma (NASDAQ:ATHA) is presenting new data supporting its pipeline of small molecule therapeutic candidates designed to enhance the HGF/MET neurotrophic system at the Alzheimer’s Association International...

July 17, 2023

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First Wave BioPharma unlikely to hit primary endpoint in CF

First Wave BioPharma’s (NASDAQ:FWBI) is unlikely to achieve the primary endpoint based on preliminary results from the Phase 2 SPAN study for the treatment of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency in patients with cystic...

July 13, 2023

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FDA clears Tryp’s IND for Phase 2a IBS study at MGH

The FDA completed a review of Tryp Therapeutics’ (CSE:TRYP; OTCQB:TRYPF) investigational new drug application, permitting the company to proceed with a Phase 2a clinical trial at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)...

July 13, 2023

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Theratechnologies reduces R&D headcount on sales shortfall

With sales falling short of expectations, Theratechnologies (TSX:TH; NASDAQ:THTX) is reducing its R&D head count. Second quarter revenue fell 8.9% to $17.5-million (U.S.) from $19.3-million a year ago. “Second...

July 12, 2023

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Synlogic gets FDA fast track to treat phenylketonuria

The FDA granted fast track designation to Synlogic’s (NASDAQ:SYBX) labafenogene marselecobac (previously known as SYNB1934) for the treatment of phenylketonuria (PKU). Labafenogene marselecobac also has received rare...

July 11, 2023

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Anixa Biosciences receives Canadian patent for CAR-T cancer therapy technology

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office issued a patent covering Anixa Biosciences’ (NASDAQ:ANIX) novel chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) cancer treatment technology, which has been licensed from The Wistar...

July 11, 2023

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MAIA updates survival data from Phase 2 NSCLC trial

MAIA Biotechnology (NYSEA: MAIA) updated preliminary survival data in the Part A safety lead-in of its ongoing THIO-101 phase 2 trial, evaluating THIO in sequential combination with cemiplimab in patients with advanced...

July 10, 2023

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ZyVersa receives European patent for VAR 200 in kidney disease

The European Patent Office granted a patent covering ZyVersa Therapeutics’ (NASDAQ:ZVSA) Phase 2a-ready Cholesterol Efflux Mediator VAR 200 for use in diabetic nephropathy/diabetic kidney disease. “Approval of this...

July 7, 2023

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Vaxart posts positive Phase 2 data from bivalent norovirus vaccine

Vaxart (NASDAQ:VXRT) reported positive topline data from the dose-ranging Phase 2 clinical trial of its oral pill bivalent norovirus vaccine candidate. Norovirus is the leading cause of acute viral gastroenteritis in...

July 7, 2023

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Revive oral Bucillamine flunks Phase 3 COVID-19 study

Revive Therapeutics (OTCQB:RVVTF; CSE:RVV) reported that its Phase 3 clinical study evaluating the safety and efficacy of oral Bucillamine in patients with mild- to-moderate COVID-19 did not achieve statistical...

July 6, 2023

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ASLAN posts positive Phase 2b results in atopic dermatitis

ASLAN Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ASLN) reported positive topline data from its Phase 2b dose-ranging study of eblasakimab in adult patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis, which is often referred to as eczema...

July 6, 2023

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FDA clears protocol for Acasti Phase 3 trial in aSAH

Acasti Pharma (NASDAQ:ACST) and the FDA agreed on the protocol of a Phase 3 trial of GTX-104 in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH), a rare disease with bleeding over the surface of the brain in the...

July 5, 2023

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Palisade Bio completes enrollment in dose optimization study

Palisade Bio (NASDAQ:PALI) completed patient enrollment in its dose optimization study of LB1148, a broad-spectrum serine protease inhibitor that acts to neutralize digestive enzymes, potentially reducing intestinal...

July 5, 2023

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Cognition, AD consortium initiate Phase 2 START study

Cognition Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CGTX) and the Alzheimer’s Clinical Trials Consortium initiated the first clinical site in the 540-patient Phase 2 START study of CT1812 in adults with early Alzheimer’s disease (AD)...

July 5, 2023

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RenovoRx presents positive interim Phase 3 data in pancreatic cancer

RenovoRx (NASDAQ:RNXT) presented new positive data on progression-free survival from the pivotal Phase 3 open label TIGeR-PaC study of RenovoGem (intra-arterial administration of gemcitabine) in locally advanced...

June 29, 2023

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