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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

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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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