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AUM Biosciences going public through merger with Mountain Crest Acquisition

Closely held AUM Biosciences, which is advancing a broad portfolio of precision oncology therapeutics, entered into a definitive business combination agreement with Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp. V (NASDAQ:MCAG). The...

October 21, 2022

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Hepion Pharma food effect study with rencofilstat published

The peer-reviewed journal, Clinical Pharmacology in Drug Development, published the results of a clinical trial examining the effect of food on the oral bioavailability of Hepion Pharmaceuticals’ (NASDAQ:HEPA) lead drug...

October 21, 2022

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IntelGenx receives new U.S. patent on VersaFilm technology

IntelGenx Corp. (TSX:IGX; OTCQB:IGXT) received U.S. Patent No. 11,471,406 from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, with claims for modulating drug absorption in oral film dosage form designed for sublingual...

October 20, 2022

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Jazz Pharma in license for Zymeworks’ HER2 zanidatamab

Jazz Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:JAZZ) inked an exclusive licensing agreement to acquire development and commercialization rights to Zymeworks’ (NYSE:ZYME) zanidatamab across all indications in the United States, Europe...

October 19, 2022

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Ondine presents effective photodisinfection treatment research against MRSA

Ondine Biomedical (LON:OBI) presented new research at the Infection Prevention Society Conference in Bournemouth, UK showing that its Steriwave photodisinfection technology is highly effective against clinical MRSA...

October 19, 2022

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LENZ Therapeutics posts positive Phase 2 presbyopia treatment data

Closely held LENZ Therapeutics reported positive topline results from its Phase 2 INSIGHT clinical trial of two investigational formulations of aceclidine to treat presbyopia, or farsightedness. Both LNZ100 (aceclidine)...

October 18, 2022

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Comera reports favorable preclinical results of lead SQore excipient

Comera Life Sciences (NASDAQ:CMRA) reported favorable results from its recently completed SEQURUS-2 study. Together with the SEQURUS-1 study. the preclinical results showed that Comera’s caffeine-based SQore...

October 18, 2022

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IntelGenx submits response to CRL from FDA for RIZAPORT VersaFilm

IntelGenx (TSX:IGX; OTCQB:IGXT) responded to the complete response letter (CRL) for its 505(b)(2) NDA for RIZAPORT VersaFilm received from the FDA in March 2020. “We have been encouraged by our interactions with...

October 18, 2022

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TIAP and Evotec expand LAB150 BRIDGE partnership to Include Amgen

Toronto Innovation Acceleration Partners (TIAP) and Evotec (NASDAQ:EVO; FSE: EVT) have expanded LAB150, their translational BRIDGE partnership, to include Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) as a strategic partner. The expansion...

October 17, 2022

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IntelGenx updates atai collaboration as first-in-human study launched of an oral film psychedelic drug candidate

IntelGenx (TSX:IGX; OTCQB:IGXT) updated its collaboration with strategic partner, atai Life Sciences (NASDAQ:ATAI), which has begun a first-in-human Phase 1 study for the development of novel formulations of...

October 13, 2022

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Sigyn Therapeutics to register ChemoPrep and ChemoPure as trademarks for devices to enhance cancer therapy

Sigyn Therapeutics (OTCQB:SIGY) disclosed that trademark applications to register ChemoPrep and ChemoPure have been filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The intent-to-use trademark...

October 13, 2022

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Ripple Therapeutics signs licensing agreement for China with CS Pharmaceuticals

Closely held Ripple Therapeutics signed an exclusive licensing agreement for the Chinese rights to its lead product, IBE-814, with CS Pharmaceuticals, a British-based company focused on the development and...

October 11, 2022

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Oramed unit posts positive preliminary Phase 1 oral COVID-19 vaccine data

Oramed Pharmaceuticals’ (NASDAQ, TASE:ORMP) subsidiary, Oravax Medical, reported positive preliminary data from its Phase 1 trial of an oral COVID-19 vaccine candidate. Oravax Medical is developing oral vaccines that...

October 7, 2022

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FDA clears Boston Cell Standards’ IHControls panel in breast cancer

Closely held Boston Cell Standards received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for its IHControls panel (HER2/ER/PR) for evaluating breast cancers, representing a first-in-category regulatory approval. IHControls are the...

October 6, 2022

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FDA clears Annovis Bio for Phase 2/3 AD study

The FDA approved the development plan and study protocol for Annovis Bio (NYSE:ANVS) to proceed with a Phase 2/3 clinical study of buntanetap in moderate Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). In a statement, Maria...

October 6, 2022

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Sigyn Therapeutics files U.S. patent entitled “System and Methods to Enhance Chemotherapy Delivery and Reduce Toxicity”

Sigyn Therapeutics (OTCQB:SIGY) filed a provisional patent application entitled, “System and Methods to Enhance Chemotherapy Delivery and Reduce Toxicity,” with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Cancer is...

October 6, 2022

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FDA clears Tonix IND in major depressive disorder

The FDA approved Tonix Pharmaceuticals’ (NASDAQ:TNXP) IND application to support a Phase 2 clinical trial with TNX-601 ER, a once-daily formulation of tianeptine as a potential treatment for major depressive disorder...

October 3, 2022

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VoxNeuro, CAF in study to measure training-related sub-concussive exposure

VoxNeuro, a closely-held software-as-a-medical-device (SaMD) brain health company, has partnered with the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) to study the cognitive effects following intense military training regimens designed...

September 28, 2022

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atai unit initiates Phase 1 trial for MDMA derivative EMP-01

EmpathBio, a unit of atai Life Sciences (NASDAQ:ATAI), received regulatory and ethics approval to begin enrollment of its Phase 1 study of EMP-01, a 3,4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine (MDMA) derivative for the treatment...

September 28, 2022

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SAB Biotherapeutics presents new influenza and COVID-19 data

SAB Biotherapeutics (NASDAQ:SABS) presented new data at the Options for Control of Influenza conference in Belfast, showing its fully-human polyclonal antibody platform maintains its efficacy against multiple variants...

September 28, 2022

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Maxim survey finds two-thirds of respondents planning to attend JMP

A survey of 150 people to a recent Maxim Group survey about the upcoming J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference found that 69% of respondents are planning to attend the conference in person, while 52% would choose in person...

September 26, 2022

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Profound Medical presents durable and stable positive 4-year trends from TACT pivotal trial

An investigator for Profound Medical (NASDAQ:PROF; TSX:PRN) presented four-year follow-up data from the TACT clinical study with Profound’s TULSA-PRO device that continue to demonstrate durable and stable safety and...

September 26, 2022

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