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Talkiatry completes $37-million Series A financing

Closely held Talkiatry, a provider of in-network psychiatric care, completed its $37-million Series A financing with an additional $17-million from Left Lane Capital. The latest round of funding comes just five months...

January 27, 2022

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Hepion’s rencofilstat combined with an immune checkpoint inhibitor demonstrates synergistic anti-tumor activity in a non-clinical liver cancer study

Results of a non-clinical research study demonstrated that Hepion Pharmaceuticals’ (NASDAQ:HEPA) clinical phase drug candidate, rencofilstat (CRV431), synergistically decreased liver tumor growth and extended mouse...

January 26, 2022

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ENDRA partnering study of TAEUS with Shanghai General Hospital

ENDRA Life Sciences (NASDAQ:NDRA) received Institutional Review Board approval from China’s Shanghai General Hospital for the first clinical study, expected to begin in 2022, of ENDRA’s Thermo Acoustic Enhanced...

January 24, 2022

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Altamira’s Bentrio nasal spray approved in Malaysia

Altamira Therapeutics’ (NASDAQ:CYTO) Bentrio nasal spray has been approved by the Medical Device Authority of Malaysia for the protection against airborne allergens and viruses and is cleared for commercialization in...

January 21, 2022

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Dyadic introduces novel method to produce synthetic cannabinoids

Dyadic International (NASDAQ:DYAI) has engineered its C1-cell protein production platform to demonstrate the potential of manufacturing therapeutically viable and commercially useful cannabis compounds, including...

January 21, 2022

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IntelGenx resumes dosing in Montelukast VersaFilm Phase 2a AD trial

IntelGenx (TSX:IGX; OTCQB:IGXT) announced that patient dosing has resumed in the ongoing Phase 2a BUENA clinical trial in patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease (AD) under a previously amended protocol using...

January 20, 2022

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Sigyn Therapeutics featured in BioSpace, twice

BioSpace, a leading life sciences publication, featured Sigyn Therapeutics (OTC:SIGY) and its novel extracorporeal blood purification technology twice in January. One article profiled the company and its Sigyn...

January 19, 2022

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University of Cambridge begins COVID-19 trial with PharmaJet needle-free system

PharmaJet’s needle-free Injection system will be used in a clinical trial to deliver a booster vaccine against COVID-19 virus variants. The vaccine developed by DIOSynVax, a spinoff company supported by the University...

January 18, 2022

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Profound Medical treats first patients in Level 1 post-market study comparing TULSA procedure to radical prostatectomy

Profound Medical (NASDAQ:PROF; TSX:PRN) treated the first patients in the Level 1 CAPTAIN trial comparing the TULSA procedure (performed with its TULSA-PRO system) against radical prostatectomy (RP). The prospective...

January 18, 2022

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Absci in research collaboration with Merck

Absci (NASDAQ:ABSI), which uses deep learning AI and synthetic biology to expand the therapeutic potential of proteins, entered a research collaboration with Merck (known as MSD outside the U.S. and Canada), using...

January 7, 2022

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Rencofilstat adopted as non-proprietary name for Hepion’s CRV431

Hepion Pharmaceuticals’ (NASDAQ:HEPA) lead drug candidate for the treatment of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and other liver diseases, CRV431, has been renamed, rencofilstat. The non-proprietary name change was...

January 7, 2022

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Stifel sees possible rebound year for biotech; top picks for 2022

In its biotech outlook, Stifel said that “on heels of weakness and negativity, 2022 may turn out to be a rebound year wherein biotech stocks – particularly decliners despite positive results and/or commercial...

January 5, 2022

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Hepion Pharmaceuticals to present clinical data at NASH-TAG conference

Dr. Todd Hobbs, CMO of Hepion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:HEPA), will present data from the company’s Phase 2 AMBITION study with drug candidate, CRV431, at the NASH-TAG 2022 conference at Park City, Utah on Jan. 8...

January 5, 2022

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Sigyn outlines 2021 achievements; 2022 clinical, corporate outlook

In a letter to shareholders, chairman and CEO, Jim Joyce of Sigyn Therapeutics (OTC:SIGY), said that in the face of a pandemic that paused and shuttered numerous clinical research programs, “we translated our vision for...

January 4, 2022

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PharmaJet partner Zydus Cadila in COVID-19 vaccine expansion with Korean firm

Needle-free injection company PharmaJet’s partner, Zydus Cadila, is partnering with Enzychem Lifesciences to manufacture their COVID-19 plasmid DNA vaccine, ZyCoV-D, in Korea. The plan is to manufacture more than 80...

January 4, 2022

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Altamira updates Bentrio EU roll-out, 510(k), new Asian distribution, COVID-19, allergy testing

Altamira Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CYTO) issued a business update on Bentrio, its nasal spray for protection against airborne viruses and allergens. The company has set up contracts with wholesalers in its lead market of...

December 30, 2021

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Titan Pharmaceuticals to explore strategic alternatives

Titan Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:TTNP) engaged Maxim Group as its exclusive financial advisor to explore and evaluate strategic alternatives to enhance shareholder value. Potential strategic alternatives that may be...

December 21, 2021

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FDA clears Hepion IND for CRV431 in treatment of liver cancer

The FDA accepted Hepion Pharmaceuticals’ (NASDAQ:HEPA) IND application for CRV431, a liver-targeting, novel cyclophilin inhibitor, for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Liver cancer is the sixth most...

December 21, 2021

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Altamira randomizes first patients in Bentrio trial in house dust mite allergy

Altamira Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CYTO) randomized the first group of patients in a clinical trial with Bentrio (AM-301) in house dust mite allergic rhinitis. Bentrio, a drug-free nasal spray intended for personal...

December 16, 2021

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Cidara, Mundipharma post positive Phase 3 results for rezafungin in candidemia, invasive candidiasis

Cidara Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CDTX) and Mundipharma reported positive topline data from the ReSTORE Phase 3 clinical trial, evaluating the efficacy and safety of its once-weekly antifungal...

December 15, 2021

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Precigen reports positive interim Phase 1 data in r/r AML

Precigen (NASDAQ:PGEN) presented positive interim data at the ASH annual meeting from an ongoing Phase 1/1b clinical study of PRGN-3006 UltraCAR-T in patients with relapsed or refractory (r/r) acute myeloid leukemia...

December 14, 2021

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OpSens files 510(k) submission for new guidewire for TAVR procedure

OpSens (TSX:OPS; OTCQX:OPSSF) filed a 510(k) submission with the FDA for regulatory clearance of its new SavvyWire guidewire for transcatheter aortic valve replacement, or TAVR procedures. OpSens previously filed for...

December 13, 2021

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