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Lantheus, POINT Biopharma to commercialize PNT2002 & PNT2003

Lantheus Holdings (NASDAQ:LNTH) and POINT Biopharma Global (NASDAQ:PNT) announced a set of strategic collaboration agreements in which Lantheus would license exclusive worldwide rights to POINT’s PNT2002 and PNT2003...

November 14, 2022

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Oramed to commercialize oral insulin in Korea with Medicox

Oramed Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ, TASE:ORMP) signed an exclusive commercial distribution agreement for the Republic of Korea with Medicox, an emerging biotech company with proven partnerships in the Korea. The agreement...

November 14, 2022

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CytoSorbents appears to validate Sigyn’s therapeutic strategy

CytoSorbents (NASDAQ:CTSO) has received a research grant from a division of the NIH to test the ability of its existing polymers to remove cytokines and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) endotoxin from septic porcine plasma, a...

November 10, 2022

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Hepion to present rencofilstat’s poly-indication potential at antifibrotic summit

Hepion Pharmaceuticals’ (NASDAQ:HEPA) chief scientific officer, Daren Ure, Ph.D., will present data highlighting the poly-indication potential of the company’s lead drug candidate, rencofilstat, at the upcoming 6th...

November 7, 2022

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Hepion to present 2 posters at upcoming AASLD liver meeting

Hepion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:HEPA) is presenting two poster presentations highlighting its lead drug candidate, rencofilstat, at the Liver Meeting 2022, to be hosted by the American Association for the Study of Liver...

November 2, 2022

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Rhythm to launch Phase 3 hypothalamic obesity trial in early 2023

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:RYTM) plans to initiate a Phase 3 clinical trial in acquired hypothalamic obesity in early 2023, following recent discussions with the FDA. The Phase 3 clinical trial will enroll 120...

November 2, 2022

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Atossa to acquire stake in Dynamic Cell Therapies

Atossa Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ATOS) is acquiring 19.99% of the capital stock of closely-held Dynamic Cell Therapies for $2-million, in addition to $3-million previously paid to Dynamic, “This investment in Dynamic...

November 1, 2022

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Rhythm Pharma gets FDA breakthrough status in hypothalamic obesity

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals’ (NASDAQ:RYTM) setmelanotide received breakthrough therapy designation from the FDA for the treatment of hypothalamic obesity. Hypothalamic obesity is a rare, acquired form of extreme obesity that...

November 1, 2022

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OpSens starts SavvyWire study in Europe

OpSens (TSX:OPS; OTCQX:OPSSF) announced the successful completion of the first cases in a clinical study, named SAFE-TAVI, studying SavvyWire left ventricular rapid pacing in transcatheter aortic valve replacement...

October 26, 2022

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Hepion Pharmaceuticals Phase 2a AMBITION results published

The peer-reviewed journal, Hepatology Communications, has published a paper by Harrison et al. entitled, “Rencofilstat, a cyclophilin inhibitor: A phase 2a, multicenter, single-blind, placebo-controlled study in...

October 26, 2022

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PharmaJet gets USAID contract to evaluate needle-free delivery in polio shots

Closely-held PharmaJet received a multi-year, $1.5-million grant from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to evaluate the impact of intradermal vaccine administration using the company’s...

October 24, 2022

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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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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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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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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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