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Altamira Therapeutics completes enrollment in Phase 2 acute vertigo trial

Altamira Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CYTO) completed patient enrollment in Part B of the Phase 2 TRAVERS clinical trial evaluating intranasal betahistine (AM-125) in acute vertigo. The company expects to release top-line...

February 14, 2022

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Altamira Therapeutics, Wellesta expand Bentrio marketing, distribution

Altamira Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CYTO) expanded its existing marketing and distribution agreement with Wellesta Holding of Singapore for Altamira’s Bentrio nasal spray for personal protection against airborne viruses and...

February 9, 2022

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Ondine treats first patients in Phase 2 nasal photodisinfection trial

Ondine Biomedical (LON:OBI) treated the first patients in its nasal photodisinfection exploratory Phase 2 trial to evaluate how effectively the treatment eradicates pathogens – Staphylococcus aureus – in the nose, and...

February 7, 2022

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Altamira Therapeutics, Avernus Pharma collaborate to distribute Bentrio in Gulf countries

Altamira Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CYTO) entered into an agreement with Avernus Pharma of Dubai for the marketing and distribution of Bentrio, Altamira’s nasal spray for protection against airborne viruses and...

February 7, 2022

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Altamira Therapeutics establishes OTC Consumer Health business unit

Altamira Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CYTO) established a new business unit, OTC Consumer Health, to support the ongoing global roll out of Bentrio, its nasal spray for the protection against airborne viruses and allergens. OTC...

February 4, 2022

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Aravive doses first patient in Phase 2 clear cell renal cell carcinoma trial

Aravive (NASDAQ:ARAV) dosed the first patient in the Phase 2 portion of a Phase 1b/2 study of batiraxcept for the treatment of clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). “Safety and preliminary activity data...

January 31, 2022

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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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