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Immunotherapy review highlights Faron’s bexmarilimab in immune-resistant cancer

Faron Pharmaceuticals (AIM: FARN; First North: FARON) has announced the publication of a comprehensive review article in the peer-reviewed journal Immunotherapy detailing the potential of the company’s lead candidate...

January 29, 2026

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OSE expands lusvertikimab into new immune-mediated indications

OSE Immunotherapeutics (ISIN: FR0012127173; Mnemo: OSE) has announced that it has selected chronic pouchitis and hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) as new key indications for lusvertikimab, a potential first-in-class IL-7R...

January 29, 2026

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FDA certifies LSL’s ophthalmic ointment manufacturing for U.S. market

LSL Pharma (TSXV: LSL) has announced that the FDA has certified the ophthalmic ointment manufacturing operations of its subsidiary, Steri-Med Pharma, clearing the company to commercialize ophthalmic ointment products in...

January 28, 2026

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FDA grants En Carta BDD for EC Pocket Lyme test

Closely held En Carta Diagnostics has announced that its EC Pocket Lyme test for the early detection of Borrelia bacteria—the cause of Lyme disease—has received Breakthrough Design Designation (BDD) from the FDA. EC...

January 28, 2026

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Omeros launches first commercial sales of YARTEMLEA for TA-TMA

Omeros (NASDAQ: OMER) has announced that it has completed its first commercial shipments of YARTEMLEA to distributors for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients with stem cell transplant-associated thrombotic...

January 27, 2026

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Ernexa chosen as one of ten for JETRO acceleration program

Ernexa Therapeutics (NASDAQ: ERNA) has announced it was selected as one of only ten global companies to participate in the prestigious Japan Entry Acceleration Program (JEAP) by the Japan External Trade Organization...

January 27, 2026

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Pluri completes first phase of placenta-derived biomaterials program

Pluri (NASDAQ, TASE: PLUR) has announced the completion of the first phase of its program with closely held Resbiomed Technologies OOD, a European biotechnology company developing extracellular-matrix- based...

January 22, 2026

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Hoth reports positive interim results from trial of HT-001 in cancer patients

Hoth Therapeutics (NASDAQ: HOTH) has announced 100% clinical response and approximately 50% reduction in disease severity in the open-label pharmacokinetic (PK) cohort of its ongoing CLEER-001 clinical trial evaluating...

January 22, 2026

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Actuate to advance Elraglusib tablet to Phase 1/2 program in refractory cancers

Actuate Therapeutics (NASDAQ: ACTU) has announced plans to initiate a Phase 1/2 clinical program evaluating the oral tablet dosage form of elraglusib in patients with advanced cancer. According to Actuate, the goal of...

January 21, 2026

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BioNxt reports superior bioavailability of cladribine sublingual ODF

BioNxt Solutions (CSE: BNXT; OTCQB: BNXTF; FSE: BXT) has announced that it has completed a large-mass porcine comparative pharmacokinetic study and received preliminary results evaluating the absorption of cladribine...

January 19, 2026

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Profusa initiates first commercial revenue with healthcare research offerings launch

Profusa (NASDAQ: PFSA) has announced the launch of its healthcare research version of its Lumee tissue oxygen monitoring into the contract research organizations (CRO) market, which is expected to generate immediate...

January 16, 2026

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GT submits IND for GTB-5550 TriKE in solid tumors

GT Biopharma (NASDAQ: GTBP) has announced that it submitted an investigational new drug (IND) application to the FDA in December 2025 for GTB-5550 TriKE, a B7-H3-targeted natural killer (NK) cell engager for the...

January 15, 2026

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Frontiers in Oncology to publish BioMark’s research on ML model for lung cancer detection

BioMark Diagnostics (CSE: BUX; FSE: 20B; OTCQB: BMKDF) has announced that the peer-reviewed journal Frontiers in Oncology has accepted for publication the company’s research on a machine learning (ML) predictive model...

January 15, 2026

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Mount Sinai becomes first in NYC to deliver incision-free, MRI-guided prostate treatment with Profound’s TULSA-PRO

Profound Medical (NASDAQ: PROF; TSX: PRN) has announced that the world-renowned Mount Sinai Hospital, Metro New York (NYC), has successfully treated its first prostate cancer patient with the TULSA-PRO system. The TULSA...

January 15, 2026

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cbdMD acquires Bluebird Botanicals

cbdMD (NYSE American: YCBD) has announced the strategic acquisition of closely held Bluebird Botanicals through an asset purchase comprised of an initial share issuance and earnout shares. According to cbdMD, the...

January 14, 2026

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Clearmind achieves 100% treatment success in second cohort of CMND-100 trial in AUD

Clearmind Medicine (NASDAQ: CMND; FSE: CWY0) has announced the successful completion of treatment for all patients in the second cohort of its ongoing FDA-approved Phase I/IIa clinical trial evaluating CMND-100—the...

January 14, 2026

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Profound surpasses 2025 TULSA-PRO installed base goal

Profound Medical (NASDAQ:PROF; TSX:PRN) announced that its TULSA-PRO system installed base reached 78 as of December 31, 2025—exceeding its previously announced goal of 75 installs by year-end 2025. The company’s TULSA...

January 12, 2026

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Nature Eye publishes positive Phase 1 results for Ocugen’s gene therapy

Ocugen (NASDAQ: OCGN) has announced the publication of positive Phase 1 GARDian1 trial results for OCU410ST, its novel modifier gene therapy for Stargardt disease, in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Eye, published by...

January 12, 2026

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PharmaJet’s Needle-free Injection System selected for DNA immunotherapy in advanced melanoma

Closely held PharmaJet announced that its partner, Scancell, has reported updated Phase 2 clinical data from the SCOPE study in unresectable advanced melanoma demonstrating a progression-free survival (PFS) rate of 74%...

January 9, 2026

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Autonomix highlights data showing pain relief observed in all stages of pancreatic cancer

Autonomix Medical (NASDAQ: AMIX) has announced new subgroup clinical data from its proof-of-concept study presented at the 2026 ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium demonstrating rapid, durable, and meaningful pain...

January 9, 2026

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Athira announces name change to LeonaBio with new ticker LONA

Athira Pharma (NASDAQ: ATHA) has announced that it has changed its name to LeonaBio (NASDAQ: LONA) effective January 12, 2026, to align with its acquisition of rights to develop and commercialize lasofoxifene, a late...

January 9, 2026

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Day One acquires Mersana and expands pipeline

Day One Biopharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: DAWN) has announced the completion of all conditions of its tender offer to acquire all outstanding shares of Mersana Therapeutics (NASDAQ: MRSN) for $25 per share in cash plus one...

January 7, 2026

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