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Crescita targeting $50-million in revenue in 5 years

By Len Zehrs Crescita Therapeutics (TSX:CTX), is aiming to be a $50-million commercial dermatology company in the next five years, with a portfolio of non-prescription skincare products and prescription drug products...

December 5, 2017
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Mazor’s odyssey to spine robotic surgery leader

By Len Zehr Since its founding 15 years ago, Mazor Robotics (NASDAQ, TASE:MZOR) has overcome challenges typical to medical device startups to become the leader and possibly the standard of care in spine robotics surgery...

October 31, 2017
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Flex Pharma focused on 3 clinical readouts in 2018

By Len Zehr Flex Pharma (NASDAQ:FLKS) expects to report clinical readouts in 2018 from three Phase 2 studies of its anti-cramping drug candidate, FLX-787, in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Charcot-Marie-Tooth...

October 24, 2017
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Thera sees ibalizumab as company game changer

By Len Zehr If approved by the FDA in the next few months, ibalizumab for patients with multidrug resistant HIV has the potential to be a game changer for Theratechnologies (TSX:TH). The FDA accepted ibalizumab for...

October 17, 2017
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Diffusion Pharma readies pivotal hypoxic GBM trial

By Len Zehr Diffusion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:DFFN) expects to begin before the end of 2017 a pivotal clinical trial with its trans sodium crocetinate (TSC) lead compound to re-oxygenate oxygen-deprived tissue in...

October 3, 2017
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In conversation with Hrishikesh Suresh of NeuroGate

By Len Zehr As CEO and one of three co-founders of upstart NeuroGate, Hrishikesh Suresh currently is completing his final year as a medical student at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario and plans to pursue a six...

September 26, 2017
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In conversation with Lloyd Segal of Repare

By Len Zehr As president and CEO of upstart Repare Therapeutics, Lloyd Segal was instrumental is arranging the initial funding to create Repare while he served as an entrepreneur-in-residence at Versant Ventures, a...

August 22, 2017
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CKD patients opt to stay on Dimerix drug after trial

By Len Zehr Forty-five per cent of patients in Dimerix’s (ASX:DXB) successful Phase 2a trial in chronic kidney disease (CKD), on advice from their physician, applied for and were granted access to remain on DMX-200...

August 8, 2017
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Appili readies antibiotic bridging study

By Len Zehr Closely-held Appili Therapeutics plans to begin late in the current quarter a Phase 1 bridging, or bioequivalence, study of its lead anti-infective, ATI-1501, a reformulated, taste-masked liquid suspension...

July 25, 2017