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Aimmune readies filing for FDA approval of peanut allergy treatment

By Len Zehrs On the heels of positive data from its PALISADE pivotal trial, Aimmune Therapeutics (NASDAQ:AIMT) plans to submit a biologics license application with the FDA by the end of 2018 for its peanut allergy...

May 1, 2018

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Cyclica offers Pharma a novel cloud platform to increase R&D productivity

By Len Zehrs During the past four years, closely-held Cyclica has developed and validated a patented structure-based and AI-augmented proteome-screening platform, known as Ligand Express. “The platform enables critical...

April 24, 2018

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Moberg Pharma parlaying topical niche brands to fuel innovation engine

By Len Zehrs Sweden’s Moberg Pharma (OMX:MOB) is focused on maximizing the potential of its market leading position in over-the-counter sales of topical dermatology products to drive development of new therapies for the...

April 17, 2018

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Tear Film Innovations readies launch of iLux device for dry eye disease

By Len Zehrs Closely-held Tear Film Innovations plans to formally launch at two upcoming medical conferences its iLux medical device to treat Meibomian gland dysfunction, the leading cause of dry eye disease. The...

April 10, 2018

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Myomo scaling up distribution of MyoPro robotic arm brace

By Len Zehrs Myomo (NYSE American:MYO) is moving from a controlled introduction over the past few years to a scale up sales and distribution of its MyoPro product line of lightweight, non-invasive, powered arm braces to...

April 3, 2018

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Australia tax incentives spurring R&D

By Len Zehrs Australia is riding a wave of R&D, thanks to generous government tax incentives, as well as the quality of contract research and speed of performing clinical trials. The incentives provide businesses...

March 27, 2018

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Vital Therapies pivotal ELAD trial to read out at end of third quarter

By Len Zehrs Vital Therapies (NASDAQ:VTL) expects to report top line data from its ELAD pivotal study, known as VTL-308, in patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis (sAH), an acute form of liver failure, by the end of...

March 20, 2018

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DarioHealth simplifies diabetes with managed care platform

By Len Zehrs DarioHealth’s (NASDAQ:DRIO) diabetes managed care platform covers all facets of the disease, with a blood glucose device coupled directly to a patient’s smartphone to provide 100% data...

March 13, 2018

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liberDi readies first-in-man study of portable dialysis system

By Len Zehrs Closely-held liberDi plans to initiate in the first half of 2018 the first-in-man clinical trial of its Smart Peritoneal Dialysis System, a small, portable and automatic dialysis device, which is designed...

March 6, 2018

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Scientus Pharma considering go-public transaction on heels of financing

By Len Zehrs Closely-held Scientus Pharma hopes to go public in mid-year, possibly through a reverse takeover of a publicly traded shell company, following a successful $15.8-million private equity financing, which...

February 27, 2018

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3DS Telo-HL test aims to personalize cancer treatment

By Len Zehrs 3D Signatures (OTCQB:TDSGF; TSXV:DXD; FSE:3D0) has reported positive results from a preliminary analysis of trial data for Telo-HL, its test for Hodgkin’s lymphoma (HL) that is designed to personalize...

February 20, 2018

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Strong scientific rationale for IntelGenx montelukast program

By Len Zehrs IntelGenx (OTCQX:IGXT; TSXV:IGX), which has initiated a proof-of-concept study with its Montelukast VersaFilm in patients with Alzheimer’s disease, using a drug originally approved in 1997 for the...

February 13, 2018

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Eiger BioPharma has multiple catalysts in orphan diseases in 2018

By Len Zehrs Despite a failed Phase 2 trial in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), Eiger BioPharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:EIGR) still has multiple shots on goal with its targeted therapies for orphan diseases, including a...

February 6, 2018

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Spartan Bioscience takes aim at Legionnaires’ disease

By Len Zehrs Closely-held Spartan Bioscience’s recently launched an on-site rapid DNA test for Legionnaires’ disease that has the potential to eliminate lengthy culture testing in third-party labs and detect the...

January 30, 2018

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FDA advisory vote on TLANDO not a knockout for Lipocine

By Len Zehrs Although Lipocine (NASDAQ:LPCN) is disappointed by a FDA advisory committee vote against the benefit/risk profile of TLANDO, its oral testosterone replacement therapy (TRT), the company believes there is...

January 23, 2018

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Chi-Med transforming into fully integrated pharma

By Len Zehrs After 17 years of blistering growth in China, Hutchison China Meditech (Chi-Med) (AIM, NASDAQ:HCM) is taking center stage as a global drug innovator, with a fully integrated pipeline approaching regulatory...

January 9, 2018

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IntelGenx to regain WW rights to commercialize Rizaport

By Len Zehrs Early in January, IntelGenx (OTCQX:IGXT; TSXV:IGX) will regain exclusive worldwide rights to develop and commercialize its Rizaport oral thin-film treatment of acute migraines. The move follows a decision...

December 19, 2017

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Soricimed planning to initiate Phase 1b/2a solid tumor trial in Q2

By Len Zehrs Closely-held Soricimed Biopharma expects to initiate in the second quarter of 2018 a Phase 1b/2a clinical trial with its SOR-C13 drug candidate in patients with prostate cancer, including men who have...

December 12, 2017

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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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BioLight dry eye subsidiary approaching CE Mark filing, U.S. pivotal trial

By Len Zehrs DiagnosTear, the dry eye diagnostic subsidiary of BioLight Life Sciences (TASE:BOLT), hopes to file by the end of 2017 for CE Mark approval in Europe and begin a pivotal trial in the U.S. in mid-2018 with...

November 28, 2017

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GeNeuro pioneering HERVs against neurodegenerative and autoimmune diseases

By Len Zehrs Swiss-based GeNeuro (Euronext Paris: CH0308403085 – GNRO) is leveraging the biology of human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs) to stop the causes of neurodegenerative and autoimmune diseases, such as multiple...

November 21, 2017

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Marrone Bio focused on 2 near-term pest management products

By Len Zehrs Marrone Bio Innovations (NASDAQ:MBII), which recently received EPA approval for its newest biological fungicide, Stargus, is focused on commercializing its two near-term products: a new herbicide for...

November 14, 2017

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