BioTuesdays

Season’s Greetings (and JPM 2015)

Wow! What a great year 2014 turned out to be! On behalf of everyone at BioTuesdays, I would like to wish you all a safe and happy holiday season. After taking a short break to spend time with family and friends, we will...

Nuvo Research to release Phase 2 WF10 data in Q1

By Len Zehr Nuvo Research (TSX:NRI) plans to release, in the first quarter of 2015, the results of a confirmatory Phase 2 study for a potential blockbuster allergic rhinitis drug, WF10, which could be a game-changing...

rEVO Biologics spearheading preeclampsia treatment

By Len Zehr Closely held rEVO Biologics is enrolling patients in a Phase 3 clinical trial of its ATryn recombinant human antithrombin for the treatment of early-onset preeclampsia, with top-line data expected in the...

CytoTools awaiting India clearance for DermaPro

By Len Zehr CytoTools AG (DE000A0KFRJ1/T5O) of Germany and its Indian marketing partner, Centaur Pharmaceuticals, expect to receive regulatory clearance in the current quarter in India for lead product, DermaPro, to...

AD focus shifts to treating agitation/aggression

By Len Zehr After years of fruitless search for new therapies to slow the deadly progression of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), researchers are having more success with experimental treatments for the neuropsychiatric...

In conversation with Ron Babecoff

By Len Zehr As a co-founder of BiondVax Pharmaceuticals (TASE:BNDX), Ron Babecoff has led the Israeli developer of a universal flu vaccine since its inception in 2003. Prior to BiondVax, Dr. Babecoff was with Omrix...

How Itamar Medical’s PAT signal is improving health

By Len Zehr Using an unique and innovative technology known as peripheral arterial tone (PAT), Itamar Medical (TASE:ITMR) is detecting the functioning and health of arteries through a finger sensor for the diagnosis of...

In conversation with Pivotal Therapeutics

By Len Zehr BioTuesdays.com recently sat down with the management team at Pivotal Therapeutics (OTCQX:PVTTF; CSE:PVO) to discuss the company’s VASCAZEN product that addresses Omega-3 deficiency in cardiovascular disease...

Finding the origins of cancer with Rosetta Genomics

By Len Zehr Taking its name from the Rosetta Stone, which paved the way to decipher ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, Rosetta Genomics (NASDAQ:ROSG) is unlocking the relevance of microRNA within the human genome to...

Titan implanting treatments for opioid dependence

By Len Zehr In the continuing struggle to circumvent abuse of drugs to treat opioid dependence and enhance compliance regimes for better outcomes, Titan Pharmaceuticals (OTCBB:TTNP) is leading the race with a matchstick...

In conversation with Jason Mitakidis

By Len Zehr As president and CEO of closely held Cyclica, Jason Mitakidis first became interested in computer simulation or, in silico, drug discovery while he was working as a bioinformatician at the Barcode...

XTL hopes to begin major lupus trial next year

By Len Zehr XTL Biopharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:XTLB; TASE:XTL) is aiming to begin a Phase 2b clinical trial in the first half of 2015 with its hCDR1 peptide to treat patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). “We are...

Medifocus readies marketing expansion of Prolieve

By Len Zehr Medifocus (OTCQX:MDFZF; TSX-V:MFS) is raising $6-million to $10-million to expand the sales and marketing of its minimally invasive Prolieve device as a treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), or...

Response Biomedical charting turnaround story

By Len Zehr The new management team of Response Biomedical (OTCBB:RPBIF; TSX:RBM), with the strong support of its controlling shareholder, OrbiMed Advisors, has adopted an aggressive plan to drive sales and achieve...