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Indaptus advancing Decoy20 against metastatic solid tumors

Indaptus Therapeutics (NASDAQ:INDP) is conducting a first-in-human, dose escalation Phase 1 study of its lead compound, Decoy20, in patients with advanced metastatic solid tumors where currently approved therapies have...

February 7, 2023

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Stephanie Willerth talks up award winning bioink start-up

As CEO and co-founder of closely-held Axolotl Biosciences, Stephanie Willerth, Ph.D., also is a full professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Victoria, British Columbia, where she runs a research lab...

January 31, 2023

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Azura targeting ophthalmic keratolytics for ocular surface diseases

After posting positive Phase 2b results in November, Azura Ophthalmics plans to launch a Phase 3 registration trial in mid-2023 with its lead ointment, AZR-MD-001, for the treatment of meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD)...

January 24, 2023

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Reneo targeting rare genetic mitochondrial diseases with unmet need

Reneo Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:RPHM) is conducting a pivotal Phase 2b clinical trial with its lead asset, REN001, in a rare genetic disease that predominately affects skeletal muscle and reduces life expectancy, with...

January 17, 2023

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SeaStar Medical gears for Q1 FDA decision on device to reverse effects of hyperinflammation

SeaStar Medical (NASDAQ:ICU) expects an FDA decision in the first quarter on a humanitarian device exemption application to use its Selective Cytopheretic Device (SCD) to treat the life-threatening effects of...

January 10, 2023

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Theralase advances pivotal clinical study of photo dynamic therapy to treat bladder cancer

Theralase Technologies (TSXV:TLT; OTCQB:TLTFF) expects to complete enrollment and primary study treatment in early 2024 of a Phase 2 pivotal clinical study for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) with its light...

January 3, 2023

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OcuTerra advancing eye drop for earlier treatment of diabetic retinopathy

Closely-held OcuTerra Therapeutics is conducting a Phase 2 clinical study of a novel eye drop for earlier, non-invasive treatment of patients with moderate-to-severe diabetic retinopathy to preserve vision.

December 13, 2022

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Avidity Biosciences developing new class of RNA therapeutics

Avidity Biosciences (NASDAQ:RNA) is developing a novel approach for the delivery of RNA therapeutics with a new class, known as antibody oligonucleotide conjugates (AOCs), with an initial focus on skeletal muscle...

December 6, 2022

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Bolt pioneering new approach to cancer immunotherapy

Bolt Biotherapeutics (NASDAQ:BOLT) is developing tumor-targeting therapies that leverage the power of basic components of the innate and adaptive immune systems to attack the tumor microenvironment.

November 29, 2022

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Kinaset developing dry powder inhalation therapy for severe asthma

Closely-held Kinaset Therapeutics is developing a less invasive and potentially more cost-effective dry power inhalation alternative to currently approved injectable biologicals used in the treatment of severe asthma.

November 22, 2022

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MAIA telomere-targeting technology aiming at therapy-resistant tumors

MAIA Biotechnology (NYSE American:MAIA) is developing a telomere-targeting immunotherapy, THIO, with a dual mechanism of action, that can be used in sequential combination with existing immune therapies to target cancer.

November 15, 2022

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Miromatrix bioengineering human organs to eliminate waitlists

With the need for organs for transplantation far exceeding the supply and creating long waitlists, Miromatrix Medical (NASDAQ:MIRO) is bioengineering human organs with the potential to eliminate the transplant waitlists.

November 8, 2022

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Comera working to transform biologics to SQ injections from IV delivery

Comera Life Sciences (NASDAQ:CMRA) is using a proprietary excipient formulation platform, known as SQore, to potentially transform intravenous (IV) biologics into subcutaneous (SQ) versions that patients can self...

November 1, 2022

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Atossa Therapeutics pivots inhalation therapy from COVID-19 to oncology

With widespread availability of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines and other therapies now approved to treat COVID-19, Atossa Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ATOS) has pivoted development of its AT-H201 inhalation therapy to cancer patients with...

October 25, 2022

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OpSens SavvyWire tackling cardiology with advanced optical devices

With last month’s FDA clearance of the SavvyWire transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) guidewire, OpSens (TSX:OPS; OTCQX:OPSSF) is bringing a new concept to interventional cardiology and the delivery of new...

October 18, 2022

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VoxNeuro is giving the brain a voice through cognitive health assessment

VoxNeuro’s software as a medical device (SaMD) is transforming cognitive health assessment as it pushes the boundaries of our understanding of the brain to improve decision-making by clinicians and patients.

October 11, 2022

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Sigyn Therapeutics outlines first-in-human clinical strategy for its novel blood purification technology

Sigyn Therapeutics (OTCQB:SIGY) has transitioned its Sigyn Therapy blood-purification device from conceptual design two years ago to preparing to initiate its first-in-human studies in end-stage renal disease patients...

October 4, 2022

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Kiora Pharma eyes novel approach to vision restoration in retinitis pigmentosa

Kiora Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:KPRX) expects to release Phase 1b interim data at the beginning of 2023 from its flagship intravitreal injection to potentially restore vision in patients with retinitis pigmentosa, a rare...

September 27, 2022

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Blue Water Vaccines designing vaccines against infectious diseases

Blue Water Vaccines (NASDAQ:BWV) is building an early-stage pipeline of six transformational vaccine candidates targeting important infectious diseases, including inner ear infections, influenza, norovirus, rotavirus...

September 20, 2022

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SAB Biotherapeutics advancing new class of immunotherapeutic antibodies

SAB Biotherapeutics (NASDAQ:SABS) is developing its novel DiversitAb platform to produce a new class of specifically targeted, high-potency, fully-human polyclonal antibodies, without the need for human donors.

September 13, 2022

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Ensysce Biosciences’ transformative chemistry targeting drug safety and performance

Ensysce Biosciences (NASDAQ:ENSC) is developing next-generation opioid products with its platform of two proprietary technologies to reduce abuse and overdose while relieving suffering for people with severe pain and...

September 6, 2022

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Femasys innovating women’s reproductive health with minimally invasive, in-office technologies

Femasys (NASDAQ:FEMY) is on a road to disrupt traditional approaches to women’s reproductive health with proprietary diagnostics and devices that address global markets in infertility and permanent birth control.

August 30, 2022

Indaptus advancing Decoy20 against metastatic solid tumors

Stephanie Willerth talks up award winning bioink start-up

Azura targeting ophthalmic keratolytics for ocular surface diseases

Reneo targeting rare genetic mitochondrial diseases with unmet need

SeaStar Medical gears for Q1 FDA decision on device to reverse effects of hyperinflammation

Theralase advances pivotal clinical study of photo dynamic therapy to treat bladder cancer

OcuTerra advancing eye drop for earlier treatment of diabetic retinopathy

Avidity Biosciences developing new class of RNA therapeutics

Bolt pioneering new approach to cancer immunotherapy

Kinaset developing dry powder inhalation therapy for severe asthma

MAIA telomere-targeting technology aiming at therapy-resistant tumors

Miromatrix bioengineering human organs to eliminate waitlists

Comera working to transform biologics to SQ injections from IV delivery

Atossa Therapeutics pivots inhalation therapy from COVID-19 to oncology

OpSens SavvyWire tackling cardiology with advanced optical devices

VoxNeuro is giving the brain a voice through cognitive health assessment

Sigyn Therapeutics outlines first-in-human clinical strategy for its novel blood purification technology

Kiora Pharma eyes novel approach to vision restoration in retinitis pigmentosa

Blue Water Vaccines designing vaccines against infectious diseases

SAB Biotherapeutics advancing new class of immunotherapeutic antibodies

Ensysce Biosciences’ transformative chemistry targeting drug safety and performance

Femasys innovating women’s reproductive health with minimally invasive, in-office technologies

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