BioSpace News Archive

Omega Funds, a leading international investment firm focused on delivering impactful medicines to patients, today announced the closing of Omega Fund VI, L.P. (“Fund VI”), with $438 million in capital commitments.

NanoString Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NSTG), a leading provider of life science tools for translational research, today announced the formation of the GeoMx™ Breast Cancer Consortium (GBCC).

Amylgen and Neuron-Experts, two leading preclinical CROs specialized in CNS pathologies, today announced an exclusive and strategic partnership that combines their respective in-vivo and in-vitro expertise to provide a new offering for a rapid efficacy assessment of compounds in neurodegenerative diseases.

ChromaDex Corp. (NASDAQ:CDXC) today announced the launch of Tru Niagen® Pro 500, the largest daily serving of its patented nicotinamide riboside (NR, or Niagen®) ingredient in the world

Caris Life Sciences®, a leading innovator in molecular science focused on fulfilling the promise of precision medicine, today announced the launch of the newest addition to its comprehensive genomic profiling offerings, MI GPS™ (Genomic Profiling Similarity) Score

Avantor, Inc. (NYSE: AVTR), a leading global provider of mission-critical products and services to customers in the life sciences and advanced technologies & applied materials industries, today opened an innovation and customer support center in Shanghai, China to support biopharma research and technology development in the region.

Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) today announced the opening of the LIBRETTO-431 clinical trial [NCT04194944] for selpercatinib, also known as LOXO-292, for treatment-naïve RET fusion-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients.

The Oncopole, the MEDTEQ Consortium, the TransMedTech Institute and the Cancer Research Society, as part of the joint Onco-Tech Competition, are proud to announce a $2.6M investment to support innovative projects in oncology and in medical technologies.

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCRX) announced it has submitted a new drug application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for approval of oral, once daily berotralstat (BCX7353) for the prevention of hereditary angioedema (HAE) attacks.

Viela Bio (Nasdaq:VIE), a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering treatments for autoimmune and severe inflammatory diseases, today announced that the first patient has been dosed in a Phase 2b trial of VIB4920 for the treatment of Sjögren’s syndrome—a chronic, systemic autoimmune disease involving inflammation and destruction of the salivary and lacrimal glands which leads to severe dryness and chronic pain.