BioSpace News Archive

Angelini Pharma Inc. U.S., an international healthcare company headquartered in Maryland, is tackling the epidemic of healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs) with their new line of infection prevention products

ContraFect Corporation (Nasdaq:CFRX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of direct lytic agents (DLAs), including lysins and amurin peptides, as new medical modalities for the treatment of life-threatening, antibiotic-resistant infections, today announced that Jane E. Ambler, Ph.D. has been appointed as Vice President of Clinical Microbiology.

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCRX) today announced that it has submitted a new drug application (JNDA) to the Japanese Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) for approval of oral, once daily berotralstat for the prophylactic treatment of hereditary angioedema (HAE).

Global medical technology leader Hillrom today announced the commercial launch of the new Welch Allyn® Spot Vital Signs® 4400, an easy-to-use next-generation vital signs device ideal for ambulatory and emergency department settings.

Soligenix, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNGX) (Soligenix or the Company), a late-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing products to treat rare diseases where there is an unmet medical need, announced today that the Japanese Patent Office has granted the patent titled “Novel Peptides and Analogs for Use in the Treatment of Oral Mucositis.”

CTI BioPharma Corp. (Nasdaq: CTIC) today announced that following a meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA” or “the Agency”), CTI has reached agreement on an accelerated approval pathway for pacritinib for the treatment of myelofibrosis patients with severe thrombocytopenia (platelet counts <50,000/µL).

CTI BioPharma Corp. (Nasdaq: CTIC) today announced its intent to raise $60 million through a fully backstopped rights offering. Under the terms of the rights offering, investors as of February 13, 2020 in CTI BioPharma’s common stock and preferred stock will receive a subscription right entitling them to purchase their pro rata share of the $60 million offering amount.

ILC Dover, Inc. announced that it has partnered with New York-based New Mountain Capital, a leading growth-oriented investment firm with over $20 billion in assets under management.

Resverlogix Corp. (“Resverlogix” or the “Company”) (TSX: RVX) is pleased to announce the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”) has granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation for apabetalone in combination with top standard of care, including high-intensity statins, for the secondary prevention of major adverse cardiac events in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and recent acute coronary syndrome.

CytomX Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTMX), a clinical-stage oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company pioneering a novel class of investigational antibody therapeutics based on its Probody® therapeutic technology platform, today announced the appointment of Alison L. Hannah, M.D., as senior vice president and chief medical officer.