BioSpace News Archive

Yiviva today announced that the first patient has been dosed in a Phase 2b study of YIV-906 in combination with sorafenib in the treatment of patients with hepatitis B-positive hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

Compugen Ltd. (Nasdaq: CGEN), a clinical-stage cancer immunotherapy company and a leader in predictive target discovery, today announced that the first patient has been dosed in its Phase 1 clinical trial of COM902, an immuno-oncology therapeutic antibody targeting TIGIT, in patients with advanced malignancies.

Immunomedics, Inc.(NASDAQ: IMMU) (“Immunomedics” or the “Company”), a leading biopharmaceutical company in the area of antibody-drug conjugates, today announced that its Board of Directors (Board) has appointed Harout Semerjian as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and as a member of the Board, effective April 16, 2020.

Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: APLS), a global biopharmaceutical company pioneering targeted C3 therapies, today appointed Paul Fonteyne to its Board of Directors

Histogen Inc., a regenerative medicine company with a novel biological platform that replaces and regenerates tissues in the body, announced today that it has submitted an Investigational New Drug (IND) amendment with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the initiation of a Phase 1b/2a clinical trial of its lead program, HST 001 for the treatment of androgenic alopecia in men.

Silk Road Medical, Inc., a company focused on reducing the risk of stroke and its devastating impact, provided a corporate update in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Oncology Pharma, Inc. (OTCPK: ONPH) and Kalos Therapeutics (“Kalos”) announced today that the companies amended the terms of their collaboration to explore treatment opportunities of the COVID-19 virus, for the benefit of the most vulnerable cancer patients with cardiovascular issues and/or a weakened immune system.

Quotient Limited (NASDAQ:QTNT), a commercial-stage diagnostics company (the Company), headquartered in Eysins, Switzerland, today announced the completion of the development phase of a microarray based SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) antibody test for the fully automated high throughput MosaiQ system in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic.

Mateon Therapeutics, Inc. (OTCQB:MATN) (“Mateon”) dedicated to development OT-101, a TGF-β antisense drug candidate, announced today that Mateon has delivered the requisite testing results to Golden Mountain Partners (GMP) confirming the applicability and potential use of OT-101 for the treatment of COVID-19. OT-101 exhibited potent activity against both COVID-19 and SARS with a robust safety index of >500

BioIVT, a leading provider of research models and services for drug and diagnostic development, today announced the opening of its new blood donor center on the Tufts University campus in Medford, MA to support academic and pharmaceutical researchers involved in COVID-19, cell and gene therapy research.