BioSpace News Archive

Fresenius Medical Care, the world’s leading provider of dialysis products and services, has released an advisory calling for clinical care principles on access to be upheld for patients with advanced chronic kidney disease if a surge in COVID-19 infections overwhelms the available supply of facilities, caregivers and ventilators.

Seneca Biopharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNCA), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel treatments for diseases of high unmet medical need, today announced that the company held a Type C meeting with the Office of Tissues and Advanced Therapies at the FDA on March 10, 2020 to discuss future clinical developme

Bolt Biotherapeutics, Inc.,today announced the appointment of Edith Perez, M.D., as chief medical officer.

Pharvaris GmbH, a clinical-stage company focused on the discovery and development of novel oral B2-receptor antagonists for the treatment of hereditary angioedema (HAE) and other B2-receptor-mediated indications, announced data from a late-breaking poster planned for presentation at the recently canceled annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI).

Hoth Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: HOTH), a biopharmaceutical company, today announced initiating the next phase of its study of VNLG-152 novel retinamides (Retinoic acid metabolism blocking agents or RAMBAs) for the treatment of dermatological diseases, at Weill Cornell Medicine.

BioSpecifics Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ: BSTC), a biopharmaceutical company that originated and continues to develop collagenase-based therapies with a first-in-class collagenase-based product marketed as XIAFLEX® in North America, today announced that the Board of Directors has appointed Joseph Truitt as interim Chief Executive Officer.

Hepatitis C virus infection is of particular concern in patients with chronic kidney disease. There is a much higher prevalence of HCV infection in the CKD/end-stage kidney disease population than is found in the general population.

Biocept, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIOC), a leading commercial provider of liquid biopsy tests designed to provide physicians with clinically actionable information to improve the outcomes of patients diagnosed with cancer, announces that it has been granted Brazil Patent No. BR112013028296-7, titled, METHODS FOR DETECTING NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCE VARIANTS.

ArtemiLife Inc. announced today a collaboration with the Potsdam, Germany based Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces.

BioSpecifics Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ: BSTC), a biopharmaceutical company that originated and continues to develop collagenase-based therapies with a first in class collagenase-based product marketed as XIAFLEX® in North America, today announced that its Board of Directors appointed Mike Sherman and Corey Fishman to serve as Independent Directors, effective immediately.