BioSpace News Archive

Neurotrope, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTRP) (“Neurotrope” or the “Company”) announced today that its Board of Directors has approved the conditional distribution and set the shareholder of record and distribution dates in connection with the previously announced spin-off (the “Spin-Off”) of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Neurotrope Bioscience, Inc. (“NBI”).

Omniome, Inc., developer of a novel DNA sequencing platform capable of delivering unsurpassed sequencing accuracy, today announces the appointment of Robert Wicke as Chief Executive Officer.

Eluminex Biosciences Limited (Eluminex), an ophthalmic biotechnology company committed to the discovery and development of first-in-class and/or best-in-class therapies, today announced the completion of a $50 million (USD) Series A Financing co-led by Lilly Asia Ventures, GL Ventures (venture capital arm of Hillhouse Capital), and Quan Capital.

A study published in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine this month reports on an assessment tool developed by Kaiser Permanente researchers and physicians that helps ensure patients get the right care, when they need it, by accurately predicting the probability that patients with COVID-19 symptoms will experience severe disease or even death

Brisk Health, a Las Vegas-based startup is set to launch in the spring of 2021. Brisk Health provides mobile onsite healthcare for acute care patients via a mobile app.

Coherus BioSciences, Inc., announced that effective November 19, 2020, the compensation committee of the Company’s board of directors granted options to purchase an aggregate of 140,500 shares of the common stock of the Company to 10 newly hired non-officer employees, with a per share exercise price of $17.92, the closing trading price on the grant date.

Bicycle Therapeutics plc (NASDAQ:BCYC), a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering a new and differentiated class of therapeutics based on its proprietary bicyclic peptide (Bicycle®) technology, today announced that it has entered into a settlement and license agreement with Pepscan Systems B.V. regarding Bicycle’s use of Pepscan’s CLIPS peptide technology.

Aridis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARDS), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of novel anti-infective therapies to treat life-threatening infections, today reported financial and corporate results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020.

Microdose Psychedelic Insights, PsyGen Labs along with The Conscious Fund, MagicMed Industries, Wake Network, ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science, and Empyrean, are pleased to present The Mushroom Conference: A Molecular Masterclass, on November 20th - 22nd.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has scheduled a meeting of its Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) on Dec. 10 to discuss the request for emergency use authorization (EUA) of a COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer, Inc. in partnership with BioNTech Manufacturing GmbH.