BioSpace News Archive

Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACRS), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel drug candidates for immuno-inflammatory diseases, today announced the formation of a new Scientific Advisory Board consisting of Stanley Cohen, MD, Marco Colonna, MD, James Krueger, MD, PhD, and Michael Weinblatt, MD.

Yumanity Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of innovative, disease-modifying therapies for neurodegenerative diseases, and Proteostasis Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: PTI) today announced that Proteostasis has entered into a definitive agreement for the sale of its Common Stock in a private placement led by Fidelity Management & Research Company

Anavex Life Sciences Corp. (“Anavex” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: AVXL), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing differentiated therapeutics for the treatment of neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental disorders including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, Rett syndrome and other central nervous system (CNS) disorders, today reported top-line results from a U.S. Phase 2 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of ANAVEX®2-73

Athenex, Inc., (NASDAQ: ATNX), a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel therapies for the treatment of cancer and related conditions, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Klisyri® (tirbanibulin) for the topical treatment of actinic keratosis (AK) on the face or scalp.

According to Mortality Due to Cancer 2020: Benchmarking Cancer Mortality in Canada, a new study examining the performance of Canada and its provinces on a number of health indicators, including mortality due to cancer, Canada earns a “B” mark when it comes to overall mortality due to cance

Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT) today announced the release of outcomes in the first 100 patients treated with the OsteoCool™ Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) System in the OPuS One Clinical Study (as referenced below) – the largest, prospective study in RFA for bone metastases.

Lantern Pharma (NASDAQ: LTRN), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company using its proprietary RADR® artificial intelligence (“A.I.”) platform to transform drug discovery and development, and identify patients who will benefit from its portfolio of targeted oncology therapeutics, announced today new scientific data that substantiates blood brain barrier permeability (BBB) for its drug candidate LP-184.

Centene Corporation announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire PANTHERx, one of the largest and fastest-growing specialty pharmacies in the United States specializing in orphan drugs and rare diseases.

Prelude Corporation (PreludeDxä), a leader in molecular diagnostics and precision medicine for early stage breast cancer, presented clinical outcomes data last week at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) that further validates the DCISionRT® test results of an independent study by Kaiser Permanente Northwest published earlier this year in Clinical Cancer Research.

Kadimastem Ltd. (TASE: KDST), a clinical stage cell therapy company, announced today encouraging results of Cohort B of its Phase 1/2a clinical trial of AstroRx® for patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). The primary objective of the trial was to evaluate the safety of AstroRx®,