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Biotech Bay

Mirum Pharmaceuticals Honors Alagille Syndrome Awareness Day with Launch of Disease Awareness Campaign

Mirum underscores its commitment to continued understanding of the rare liver disease through research and support of ALGS community.

January 24, 2021
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6 min read
HistoIndex Explores the Clinical Utility of Stain-free AI Digital Pathology Platform in 388 Patients with Triple-Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC)

Assessing the morphological and architectural changes in collagen fibers with the platform could potentially aid TNBC clinical trials in categorizing patients and monitoring therapeutic responses.

January 24, 2021
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5 min read
Elasmogen announces a panel of novel, potent, anti-COVID-19 therapeutic candidates identified through collaboration with U.S. research partners

At only one tenth the size of traditional antibodies new VNAR biologics could be used to both treat and protect against SARSCoV-2 infections

January 24, 2021
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4 min read
Policy

FDA Grants Toripalimab Fast Track Designation for Mucosal Melanoma

Junshi Biosciences, an innovation-driven biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, development and commercialization of novel therapies, announced that U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted toripalimab Fast Track designation for the first-line treatment of mucosal melanoma.

January 24, 2021
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5 min read
Drug Development

First US Patients Dosed in Phase III ZIRCON Trial of Renal Cancer Imaging Product

Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited announces that the first patients have been dosed in the Phase III ZIRCON1 clinical trial of Telix’s renal cancer diagnostic imaging product TLX250-CDx in the United States.

January 24, 2021
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3 min read
Policy

CPHO Issue Statement Series on COVID-19: Keeping Up COVID-19 Public Health Measures

Over the last month, the authorization of two COVID-19 vaccines offered many Canadians – myself included – hope that the end of the pandemic is in sight.

January 24, 2021
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3 min read
Genetown

Takeda Named Global Top Employer for Fourth Consecutive Year

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited announced that it is one of only 16 companies to achieve global Top Employer® certification for 2021.

January 24, 2021
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5 min read