BioSpace News Archive

Amid recent reports that the U.S. ranks 43rd globally for sequencing to find new SARS-CoV-2 variants, AIDS Healthcare Foundation calls on the Biden administration to utilize the Defense Production Act to seek out new virus strains—a proactive move that would provide a sufficient number of requisitioned labs to ensure the United States is operating at maximum research capacity.

Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX), a biotechnology company developing next-generation vaccines for serious infectious diseases, today announced that Gregory M. Glenn, M.D, President of Research & Development, will present on NVX-CoV2373, the company’s COVID-19 vaccine, at The New York Academy of Science (NYAS) event, ‘The Quest for a COVID-19 Vaccine

Genetic Disease Investigators, LLC, a company engaged in the research of dysautonomia, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and similar “invisible” illnesses, announced today that the Canadian Intellectual Property Office issued Canadian Patent No. 2940871 (“Methods and Compositions for Correction of Organ Dysfunction”).

BioTheryX, Inc., a clinical-stage company focused on degrading proteins to create life-saving medicines, today announced the appointment of Jamie Donadio as Chief Financial Officer.

Evozyne, LLC, a privately held molecular engineering technology company founded by life science innovator Paragon Biosciences, announced today the signing of a strategic collaboration with a leading company in rare disorders for the development and commercialization of novel biopharmaceuticals for immune modulation.

Avails Medical, a pioneer in rapid, automated and fully electrical antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST) announced today it was awarded up to $2.5M in non-dilutive funding from CARB-X, the Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Biopharmaceutical Accelerator.

ConnectiveRx, a leading provider of technology-enabled patient support and access solutions for specialty and branded medications, announced today that it has entered into a long-term strategic partnership with Veradigm, an Allscripts (NASDAQ: MDRX) business unit, to deliver a broad portfolio of point of care prescription-related messages to patients

MedX Health Corp. is pleased to announce that it has closed on the first $2.5 million of the $4 million Non-brokered Private Placement of Convertible Debenture Loan Notes each with a face value of $50,000 as originally announced in its Press Release dated January 25, 2021.

NTT Research, Inc., a division of NTT (TYO:9432), today announced that it has named Dr. Jon Nels Peterson a Senior Scientist in its Medical & Health Informatics (MEI) Lab.

Vystar Corporation, parent company of RxAir® UV light air purification products, Rotmans Furniture and Floor Covering, and Vytex® deproteinized rubber and latex, has managed numerous initiatives though the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and has emerged with a new and stronger supply chain, reliable manufacturing partners, an improved product offering and a growing market presence and distribution network.