BioSpace News Archive

Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE American: NAVB) (“Navidea” or the “Company”), a company focused on the development of precision immunodiagnostic agents and immunotherapeutics, is pleased to announce that the Company has submitted its formal Type B Meeting Request to the FDA. The FDA has granted the Type B meeting and has requested submission of the Briefing Book.

AzurRx BioPharma, Inc. (“AzurRx” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: AZRX), a company specializing in the development of targeted non-systemic, recombinant therapies for gastrointestinal (GI) diseases, today announced that James Sapirstein, Chief Executive Officer, will present at the BIO CEO & Investor Digital Conference taking place February 16-18, 2021.

Longevity Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ: LOAC) (the “Company”), a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company, announced today that on February 8, 2021, 4D pharma plc (AIM: DDDD) (“4D pharma”), a pharmaceutical company leading the development of Live Biotherapeutic products (“LBPs”) - a novel class of drug derived from the microbiome, and a business combination target of LOAC,

Seed Health, a microbial sciences company, announced the acquisition of Auggi, a digital health company with a suite of artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies to track and analyze digestive health.

Dong-A ST (KRX: 170900) today announced that it successfully completed the proof-of-concept study for ‘DA-1241,’ an investigational first-in-class small molecule with a mechanism of GPR119 agonist under clinical development, in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Blue Earth Diagnostics, a Bracco company and recognized leader in the development and commercialization of innovative PET radiopharmaceuticals, announced presentations on Axumin® at the upcoming ASCO 2021 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium, from February 11 to 13, 2021, to be held in a virtual format.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Deerfield Management Company, a healthcare investment management firm focused on advancing healthcare through investment, information and philanthropy, have formed a major translational research partnership to accelerate the development of therapeutics and diagnostics for cancer.

LENSAR, Inc. (Nasdaq: LNSR) (“LENSAR” or “the Company”), a global medical technology company focused on advanced femtosecond laser surgical solutions for the treatment of cataracts, today announced that Nick Curtis, Chief Executive Officer, will present at two upcoming investor conferences: BTIG Virtual MedTech, Digital Health, Life Science & Diagnostic Tools Conference Thursday, February 18, 2021 at 4:00 p.m.

Palleon Pharmaceuticals, a company pioneering the field of glycan-mediated immune regulation to treat cancer and inflammatory diseases, today announced the appointment of Nikola Trbovic, Ph.D., Executive Director and Partner at Pfizer Ventures, as a member of its Board of Directors.

SunTech Medical Inc., the leading provider of clinical-grade blood pressure (BP) measurement technologies and devices, and Valencell Inc., the leader in highly accurate biometric sensors for wearables, today announce proof of concept for DeltaTrak technology.