BioSpace News Archive

For more than a year since the global pandemic began, public temperature screenings among large numbers of people have become the norm in assessing symptoms and limiting the spread of coronavirus.

Akouos, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKUS), a precision genetic medicine company dedicated to developing potential gene therapies for individuals living with disabling hearing loss worldwide, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted both Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) and Rare Pediatric Disease Designation (RPDD) for AK-OTOF, a gene therapy intended for the treatment of otoferlin gene-mediated hearing loss.

The April 2021 issue of JNCCN—Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network publishes new research from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) and Gustave Roussy Institute, which suggests that baseline brain imaging should be considered in most patients with metastatic kidney cancer.

Zymeworks Inc. (NYSE:ZYME), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing multifunctional biotherapeutics, today announced that the Company will present at the upcoming 2021 Bloom Burton Healthcare Investor Conference taking place April 20-21, 2021.

Kraken Robotics Inc. (TSX-V: PNG, OTCQB: KRKNF), Canada’s Ocean Company, is pleased to announce that President & CEO Karl Kenny will present live at VirtualInvestorConferences.com on April 15, 2021.

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (NYSE: CRL) will release first-quarter 2021 financial results on Tuesday, May 4th, before the market opens. A conference call has been scheduled to discuss this information on Tuesday, May 4th, at 9:00 a.m. ET.

Altitude International Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: “ALTD”) has announced the signing of a Letter of Intent with Total Lifestyle Care LLC (dba “Stem Lyft”) through which ALTD will acquire all outstanding shares of Stem Lyft.

Ortho Clinical Diagnostics (Nasdaq: OCDX), one of the world’s largest pure-play in vitro diagnostics companies, today announced it received CE Marking for its VITROS® SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Test, initially launched in October 2020.

Ethos Laboratories®, a national leader in laboratory testing, has announced a strategic partnership with Agena® Biosciences which will leverage Agena’s innovative MassARRAY MALDI-TOF platform for high throughput SARS-CoV-2 variant detection

Datos Health, a leader in remote care automation, today announced its collaboration with Amgen, one of the world’s leading independent biotechnology companies, on a new study to evaluate the potential impact of digital health data to improve therapy in heart failure.