BioSpace News Archive

- Peer-reviewed article in Journal of Bone and Mineral Research showed INZ-701 increased pyrophosphate (PPi) levels, improved disease markers, and decreased mortality in an ENPP1-deficient mouse model - - Preclinical findings support increase of PPi levels as a predictive marker of therapeutic benefit -

Salarius Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: SLRX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing potential new medicines for patients with pediatric cancers, solid tumors, and other cancers, announced today the titles of the abstracts accepted for poster presentations during the 2021 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting.

Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: AGTC), a biotechnology company conducting human clinical trials of adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapies for the treatment of rare diseases, today announced that data from the ongoing X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (XLRP) and achromatopsia (ACHM) clinical trials will be presented at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting

Shanghai Junshi Biosciences Co., Ltd. and Coherus BioSciences, Inc., announced that a late-breaking abstract detailing clinical data of anti-PD-1 antibody, toripalimab, in first-line treatment for recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma will be featured at ASCO 2021 in the plenary session on Sunday, June 6, 2021.

Burning Rock Biotech Limited (NASDAQ: BNR, the “Company” or “Burning Rock”) today announced a strategic partnership with Abbisko Therapeutics (“Abbisko”) in companion diagnostics (CDx). The two companies will work together to develop a CDx assay for ABSK091 (formerly known as AZD4547) to advance clinical research and development of the drug.

- Novel mechanism of action, highly differentiated safety profile, 2000+ subjects studied in 27 clinical trials across Europe and US; FDA Fast Track status granted - NCE has potential to addresses significantly under-served market comprising acute and chronic pain, central and peripheral neuropathy, cancer pain, and addiction treatment

Phio Pharmaceuticals Corp. (Nasdaq: PHIO), a biotechnology company developing the next generation of immuno-oncology therapeutics based on its proprietary self-delivering RNAi (INTASYL™) therapeutic platform, today announced new data to be presented at the upcoming 24th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy

- American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) Grand Challenge MATCH event was designed to evaluate the potential to track lung tumor motion without fiducial markers in real-time during radiation therapy - Results demonstrate exceptional accuracy is achievable with the Accuray-only Synchrony® Lung Tracking™ with Respiratory Modeling Technology

Brooklyn ImmunoTherapeutics LLC (NYSE American: BTX) (“Brooklyn”) today announced it has acquired an exclusive license for mRNA gene editing and cell therapies technology of Factor Bioscience Limited and Novellus Therapeutics Limited pursuant to an exercise of a previously announced option.

Life Whisperer, the fertility arm of AI healthcare company Presagen, has made a significant breakthrough in using artificial intelligence to non-invasively help embryologists rank and select genetically healthy embryos in IVF.