BioSpace News Archive

F-star Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSTX), today announced that it has entered into a clinical trial collaboration and supply agreement with MSD (Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA), to evaluate the combination of FS120, F-star’s first-in-class dual-agonist tetravalent bispecific antibody targeting CD137 and OX40, with KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab), MSD’s anti-PD-1 therapy.

PharmaTher Holdings Ltd. (the “Company” or “PharmaTher”) (OTCQB: PHRRF) (CSE: PHRM), a clinical-stage psychedelics biotech company, is pleased to announce that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation (ODD) for ketamine in the treatment of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.

Capricor Therapeutics (“Capricor” or “the Company”) (NASDAQ: CAPR), announced today the publication, of a manuscript, which shows that cardiosphere-derived exosomes (CDC-EVs) can attenuate kidney damage and promote new blood vessel formation in a preclinical model of acute trauma, both of which are important factors in post-shock recovery.

Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc. announced that it will participate in a virtual fireside chat at the Wedbush PacGrow Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, August 11, 2021, at 2:20 p.m. ET.

BioCardia®, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCDA), a leader in the development of comprehensive solutions for cardiovascular and pulmonary cell based therapies, announced today that Chief Executive Officer, Peter Altman, will participate in a fireside chat as well as one on one meetings at the upcoming BTIG Virtual Biotechnology Conference being held August 9-10, 2021.

IN8bio, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of innovative gamma-delta T-cell therapies utilizing its DeltEx platform, announces the appointments of Emily Fairbairn and Luba Greenwood as new members of its Board of Directors.

G1 Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: GTHX), a commercial-stage oncology company, today announced that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has granted a new technology add-on payment (NTAP) for COSELA™ (trilaciclib) when administered to Medicare beneficiaries in the hospital inpatient setting. It will become effective for provider billing on October 1, 2021.

eFFECTOR Therapeutics, Inc. (eFFECTOR), a leader in the development of selective translation regulation inhibitors (STRIs) for the treatment of cancer, announced today the initiation of dosing in the Phase 2a expansion portion of an ongoing Phase 1/2 trial of zotatifin (eFT226) in solid tumors.

Stryker announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.63 per share payable October 29, 2021 to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 30, 2021, representing an increase of 9.6% versus the prior year and unchanged from the previous quarter.

INOVIO today announced that the company has dosed the first Phase 2 trial subject in its quest to develop the first vaccine against the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS).