BioSpace News Archive

MediciNova, Inc., today announced that it has received a Notice of Allowance from the Canadian Intellectual Property Office for a pending patent application which covers MN-001 (tipelukast) and MN-002 (a major metabolite of MN-001) for hepatic ballooning.

ChromaDex Corp. (NASDAQ:CDXC) celebrates the ChromaDex External Research Program’s (CERP™) 100th published peer-reviewed study on the company’s flagship ingredient Niagen® (patented nicotinamide riboside, or “NR”) and other proprietary ingredients. CERP, the program pioneering NR research, is the first-of-its-kind to reach such a milestone.

Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: RETA), (“Reata,” the “Company,” “our,” “us,” or “we”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced that the company has initiated a rolling submission of a New Drug Application (“NDA”) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) for omaveloxolone for the treatment of patients with Friedreich’s ataxia.

Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: EGRX) (“Eagle” or the “Company”) today announced that AOP Orphan Pharmaceuticals GmbH, Member of the AOP Health Group, (“AOP Health”), with whom it entered into a licensing agreement in August 2021, has engaged with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) to obtain alignment on the content and format of the pre-clinical and clinical data required to support a new drug application (“NDA”) seeking approval of Landiolol.

Sigilon Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: SGTX), a biotechnology company that seeks to develop functional cures for chronic diseases through its Shielded Living Therapeutics™ platform, today announced that two abstracts – including an oral presentation on MPS-1 – have been accepted for presentation at the upcoming 18th Annual WORLDSymposium™.

Passage Bio, Inc. announced its participation at the 18th Annual WORLDSymposium, a research conference dedicated to lysosomal diseases, taking place virtually and in person in San Diego, Calif., February 7 – 11, 2022.

Medicenna Therapeutics Corp. today announced the formation of its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) comprised of thought leaders in cancer immunotherapy, immuno-engineering and immune monitoring.

Aravive, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARAV), a late clinical-stage oncology company developing targeted therapeutics to treat metastatic disease, today announced that the Company has dosed the first patient in the Phase 2 portion of the Phase 1b/2 study of batiraxcept for the treatment of clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC).

Akouos, Inc., a precision genetic medicine company dedicated to developing potential gene therapies for individuals living with disabling hearing loss worldwide, announced that members of the management team will participate in two upcoming virtual investor conferences in February:

Bluejay Diagnostics, Inc. (NASDAQ: BJDX) (“Bluejay”, “the Company”) a late-stage, pre-revenue diagnostics company focused on developing cost-effective, rapid, near-patient products for triage and monitoring of disease progression, today announced that it has filed a Pre-Submission package for the Symphony IL-6 Test with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA” or “the agency”).