BioSpace News Archive

Virica Biotech Inc. today announced it has received $400,000 from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) through the Innovative Solutions Canada (ISC) program.

Axial Therapeutics Inc. announced that A. Stewart Campbell, Ph.D., chief executive officer, will participate in a panel titled “Placing Patients At The Center” at the Longwood Healthcare Leaders Spring MIT webconference on Wednesday, May 4, 2022.

Alaunos Therapeutics, Inc. (“Alaunos” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: TCRT), a clinical-stage oncology-focused cell therapy company today announced that the first patient has been dosed in its TCR-T Library Phase 1/2 trial targeting KRAS, TP53, and EGFR mutations across six solid tumor indications using the Company’s Sleeping Beauty transposon/transposase technology.

Veru Inc. (NASDAQ: VERU), a biopharmaceutical company, today announced that the FDA has granted the Company a pre-Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) meeting on May 10, 2022, for the positive Phase 3 COVID-19 study for sabizabulin.

Denali Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: DNLI), a biopharmaceutical company developing a broad portfolio of product candidates engineered to cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB) for neurodegenerative diseases, today announced that its partner Sanofi has commenced dosing in a Phase 2 study, named HIMALAYA, of SAR443820 (DNL788) in individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKBA), a biopharmaceutical company with the purpose to better the lives of people impacted by kidney disease, today announced plans to release its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022 on Monday, May 9, 2022 following the close of financial markets.

Codiak BioSciences, Inc. announced the appointment of David Mauro, M.D., Ph.D., a veteran oncology and immunotherapy drug developer, as Chief Medical Officer.

Harpoon Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: HARP), a clinical-stage immunotherapy company developing novel T cell engagers, today announced that it has entered into a clinical supply agreement with F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd (Roche) to supply atezolizumab (Tecentriq®) for use in the Company’s HPN328, a DLL3 targeting TriTAC®, clinical development program.

Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SRNE, “Sorrento”) today announced that its Phase I study of intranasal (IN) STI-9199 (COVISHIELDTM IN) has been fully enrolled in healthy volunteers.

Matricelf reported yesterday that it succeeded to produce in-house induced pluripotent stem cells from human peripheral blood cells.