BioSpace News Archive

SOTIO Biotech, a clinical stage immuno-oncology company owned by PPF Group, announces the appointment of Robyn Hunter as chief financial officer.

Vaxxinity, Inc. (Nasdaq: VAXX), a U.S. company pioneering the development of a new class of immunotherapeutic vaccines, today announced that it has initiated a rolling submission to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the United Kingdom for conditional marketing authorization of its UB-612 COVID-19 vaccine as a heterologous boost to authorized primary series vaccines.

MediWound Ltd. announced its successful and meaningful presence at the recently concluded 19th European Burns Association Congress held in Turin, Italy on September 7-10, 2022.

Hepion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:HEPA), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on Artificial Intelligence (“AI”)-driven therapeutic drug development for the treatment of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (“NASH”), hepatocellular carcinoma (“HCC”), and other chronic liver diseases, today announced that it has dosed the first NASH stage 3 (“F3”) subject with rencofilstat in a Phase 2 clinical trial designed to measure hepatic function.

Onconova Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONTX), (“Onconova”) today announced updated data from an investigator-sponsored Phase 1/2a trial of oral rigosertib plus the anti-PD-1 immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) nivolumab in advanced KRAS-mutated (KRAS+) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Ascendis Pharma A/S (Nasdaq: ASND) today announced new Week 110 data from the Phase 2 PaTH Forward Trial showing that long-term therapy with TransCon PTH, an investigational prodrug designed to provide sustained release of active parathyroid hormone (PTH) at stable levels in the physiological range for 24 hours/day.

Dynavax Technologies Corporation today announced that the first participant has been dosed in a Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating the immunogenicity, safety, and tolerability of the JPEO-CBRND’s Recombinant Plague (rF1V) vaccine combined with Dynavax’s CpG 1018®adjuvant, in adults 18 to 55 years of age.

Strand Therapeutics today announced that Fierce Biotech has named it as one of 2022’s Fierce 15 biotechnology companies, designating it as one of the most promising early-stage biotechnology companies in the industry.

UroGen Pharma Ltd. today announced the appointment of Dr. Leana S. Wen to its Board of Directors, effective immediately.

Synthekine Inc. , an engineered cytokine therapeutics company, today announced that Fierce Biotech has named it as one of 2022’s Fierce 15 biotechnology companies, designating it as one of the most promising early-stage biotechnology companies in the industry.