BioSpace News Archive

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

Horizon Therapeutics plc (Nasdaq: HZNP) today announced that its Phase 2 trial evaluating dazodalibep for the treatment of Sjögren’s syndrome met the primary endpoint in patients with moderate-to-high systemic disease activity.

Trukera™ Medical last week announced a corporate rebranding to reflect the company’s expanded vision and strategic growth plans targeting broader unmet needs in corneal health.

Shape Therapeutics Inc. (ShapeTX), the RNA technology company advancing programmable medicine, 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.

Acasti Pharma Inc. (“Acasti” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: ACST and TSX-V: ACST), a late-stage, specialty pharma company with drug delivery capability and technologies addressing rare and orphan diseases, today announced that management will virtually participate at the H.C. Wainwright 24th Annual Global Investment Conference September 12-16, 2022.

Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE:4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas”), Seagen Inc. (Nasdaq:SGEN) and Merck (NYSE: MRK) today announced results from the phase 1b/2 EV-103 clinical trial (also known as KEYNOTE-869) Cohort K investigating PADCEV® (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv) in combination with Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) and PADCEV alone as first-line treatment in patients with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer.

Seagen, Astellas and Merck Announce Results of Clinical Trial Investigating PADCEV ® (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv) with KEYTRUDA ® (pembrolizumab) and PADCEV as Monotherapy in First-Line Advanced Urothelial Cancer.

The White House announced that President Biden intends to appoint Renee Wegrzyn, PhD, as the first Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health.

Himalaya Therapeutics (“Himalaya”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on development and commercialization of a novel class of investigational antibody therapeutics for the treatment of solid tumor cancer, which are based on the Conditionally Active Biologics (“CAB”) technology platform, today announced interim topline data update from the HTBA3011 in NSCLC and certain sarcomas.

Olympus announced today it will distribute EndoClot® Polysaccharide Hemostatic Spray and EndoClot® Submucosal Injection Solution, two important products developed by EndoClot Plus, Inc.