BioSpace News Archive

Dallas Hack , MD, CEO of VirTech Bio , will present the advancements of OxyBridge™, a novel Hemoglobin-Based Oxygen Carrier (HBOC) solution for use when tissue oxygenation is required but blood is not an option (Patent 11504417, issued 11.22.22). Dr. Hack became CEO of VirTech Bio in March 2022.

ImmunoGen, Inc. (Nasdaq: IMGN), a leader in the expanding field of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) for the treatment of cancer, today announced that on November 30, 2022, the compensation committee of the Company’s Board of Directors approved grants of non-qualified stock option awards to purchase an aggregate of 328,050 shares of its common stock (the “Employee Options”) to ten new employees under the ImmunoGen, Inc. Inducement Equity Incentive Plan.

Cellectis (the “Company”) (Euronext Growth: ALCLS - NASDAQ: CLLS), a clinical-stage biotechnology company using its pioneering gene-editing platform to develop life-saving cell and gene therapies, will host a live webcast to review the Company’s clinical data on the AMELI-01 study (evaluating UCART123) presented at the ASH Annual Meeting, and provide a Company update, on December 13, 2022.

Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc., (Otsuka) and Lundbeck US (Lundbeck) today presented positive efficacy and safety data from multiple Phase 3 studies of brexpiprazole in the treatment of agitation in patients with Alzheimer’s dementia at the Clinical Trials for Alzheimer’s Disease (CTAD) Congress in San Francisco, CA.

Hafrun Fridriksdottir, previously Executive VP and Head of Global R&D at Teva, will become Chief Operating Officer.

Oncternal Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that it has granted an inducement award to one new employee, James Robinson, who joined Oncternal as Head of Biometrics & Data Sciences.

Zentalis TM Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that on December 1, 2022, the Compensation Committee of Zentalis’ Board of Directors granted non-qualified stock options to purchase an aggregate of 204,850 shares of the Company’s common stock to seven newly hired employees.

Innoforce, a global provider of end-to-end contract development and manufacturing services, announced that it commenced GMP manufacturing at its new site in Hangzhou, China.

Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: RIGL) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved REZLIDHIA™ (olutasidenib) capsules for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory (R/R) acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with a susceptible isocitrate dehydrogenase-1 (IDH1) mutation as detected by an FDA-approved test.

Blue Earth Diagnostics, a Bracco company and recognized leader in the development and commercialization of innovative PET radiopharmaceuticals, today announced topline results from its Phase 3 LIGHTHOUSE trial that evaluated the diagnostic performance and safety of 18F-rhPSMA-7.3 in newly diagnosed prostate cancer.