BioSpace News Archive

Zephyr AI, Inc. (“Zephyr AI”), a high-growth healthcare technology company committed to radically reshaping traditional approaches to drug discovery and precision medicine, has announced the formation of a Scientific and Medical Advisory Board.

Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MMSI), a leading global manufacturer and marketer of healthcare technology, announced today the successful enrollment of the first patient in its prospective, observational study of EmboCube Embolization Gelatin used to control bleeding or hemorrhage.

Vaxxas, a clinical-stage biotechnology company commercializing a novel vaccination platform, today announced it has completed a financing round which raised US$23 million (A$34 million) in new funds.

Athira Pharma, Inc. today presented data highlighting the potential therapeutic benefits of ATH-1105, a small molecule positive modulator of the HGF/MET neurotrophic system, in a preclinical mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

iSpecimen Inc. announced today that the Company has appointed Joseph J. Basile to iSpecimen’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), as well as the audit committee and the nominating and corporate governance committee of the Company, effective November 28, 2022.

Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: IONS) today announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has accepted the marketing authorization application (MAA) for review of tofersen, an investigational medicine for the treatment of superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation (Nasdaq: ADPT), together with its collaborators, will present data from more than 30 abstracts showcasing the benefit of Adaptive’s next-generation sequencing (NGS)-based clonoSEQ ® Assay in measuring minimal residual disease (MRD) in blood cancer patients at the 64th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) taking place December 10-13, 2022.

BrainTale has presented the “Evaluation of a clinically validated digital platform to provide Diffusion MRI biomarkers in Alzheimer’s disease” during the 15th edition of the Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s Disease conference (CTAD 2022) held in San Francisco and online from November 29 to December 2, 2022.

Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARQT), an early commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing meaningful innovations in immuno-dermatology, today announced the first subject has been enrolled in a Phase 1b study evaluating ARQ-255, a topical suspension of ivarmactinib, a potent and specific janus kinase 1 (JAK1) inhibitor, for the treatment of alopecia areata.

Nektar Therapeutics (Nasdaq: NKTR) today announced that it will host an investor and analyst event on Monday, December 12, 2022 at 7:30 a.m. CST.