BioSpace News Archive

(The World Economic Forum has named Xenco Medical the winner of the 2022 New Champions Award for Excellence in Sustainable Growth)

Acticor Biotech, (ISIN: FR0014005OJ5 - ALACT) (Paris:ALACT), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing glenzocimab, an innovative drug for the treatment of cardiovascular emergencies, has discussed with the European Medicines Agency (EMA) the design of its pivotal Phase II/III study to support a potential future marketing authorization application (MAA) for its first-in-class drug, glenzocimab.

BioPorto A/S announced that Mr. Nis Kruse joined the Company as EVP of Strategic Partnerships and General Manager of EMEA & APAC.

Novotech, the leading Asia Pacific biotech specialist CRO, has been awarded the Frost & Sullivan Company of the Year Award 2022 for Best Practices in the Asia-Pacific contract research organization industry.

AltPep Corporation, a privately held biotechnology company developing early disease-modifying treatments and detection tools for amyloid diseases, today announced that this week the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) will publish results of a groundbreaking study demonstrating a customized, synthetic peptide’s ability to selectively detect Alzheimer’s disease.

Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc., an early commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing meaningful innovations in immuno-dermatology, reported the grant of an aggregate of 8,000 restricted stock units of Arcutis’ common stock as well as options to purchase an aggregate of 18,000 shares of Arcutis’ common stock to two newly hired employees.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced that the Company’s Compensation Committee granted 2 new employees inducement stock options to purchase an aggregate of 36,220 common shares, at a per share exercise price of $5.10, the closing price of Aurinia’s common stock on December 2, 2022, and an aggregate of 22,120 inducement restricted stock units.

BioVie Inc., (NASDAQ: BIVI) (“BioVie” or the “Company”) a clinical-stage company developing innovative drug therapies for the treatment of neurological and neurodegenerative disorders and advanced liver disease, today announced positive results from two Phase 2 trials assessing NE3107’s potential in Parkinson’s Disease (PD) and Alzheimer’s Disease (AD).

MEI Pharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: MEIP), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on advancing new therapies for cancer, today announced that it plans to initiate a realignment of its clinical development efforts following the discontinuation of global development outside Japan of its PI3K delta inhibitor, zandelisib.

Fulcrum Therapeutics, Inc.®, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on improving the lives of patients with genetically defined rare diseases, announced that the Company granted non-statutory stock options to new employees.