BioSpace News Archive

Khiron Life Sciences Corp. (TSXV: KHRN) (OTCQX: KHRNF) (WKN: A2JMZC) (“Khiron” or the “Company”) , announces that its wholly owned subsidiary Zerenia™ Colombia has closed a credit facility of around CAD 700,000[1] with one of Colombia’s largest private banks.

Capricor Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CAPR), announced today that it has entered into a partnership with Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd., a Japanese pharmaceutical company listed on the TYO, for the exclusive commercialization and distribution in Japan of Capricor’s lead asset, CAP-1002, for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a rare neuromuscular disease with limited treatment options.

Adaptimmune Therapeutics plc (NASDAQ: ADAP), a leader in T-cell therapy to treat cancer, today announced that Kristen M. Hege, M.D. will join its board of directors.

MiNK Therapeutics, Inc. announced that Dr. Jennifer Buell, President and CEO of MiNK, will participate in a fireside chat at the HC Wainwright Cell Therapy Virtual Conference on February 28th, at 9:00 AM ET.

Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) announced today positive results from the Phase 3 TALAPRO-2 study of TALZENNA® (talazoparib), an oral poly ADP-ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitor, in combination with XTANDI® (enzalutamide), demonstrating a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in radiographic progression-free survival (rPFS) compared to placebo plus XTANDI in men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC).

Results from the final prespecified overall survival (OS) analysis of the PROpel Phase III trial in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) showed LYNPARZA® (olaparib), jointly developed and commercialized by AstraZeneca and Merck & Co., Inc., known as MSD outside the US and Canada in combination with abiraterone and prednisone or prednisolone demonstrated median OS of 42.1 months versus 34.7 months for abiraterone plus placebo.

Brain Scientific, a Florida-based applied science technology company, announces that it has received a major order for NeuroCaps from MVAP Medical Supplies.

Solecta, Inc. and The Lubrizol Corporation announced a new partnership today to develop and market novel membrane solutions that will improve productivity and drive greater efficiencies for the global separations industry.

Axena Health, Inc., a newly-formed commercial-stage medical device company focused on women’s pelvic health, announced a $25 million Series A investment from AXA IM Alts through its Global Healthcare Private Equity Strategy.

NeoDynamics AB announced that the company’s largest shareholder Gryningskust Holding AB is offering the company SEK 14 million in a loan that can be converted into shares in order to secure the launch of NeoNavia in the US.