BioSpace News Archive

Lifecore Biomedical, Inc. announced that it has entered into a broad set of agreements with its long-term customer, Alcon, which provides for the repayment of the Company’s existing credit agreement with its current lenders and substantially increases the amount of hyaluronic acid that Lifecore is expected to supply for use in Alcon’s commercial products.

Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. announced the sale of Preferred Shares totaling $1.1 million to new existing investors, further supporting the Company’s Fix, Fund, Propel approach and helping to advance Navidea’s innovative technology to market.

Guardant Health, Inc., a leading precision oncology company, announced the pricing of an upsized underwritten public offering of 12,500,000 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $28.00 per share, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions.

Propanc Biopharma, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing novel cancer treatments for patients suffering from recurring and metastatic cancer, announced that the Company’s board of directors has approved a reverse stock split of its common stock at a ratio of 1 post-split share for every 1,000 pre-split shares.

Akebia Therapeutics®, Inc. announced that it has received a formal notice from The Nasdaq Stock Market stating that Akebia has regained compliance with the $1.00 per share minimum bid price requirement pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550, and that Akebia is in compliance with all applicable listing standards.

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that the company will participate in Q&A sessions at the Jefferies and Goldman Sachs healthcare conferences.

Indivior PLC (LSE: INDV) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved OPVEE® (nalmefene) nasal spray for the emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose induced by natural or synthetic opioids in adults and pediatric patients aged 12 years and older, as manifested by respiratory and/or central nervous system depression.

Rakuten Medical, Inc. (Rakuten Medical) today announced that the Company has been granted permission from the Indian Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) to conduct its global, pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial (ASP-1929-301/ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03769506) evaluating Alluminox treatment (photoimmunotherapy) using ASP-1929 in patients with locoregional.

Aethlon Medical, Inc. announced that it has received Ethics Review Board approval from the Maulana Azad Medical College, for a second site for its ongoing clinical trial of Aethlon’s Hemopurifier® to treat severe COVID-19 in India.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s Jimmy Fund will launch its 75th anniversary on Monday, May 22. Activities will include adult and pediatric patients unveiling and previewing the Jimmy Fund inspired cow, “Strong as Iron,” from this summer’s CowParade New England presented by Herb Chambers art installation.