BioSpace News Archive

NeuroMetrix, Inc. (Nasdaq: NURO) reported the recent presentation of data from a clinical trial of Quell wearable neuromodulation technology in patients with post-acute COVID-19 syndrome (PACS), commonly called Long COVID.

Nusano, Inc., a company reshaping the production of cancer-fighting radioisotopes, today announced it will host a virtual KOL event on December 19, 2023 at 11:00 AM ET, led by Suji Jeong PhD (Founding Partner, The SJR Group), featuring Phil Nicklin (Senior Analyst, LifeSci Consulting) and Dr. Ashley Mishoe, PharmD (Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance, PharmaLogic).

Scilex Holding Company announced that it has signed an insurance coverage agreement for ELYXYB® with a national PBM, for their Medicare population potentially expanding coverage of ELYXYB®.

Psycheceutical Bioscience, Inc. is thrilled to announce the appointment of Dr. Neilank K. Jha as its new Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

BioRestorative Therapies, Inc. (“BioRestorative”, “BRTX” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:BRTX), a clinical stage company focused on stem cell-based therapies, today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued a notice of allowance for a patent application related to the Company’s metabolic ThermoStem® program.

Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc. (“Protagonist” or the “Company”) announced details from five abstracts at the American Society of Hematology 2023 Annual Meeting, including an oral presentation with two-year follow up data from the Phase 2 REVIVE study with rusfertide, a mimetic of the natural hormone hepcidin with potential therapeutic value in the treatment of polycythemia vera (PV) and other disease indications.

Cassava Sciences, Inc. announced a pro rata dividend distribution of warrants to holders of the Company’s common stock as of December 22, 2023.

Plexium, Inc. (Plexium), a leading next-generation targeted protein degradation company, today reported that the first subjects have been dosed in a Phase 1 clinical study of orally administered PLX-4545, a potent and selective molecular glue degrader of IKZF2, a classically undruggable transcription factor also known as Helios.

Stem cell transplantation is a potentially curative treatment for sickle cell disease (SCD), but it is not feasible for most people, often due to a lack of suitable donors or the inability to tolerate the intensive chemotherapy required as part of the treatment.

Patients with relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) who received ibrutinib in combination with venetoclax experienced significantly better rates of progression-free survival compared with patients who received ibrutinib and placebo in an international phase III trial being reported during the 65th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition.