BioSpace News Archive

SpringWorks Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SWTX), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on severe rare diseases and cancer, today announced that Saqib Islam, Chief Executive Officer, will present at the 42nd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Monday, January 8, 2024 at 7:30 a.m. PT.

Gracell Biotechnologies Inc. (“Gracell” or the “Company”, NASDAQ: GRCL) today announced that the Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) of China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has cleared Gracell’s Investigational New Drug (IND) application for GC012F, an autologous CAR-T therapeutic candidate, for the treatment of refractory systemic lupus erythematosus (rSLE).

SOPHiA GENETICS announced that Hôpital Saint-Louis, located in Paris, has implemented the SOPHiA DDM™ Platform to help advance its research of Myeloid Disorders and continue expanding the use of precision medicine for those in the area.

Orthofix Medical Inc. (NASDAQ:OFIX) today announced the publication of new data from a prospective, multicenter study investigating Pulsed Electromagnetic Field (PEMF) stimulation as an adjunct therapy to lumbar spinal fusion procedures in patients at risk for pseudarthrosis.

Immunis, Inc. is proud to announce that its Chairman, Hans Keirstead, Ph.D., has once again been named one of Orange County Business Journal’s OC 500 for 2023.

Bausch Health Companies Inc. (NYSE:BHC)(TSX:BHC) (“Bausch Health” or the “Company”) today announced positive topline results from the Company’s Phase 2 study evaluating Amiselimod, an investigative S1P antagonist, for the treatment of ulcerative colitis (UC).

Alterity Therapeutics, a biotechnology company dedicated to developing disease modifying treatments for neurodegenerative diseases, announced the appointment of Phillip Hains as the Company’s new Chief Financial Officer, effective 31 January 2024.

invIOs GmbH, a privately held biotechnology company developing novel therapies for cancer, will be participating in JP Morgan week activities in San Francisco, January 8-11, 2024.

Almirall S.A. (BME: ALM), a global pharmaceutical company focused on medical dermatology, today announced the initiation of the phase I study evaluating the safety, pharmacokinetics, immunogenicity, and pharmacodynamics of ALM223, an interleukin 2 mutant fusion protein (IL-2 mu-Fc) for the potential treatment of a broad spectrum of immunological diseases.

NextCure, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXTC) today announced the publication of a manuscript titled “Anti-Siglec-15 Antibody Prevents Marked Bone Loss after Acute Spinal Cord Injury-Induced Immobilization in Rats” in JMBR Plus, a journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR).