BioSpace News Archive

Calidi Biotherapeutics, Inc. today announced an upcoming presentation to provide details on the development of the Company’s systemic enveloped oncolytic virotherapy platform which has the potential to provide a universal treatment for a broad range of advanced tumor types. Stephen Thesing, Chief Business Officer of Calidi, will be presenting at the Biocom Global Life Science Partnering & Investor Conference on February 28, 2024 at 3:00 p.m.

GlycoMimetics, Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ:GLYC) today announced that the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors approved the grant on February 6, 2024 of a non-qualified stock option award to purchase an aggregate of 130,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to Shantha Tyavanagimatt, Ph.D., the Company’s new Senior Vice President, Technical Operations.

Saama today announced a newly expanded, multi-year agreement with global biopharmaceutical leader Pfizer to help expedite clinical research.

Ascensia Diabetes Care today announced that Medicare has significantly expanded access to the Eversense E3 CGM System, the longest lasting CGM available, with the implementation of Local Coverage Determinations providing access to implantable CGM for basal only patients, by the first three Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs).

Theralase Technologies Inc. donated two Theralase® TLC-2400 Cool Laser Therapy (“CLT”) systems to the University of Windsor to aid in the research and development of a novel treatment for patients suffering from Parkinson’s Disease (“Parkinson’s”).

BioXcel Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has designated as a Fast Track development program the investigation of BXCL701 in combination with a CPI for the treatment of patients with metastatic small cell neuroendocrine prostate cancer (SCNC) with progression on chemotherapy and no evidence of microsatellite instability.

Organogenesis Holdings Inc. today announced that management will participate in the BTIG Snowbird MedTech, Digital Health, Life Science and Diagnostic Tools Conference, which is being held at the Cliff Lodge in Snowbird, UT from February 13th-14th.

IBEX Technologies Inc. (“ IBEX ” or the “ Company ”) (TSX Venture: IBT) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a binding acquisition agreement dated February 9, 2024 (the “ Acquisition Agreement ”) and related agreements with 15720273 Canada Inc. (the “ Purchaser ”), a newly-incorporated, wholly-owned subsidiary of BBI Solutions OEM Limited (“ BBI ”), whereby BBI will acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of IBEX at a price of $1.

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. signed the Global Health Equity Network’s (GHEN) Zero Health Gaps Pledge , a commitment from CEOs across industries and regions for their organizations to embed health equity in core strategies, operations and investments.

Anixa Biosciences, Inc. today announced that treatment has commenced for the fourth patient in the ongoing Phase 1 clinical trial of its novel chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy for ovarian cancer.