BioSpace News Archive

Aurion Biotech today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted both Breakthrough Therapy Designation (BTD) and Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy (RMAT) Designation for AURN001, the Company’s allogeneic cell therapy candidate for the treatment of corneal edema secondary to corneal endothelial disease.

After being known to have the largest stable in the Weight Management arena, Hi-Tech has cemented its position to become the leader in a new category for focus, concentration, and productivity products with the additional production capacity for Adderex® XR.

The CMT Research Foundation, a non-profit focused solely on delivering treatments and cures for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT)*, has formed a strategic partnership with ReviR Therapeutics to advance small molecule therapeutics that modulate the expression of the gene that causes CMT1A.

Woolsey Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage drug development company, announced that its investigational drug, CIRARA, was well tolerated and exhibited statistically significant reductions in a key biomarker, Neurofilament Light (NfL), in the REAL Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) study.

Carrier Global Corporation, on behalf of its Sensitech business, a world leader in supply chain visibility, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Monitoring Solutions business of Berlinger & Co. AG, a Swiss family-owned company that specializes in innovative and customized solutions for monitoring temperature-sensitive goods in the pharmaceutical and life science, clinical trial and global health segments.

Fortrea (Nasdaq: FTRE), a leading global contract research organization (CRO), today announced that Chief Financial Officer Jill McConnell will participate in a virtual fireside chat hosted by Elizabeth Anderson, senior managing director at Evercore ISI, to discuss Fortrea’s business on Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 2:00 pm ET.

announced that it has been awarded a Distribution Industry Award for Notable Achievement in Healthcare for “Best Overall Manufacturer, Branded Pharmaceuticals, Sales less than $300M” by the Healthcare Distribution Alliance.

Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced that the Company’s Board of Directors has determined that the unsolicited proposal from Cycle Group Holdings Ltd to acquire Vanda for $8.00 per share in cash and the revised unsolicited proposal from Future Pak, LLC to acquire Vanda for $8.50-$9.00 per share in cash plus certain Contingent Value Rights both substantially undervalue Vanda and are not in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders.