Montreal, Quebec--(Newsfile Corp. - April 8, 2025) - Defence Therapeutics Inc. (CSE: DTC) (OTCQB: DTCFF) (FSE: DTC) ("Defence" or the "Company"), a Canadian biopharmaceutical company developing advanced cancer therapeutics and drug delivery technologies, is pleased to announce a collaboration with the Canadian Nuclear Laboratories ("CNL"). CNL, Canada's premier nuclear science facility, will conduct preclinical studies combining alpha-particle radiotherapy Actinium-225... Read more
ADAPT-NXT data demonstrate consistent, sustained disease control across dosing schedules, further supporting individualized VYVGART dosing for gMG patients ADHERE+ oral presentation features long-term CIDP data demonstrating VYVGART Hytrulo’s durable efficacy, sustained functional improvements and favorable safety profileargenx continues to advance a robust neuromuscular pipeline of clinical candidates; first-in-human data of ARGX-119 (MuSK agonist) support pipeline-... Read more
LANGHORNE, Pa. / Apr 07, 2025 / Business Wire / Savara Inc. (Nasdaq: SVRA) (the Company), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on rare respiratory diseases, announced encore presentations of top-line data from the pivotal, Phase 3 IMPALA-2 clinical trial of molgramostim in aPAP will be presented at the 65th Congress of the German Society of Pneumology (DGP) in Leipzig, Germany taking place April 9-12 and at the 65th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Respiratory... Read more
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., April 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pliant Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLRX) today announced that the Company will present three scientific posters at the upcoming 2025 American Thoracic Society (ATS) International Conference, taking place in San Francisco, California from May 16-21, 2025.
The following abstracts are posted on ATS 2025’s online itinerary planner for registered users.
Pliant was selected for a featured oral presentation as... Read more
Analyses from Randomized Controlled Trials Further Support the Target Engagement and Safety Profile of Ampreloxetine in Neurodegenerative Disease DUBLIN, April 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Theravance Biopharma, Inc. ("Theravance Biopharma" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: TBPH) today announced new analyses from its previous Phase 3 program evaluating ampreloxetine, an investigational medicine for the treatment of symptomatic neurogenic orthostatic hypotension (nOH). Both... Read more
ALX2004 is a potential best- and first-in-class antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) for the treatment of EGFR-expressing solid tumors that was created from ALX Oncology’s proprietary linker-payload platform
ALX2004, the company’s first ADC, was fully designed and developed in-house by ALX Oncology scientists
Company expects to initiate Phase 1 clinical trials of ALX2004 in mid-2025, with initial safety data available in 1H 2026 SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., April 07,... Read more
Designations Follow Recent Investigational New Drug (IND) Application Clearance for the RESOLUTION Basket Study of ALLO-329 in Rheumatology
Dual CD19/CD70 CAR T Specifically Designed to Enhance Therapeutic Benefit, Expanding Treatment Potential Across a Range of Autoimmune Indications
Leverages Proprietary Dagger® Technology to Reduce or Eliminate Lymphodepletion, Potentially Expanding Access to a Broader Patient Population
Phase 1 RESOLUTION Trial Initiation Planned... Read more
Conduit expands its partnership with Sarborg to apply advanced machine learning-driven analysis on clinical data from its AstraZeneca-acquired assets, aiming to uncover new insights and optimize development pathways. NAPLES, Fla. and CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom, April 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Conduit Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: CDT) ("Conduit Pharmaceuticals" or "Conduit" or the “Company”) today announces that it has entered into an additional license and use... Read more
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. / Apr 07, 2025 / Business Wire / Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated (NASDAQ: CORT), a commercial-stage company engaged in the discovery and development of medications to treat severe endocrinologic, oncologic, metabolic and neurologic disorders by modulating the effects of the hormone cortisol, today announced the start of BELLA, a Phase 2 trial of relacorilant plus nab-paclitaxel and bevacizumab evaluating efficacy and safety in patients with platinu... Read more
BRIDGEWATER, NJ / ACCESS Newswire / April 7, 2025 / Tharimmune, Inc. (Nasdaq:THAR) ("Tharimmune" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on immunology and inflammation, today announced preclinical data from its expanded pipeline with HS1940, a dual-target multispecific biologic engineered to bind to both Programmed Death-1 (PD-1) and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF), and HS3215, a dual-target biologic binding to Human Epidermal Growth... Read more
WASHINGTON, April 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Vanda) (Nasdaq: VNDA) today announced participation at the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Annual Meeting, to be held in San Diego, California from April 5 through April 9, 2025.
The following will be presented:
April 9, 2025
Presentation Title: "Translating IGHMBP2 Variants with a CMT2S Patient-specific Organ-on-a-chip Model: Personalized Medicine ASO-based Therapeutic Rescue" Poster... Read more
SAN DIEGO and SUZHOU, China, April 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Adagene Inc. (“Adagene”) (Nasdaq: ADAG), a company transforming the discovery and development of novel antibody-based therapies, today announced that Adagene’s Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of R&D, Peter Luo, Ph.D., will participate in one-on-one investor meetings and provide a corporate update at Stifel’s 2025 Virtual Targeted Oncology Forum, taking place April 8-9.
Stifel’s... Read more
FLORHAM PARK, N.J., April 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Celularity Inc. (Nasdaq: CELU) (“Celularity” or the “Company”), a regenerative and cellular medicine company, today announced a key publication in the April 4, 2025, issue of the prestigious peer-reviewed journal Frontiers in Immunology, the official journal of the International Union of Immunological Societies.
In “Senescence, NK cells, and cancer: navigating the crossroads of aging and disease,”... Read more
Daré unveiled its new dual-path approach for its proprietary Sildenafil Cream formulation after urging on the part of the healthcare community and hearing the demand from women
Daré is targeting availability of its proprietary Sildenafil Cream formulation via prescription in Q4 2025 SAN DIEGO, April 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Daré Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ: DARE), a biopharmaceutical company driven by a mission to challenge the status quo, making women's... Read more
Company generated quarterly sequential growth with Q1 YCANTH® dispensed applicator units rising above 10,000 for the first time in a quarter
As YCANTH distributor inventory levels have normalized, Company expects that dispensed applicator units will now more closely track demand and gross revenue WEST CHESTER, Pa., April 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc. (“Verrica” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: VRCA), a dermatology therapeutics... Read more
NEW YORK, April 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TG Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: TGTX) today announced the publication of two journal articles one describing the evolution of CD20 treatments for multiple sclerosis (MS) and the other detailing the experience of seven individuals with MS who switched to BRIUMVI® (ublituximab-xiiy) from a different anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody therapy due to efficacy or tolerability concerns. Details of the publications are provided below.
Michael... Read more
Significant Regulatory Milestone: U.S. FDA cleared IND application for CVHNLC, CureVac's investigational therapy targeting squamous non-small cell lung cancer Proprietary Epitopes: CVHNLC encodes novel tumor epitopes identified through proprietary whole genome-based discovery platform Enhanced Combination Therapy: CVHNLC to be tested in combination with pembrolizumab, aiming to amplify targeted anti-tumor immune responses Clinical Progress: Patient treatment... Read more
CAMBRIDGE, MA / ACCESS Newswire / April 7, 2025 / Moderna, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRNA) today announced that the Company will present research across multiple infectious disease areas, including COVID-19, influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), cytomegalovirus (CMV), norovirus, and mpox, at the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) Global Congress in Vienna, Austria, from April 11-15, 2025.
Moderna will present twelve scientific pr... Read more
TNX-102 SL is a sublingual formulation of cyclobenzaprine designed for transmucosal delivery and durable activity in treating fibromyalgia
TNX-102 SL demonstrated statistically significant improvement in the primary endpoint of reduction in fibromyalgia pain in two pivotal double-blind randomized Phase 3 studies
FDA Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) goal date of August 15, 2025, for TNX-102 SL for the management of fibromyalgia
If approved by FDA, it would become... Read more
Non-human primate pharmacokinetics data suggests IBIO-600, a potentially best-in-class long-acting anti-myostatin antibody, could have a human half-life as long as 130 days
Additional interim in vivo data for a first-in-class Activin E antibody shows muscle sparing weight loss alone and in combination with a GLP-1 receptor agonist
iBio remains on track to submit a regulatory submission for IBIO-600 in Q1 2026 SAN DIEGO, April 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- iBio, Inc.... Read more
Patients with acquired hypothalamic obesity on setmelanotide therapy (n=81) achieved mean BMI change of -16.5% compared with +3.3% for placebo (n=39) at 52 weeks (p<0.0001)
-19.2% placebo-adjusted BMI reduction achieved in adult patients 18 years old and older (n=49) at 52 weeks
-20.2% placebo-adjusted BMI reduction achieved in patients younger than 18 years old (n=71) at 52 weeks
Regulatory submissions in the U.S. and EU anticipated to be completed... Read more
Target enrollment achieved in RAPIDe-3, a pivotal Phase 3 study of deucrictibant for the on-demand treatment of HAE attacks, strengthening confidence in clinical timelines
Enrollment underway in CHAPTER-3, a pivotal Phase 3 study of deucrictibant for prophylaxis of HAE attacks; topline data expected in 2H2026
Orphan medicinal product designation granted to deucrictibant in Europe for the treatment of bradykinin-mediated angioedema
Data presented at recent congresses... Read more
HUNTSVILLE, AL, April 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Serina Therapeutics, Inc. (“Serina”) (NYSE American: SER), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing its proprietary POZ Platform™ drug optimization technology, announced that Steve Ledger, Chief Executive Officer, will present at the Jones Healthcare and Technology Innovation Conference in Las Vegas, NV on April 9, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. PDT.
A live webcast of the presentation will be accessible to registered... Read more
OS Therapies applies for meeting per FDA suggestion received on April 2, 2025
Based on prior FDA guidance, greater than 200 suitable matched lung metastatic osteosarcoma patient records identified from leading oncology centers in the US, UK and France for inclusion in OST-400, a Retrospective Longitudinal Study of Recurrent Osteosarcoma after Resection in Children and Young Adults NEW YORK / Apr 07, 2025 / Business Wire / OS Therapies (NYSE-A: OSTX) (“OS Therapies”... Read more
Participants with abnormal left ventricular mass index (LVMI) at baseline achieved 25% mean reduction in LVMI by 12 months or sooner
Clinically meaningful improvements in majority of participants across cardiac biomarkers and functional measures
All SUNRISE-FA participants achieved meaningful increases in frataxin expression at 3-months post treatment; 115% average cardiac frataxin expression increase in high dose cohort, demonstrating dose response
Frataxin expression... Read more
CULVER CITY, Calif. / Apr 07, 2025 / Business Wire / ImmunityBio, Inc. (NASDAQ: IBRX), a leading immunotherapy company, today announced details about its Investor Day program to be held on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at 10:00 am PDT. The program will include an in-depth update on the company’s business operations, U.S. and global regulatory advances of its clinical-stage products, with fireside chats hosted by Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong and key opinion leaders involved in the... Read more
PITTSBURGH, April 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Jeune Aesthetics, Inc. (“Jeune”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Krystal Biotech, Inc. (“Krystal”) (NASDAQ: KRYS) leveraging Krystal’s clinically validated gene-delivery platform to fundamentally address and reverse the biology of aging skin, announced today the appointment of Marc Forth as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective today. A veteran of the healthcare industry, Mr. Forth has over 30 years of commercial... Read more
DUBLIN, Ireland and BRIDGEWATER, N.J., April 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Amarin Corporation plc (NASDAQ:AMRN) today announced the appointment of Michael Torok, Co-Founder and Managing Director of investment firm JEC Capital Partners, as a member of the Board of Directors, effective immediately.
“On behalf of the board, I welcome Michael. His financial expertise, experience on other boards and, as a fellow shareholder, his shared priority to continue focusing on strategies... Read more
CARMEL, Ind., April 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MBX Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: MBX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of novel precision peptide therapies for the treatment of endocrine and metabolic disorders, today announced the appointment of Steve Hoerter as an independent director to the Company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Hoerter brings over three decades of pharmaceutical commercialization and executive leadership... Read more
Mr. Ajer was most recently Chief Commercial Officer at BioMarin WALTHAM, Mass. / Apr 07, 2025 / Business Wire / Viridian Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRDN), a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing potential best-in-class medicines for serious and rare diseases, today announced the appointment of Jeff Ajer to its Board of Directors.
Mr. Ajer has more than 25 years of experience driving commercialization for rare diseases and specialty medicines,... Read more
Distinguished, highly accomplished clinician with stellar track record of successfully leading numerous registrational trials through global regulatory approvals, and establishing new standards of care in gynecological oncology over the past decades
Will lead all clinical development -- including the ongoing ACR-368 Phase 2b registrational-intent trial in endometrial cancer towards regulatory submission and potential approval, and the ongoing ACR-2316 Phase 1 study in... Read more
Rein advanced the clinical development of its lead asset, LTI-03, and aims to initiate a Phase 2 trial for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) in the first half of 2025
Positive topline results from Cohort 2 (5 mg BID) of the Phase 1b clinical trial of LTI-03 in IPF patients demonstrated dose dependent effects in five biomarkers evaluated, with four biomarkers achieving statistical significance in the combined Cohort 1 and Cohort 2 data set AUSTIN,... Read more
Phase 2b study completed in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) demonstrated lead asset PrimeC slows disease progression and functional decline
Ongoing partnership discussions to advance PrimeC to Phase 3 study in ALS and commercialization
Phase 3 study design for PrimeC in ALS aligned with FDA; planned initiation in 2025 CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- NeuroSense Therapeutics Ltd. (Nasdaq: NRSN) ("NeuroSense"), a clinical-stage biotechnology... Read more
BOSTON, April 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: RYTM), a global commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on transforming the lives of patients living with rare neuroendocrine diseases, today announced the Company will hold a conference call and webcast on Monday, April 7, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. ET to disclose topline results from the Pivotal Phase 3 TRANSCEND trial evaluating setmelanotide, a melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) agonist,... Read more
ATTENTION-AD trial data through 192 weeks presented at AD/PDTM 2025 Conference
Prespecified delayed-start analysis indicate disease-modifying effect of oral blarcamesine and importance of early and continued long-term treatment of chronic Alzheimer’s disease
Blarcamesine exhibited a favorable safety profile with no treatment-related deaths NEW YORK, April 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Anavex Life Sciences Corp. (“Anavex” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: AVXL),... Read more
SAN DIEGO and NEW HAVEN, Conn., April 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Biohaven Ltd. (NYSE: BHVN) announced today that it will present 13 abstracts at the 2025 American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Annual Meeting, taking place from April 5 to April 9, 2025 in San Diego, California. The presentations highlight Biohaven's innovative neuroscience pipeline across multiple early and late-stage development programs including Kv7 ion channel modulation, extracellular protein d... Read more
New Data Demonstrate Proportion of Corrected M-AAT Reached a Mean of 91% of Total AAT in Circulation at Day 28 Following BEAM-302 Treatment in 60 mg Cohort (n=3)
Mean Decrease of 79% in Mutant Z-AAT Observed at Day 28 in 60 mg Cohort (n=3)
Fourth Cohort Evaluating 75 mg of BEAM-302 Initiated, with Updated Data from Part A of the Phase 1/2 Trial Expected to be Presented at a Medical Conference in Second Half of 2025 CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)... Read more
Two presentations in the General Neurology and Late Breaker sessions will respectively cover new clinical and microRNA data from NeuroSense CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- NeuroSense Therapeutics, Ltd. (NASDAQ: NRSN), a leading clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing treatments for severe neurodegenerative diseases, today announced that two members of its Scientific Advisory Board will present new data from the Company's Phase 2b... Read more
Topline safety data in SB221 study suggest clinical benefit of SON-1010 in combination with atezolizumab (Tecentriq®)
The maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of SON-1010 was set at 1200 ng/kg in combination with atezolizumab in patients with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer (PROC), without dose-limiting toxicity or evidence of cytokine release syndrome at any dose level
Stable disease (SD) at four months post-initiation of dosing was seen in 5 of 15 evaluable patients (33%),... Read more
Three epilepsy posters to be presented in scientific sessions at the American Academy of Neurology meeting
Long-term 36-month data from the ongoing X-TOLE OLE study of azetukalner in focal onset seizures (FOS)
Exploratory analysis of efficacy of azetukalner in FOS seizure sub-types
Patient survey findings on mental health and comorbidity burdens of FOS VANCOUVER, British Columbia and BOSTON, April 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:... Read more
Accomplished physician-scientist brings more than 20 years of industry leadership experience and broad R&D expertise in multiple therapeutic areas SAN DIEGO, April 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: NBIX) today announced the appointment of Sanjay Keswani, M.D., to the company's executive management team as Chief Medical Officer (CMO) effective June 2, 2025. Dr. Keswani, an accomplished physician-scientist who has more than 20 years... Read more
Ecinitas, California--(Newsfile Corp. - April 4, 2025) - Kiora Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: KPRX) invites investors to view the Company's online presentation at the 24th Annual Needham Virtual Healthcare Conference on Thursday, April 10th, 2025, at 2:15 pm EDT.
President & CEO, Brian M. Strem, Ph.D., will provide an update on the progress of the Company's pipeline and its planned Phase 2 clinical trials of KIO-104 for the treatment of retinal inflammation and of KIO-301... Read more
SILVER SPRING, Md. & RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. / Apr 04, 2025 / Business Wire / United Therapeutics Corporation (Nasdaq: UTHR), a public benefit corporation, today announced that ten posters and presentations across its commercial and development portfolio will be presented at the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) 45th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions taking place April 27 through April 30, 2025 in Boston.
“The additional data... Read more
Data demonstrate that ARV-102 was well tolerated, orally bioavailable, and brain-penetrant; ARV-102 achieved central and peripheral LRRK2 reduction indicating substantial LRRK2 protein degradation in healthy volunteers
Findings support continued evaluation of ARV-102 in neurodegenerative diseases associated with LRRK2 dysfunction; a Phase 1 trial in patients with Parkinson's disease has been initiated and is currently enrolling NEW HAVEN, Conn., April 04, 2025 (GLOBE... Read more
Late-breaking oral presentation of results from the positive pivotal ACCORD-2 Phase 3 trial of AXS-05 in Alzheimer’s disease agitation
Presentation featuring network meta-analysis of SYMBRAVO® versus oral CGRPs NEW YORK, April 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AXSM), a biopharmaceutical company leading a new era in the treatment of central nervous system (CNS) disorders, today announced multiple presentations spanning its innovative,... Read more
BELTSVILLE, Md., April 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NextCure, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXTC), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to discovering and developing novel, first-in-class and best-in-class therapies to treat cancer, today announced that it will present at the 24th Annual Needham Virtual Healthcare Conference on Thursday, April 10th, at 8:45 am ET.
A live audio webcast will be available through the Investors section of the company’s website at www.ne... Read more
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON / ACCESS Newswire / April 4, 2025 / Aptevo Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:APVO) ("Aptevo" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing novel immune-oncology therapeutics based on its proprietary ADAPTIR™ and ADAPTIR-FLEX™ platform technologies, announced the closing of its previously announced offering of 1,764,710 shares of the Company's common stock in a registered direct offering and warrants to purchase up to 3,529,420... Read more
Oral Plenary Presentation on Tuesday, April 8 Features Phase 3 Data for ANX005, the First Potential Targeted Therapy for GBS, Showing Rapid and Durable Benefit Across Clinical Measures and Time Points
Educational Symposium Focuses on Advancing GBS Care and Role of Classical Complement Pathway
New Disease Education Campaign “Move GBS Forward” Draws Attention to Life-altering Physical and Mental Impact of GBS BRISBANE, Calif., April 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --... Read more
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. / Apr 03, 2025 / Business Wire / Quince Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: QNCX), a late-stage biotechnology company dedicated to unlocking the power of a patient’s own biology for the treatment of rare diseases, today announced that Dirk Thye, M.D., Quince’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Medical Officer, will present at the Jones Healthcare and Technology Innovation Conference on Wednesday, April 9, 2025.
A replay of the presentation will be... Read more
Agreement grants Lilly rights to employ Sangamo’s novel proprietary capsid, STAC-BBB, for up to five potential disease targets Sangamo to receive an $18 million upfront license fee and is eligible to earn up to $1.4 billion in additional licensed target fees and milestone payments across all five potential disease targets, as well as tiered royalties on potential net sales RICHMOND, Calif. / Apr 03, 2025 / Business Wire / Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGMO),... Read more
