VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Zymeworks Inc. (NYSE: ZYME), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing multifunctional therapeutics, today announced the appointment of Kathryn O’Driscoll to the executive team as Chief People Officer (CPO). Ms. O’Driscoll brings over 20 years of experience as …
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Exact Imaging Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Sterile Transperineal Needle Guide
TORONTO, CANADA — Exact Imaging, the world’s leader in high-resolution micro-ultrasound systems enabling real-time imaging and biopsy guidance for the prostate, announces it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Sterile Transperineal Needle Guide for use with Exact Imaging EV29L …
Aurinia Completes Last Patient Study Visit in AURORA Phase 3 Lupus Nephritis Study & Provides Update on ATM Facility
VICTORIA, British Columbia–(BUSINESS WIRE) — Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: AUPH / TSX:AUP) (“Aurinia” or the “Company”), a late-stage clinical biopharmaceutical company focused on advancing voclosporin across multiple inflammatory and autoimmune conditions, today reported that the last patient study visit has …
Endotronix Announces Partnership with Tyndall National Institute to Advance Chronic Disease Management
PRNewswire — Endotronix Ireland Limited, a digital health and medical technology company dedicated to advancing the treatment of heart failure (HF), announced today an Enterprise Ireland Industry Partnership project is a collaboration with Tyndall National Institute, a leading European Deep Tech research center in integrated …
Forbius Completes Phase 1a Solid Tumor Trial Enrollment & Closes Series C Financing
Austin, TX, and Montreal, QC – Forbius, a clinical-stage protein engineering company that develops biotherapeutics to treat fibrosis and cancer, announced today that the Phase 1a solid tumor trial exploring the safety and tolerability of AVID200, a first-in-class TGF-beta 1 …
Corvia Medical’s Interatrial Shunt Device (IASD®) Receives Breakthrough Device Designation for Heart Failure
TEWKSBURY, MA – Corvia Medical, Inc., a privately-held company with a first-in-class structural heart device to treat heart failure, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the company a Breakthrough Device designation for its InterAtrial Shunt …
AmacaThera Closes US$3.6 Million Seed Financing Round
TORONTO, Oct. 3, 2019 / PRNewswire/ — AmacaThera Inc. is pleased to announce the closing of its US$3.6 million seed financing round. A first close of the round was led by Sprout BioVentures/Viva Biotech with participation from Grey Sky Venture Partners, and the round was …
Endotronix Closes Expanded Series D Financing Round of $70 Million for Heart Failure Solution
LISLE, IL – Endotronix, Inc., a digital health, medtech company dedicated to advancing the treatment of heart failure (HF), today announced the expansion of its Series D financing round, bringing the total for the round to $70 million. The expansion syndicate …
Zymeworks Announces Updated Single Agent Data for HER2-Targeted Bispecific Antibody ZW25 at ESMO Congress 2019
BARCELONA, Spain–(BUSINESS WIRE) — Zymeworks Inc. (NYSE/TSX: ZYME), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing multifunctional therapeutics, today announced updated data from the ongoing multi-center Phase 1 clinical trial evaluating ZW25 in patients with HER2‑expressing solid tumors, including biliary tract cancer (BTC), …
Trial Results Show Trilaciclib Decreases Myelosuppression in Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) Patients
This global, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter, Phase 2 study (NCT03041311) assessed the potential of trilaciclib to reduce the incidence and consequences of chemotherapy-induced myelosuppression in patients with newly diagnosed extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC) treated with etoposide, carboplatin and atezolizumab …
G1 Therapeutics presents data from Phase 2 mTNBC trial for trilaciclib at ESMO19
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. and BARCELONA, Spain, Sept. 28, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — G1 Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: GTHX), a clinical-stage oncology company, today reported preliminary overall survival (OS) data from the company’s randomized Phase 2 trial of trilaciclib in combination with chemotherapy for the treatment of metastatic …
Daniel Hétu is appointed to CQDM’s Board of Directors
CQDM, a biopharma-based research consortium created in 2008 with the mission to fund the development of innovative technologies to accelerate drug discovery and development, has appointed Lumira Ventures Managing Director, Daniel Hétu to its Board of Directors, in addition to …
Lota Zoth Succeeds Nick Bedford as Chair of Zymeworks’ Board of Directors
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Zymeworks Inc. (NYSE/TSX: ZYME), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing multifunctional biotherapeutics, announced that Lota Zoth has been appointed as its Chair of the Board of Directors. Ms. Zoth succeeds Nick Bedford, who has retired from his …
Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Enters into Agreement with Jefferies LLC.
VICTORIA, British Columbia–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: AUPH / TSX:AUP) (“Aurinia” or the “Company”), a late-stage clinical biopharmaceutical company focused on advancing voclosporin in multiple indications, today announced that it has entered into an Open Market Sales Agreement with …
Cardiac Dimensions Carillon® System Improves FMR & Slows Worsening of Heart Failure
Study Conclusions Yesterday, Cardiac Dimensions met its primary endpoint. Results from the REDUCE FMR clinical study were published in the Journal of American College of Cardiology: Heart Failure. In this first blinded and sham-controlled randomized controlled trial of a percutaneous …