Austin, TX, and Montreal, QC (Nov. 8, 2019) – Forbius, a clinical-stage protein engineering company that develops biotherapeutics to treat fibrosis and cancer, today presented the first Phase 1 clinical data from its oncology development program with AVID200, in a late-breaking …
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First Clinical Use of the OptoWire III following Health Canada Approval Announced
QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC – Opsens Inc. (“Opsens” or the “Company”) (TSX:OPS) (OTCQX:OPSSF) today announced the world’s first clinical use of the OptoWire III, following the recent Health Canada approval. “This improved version of OptoWire for physiological measurement offers maneuverability and …
Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Completes Voclosporin Study
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 announced the completion of a FDA-requested clinical …
Zymeworks Reports Q3 2019 Financial Results
“We recently presented data on our lead asset, ZW25, at two major medical conferences that pave the way for registration-enabling trials in second-line biliary tract cancer (BTC) with single agent ZW25 and in first-line gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma (GEA) with ZW25 in …
Opsens Expands Medical Device Business into Structural Cardiology Market
QUEBEC CITY / CNW Telbec/ –Opsens Inc. (“Opsens” or the “Company”) (TSX: OPS) (OTCQX: OPSSF) announces today it is expanding its medical device business into the structural cardiology space and will accelerate development activities of products that reach beyond its current coronary and peripheral applications. …
G1 Therapeutics Reports Q3 2019 Financials
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — G1 Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: GTHX), a clinical-stage oncology company, today provided a corporate and financial update for the third quarter ended September 30, 2019. Review the full filling here. “Based on written feedback from the FDA following our pre-NDA meeting …
Lumira Joins Financing Syndicate for Notch Therapeutics – a New Company with Revolutionary Allogeneic T Cell Technology
Toronto, ON, (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Notch Therapeutics, a company in the emerging field of gene-modified T cell therapy, has been created to commercialize a revolutionary technology that creates allogeneic (donor) gene-edited T cells from stem cells on an industrial scale, …
Aurinia Initiates Patient Dosing in Dry Eye Syndrome Clinical Trial
VICTORIA, British Columbia — 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 announced the initiation of patient dosing in the Phase …
Zymeworks Releases Phase 1 Data for ZW25 at International Conference
BOSTON — Zymeworks Inc. (NYSE: ZYME), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing multifunctional therapeutics, today announces the first data from its Phase 1 study evaluating novel bispecific antibody ZW25 in combination with chemotherapy in HER2-expressing gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma (GEA) in a poster …
Bardy Diagnostics Wins Digital Health Pitch Session at ESC Congress 2019
SEATTLE /PRNewswire/ — Bardy Diagnostics, Inc., (“BardyDx”), a leading provider of ambulatory cardiac monitoring technologies and custom data solutions, announced that it was selected as winner of the “Remote Monitoring in Arrhythmias” Technology and Innovation Pitch Session held as part …
Edesa Biotech Enrolls First Patient in Phase 2b Dermatitis Study
TORONTO / Accesswire / – Edesa Biotech, Inc. (Nasdaq: EDSA), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced that the first patient has been enrolled in a Phase 2b clinical trial evaluating the Company’s lead product candidate, EB01, as a monotherapy for …
Zymeworks Appoints Kathy O’Driscroll to Chief People Officer
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 …
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 …
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 …
Medexus Pharmaceutical Announces Changes to Senior Management
MONTREAL — Medexus Pharmaceuticals Inc. (the “Company”) (TSXV: MDP, OTCQB: PDDPF) today announced changes to the Company’s senior management team. Effective immediately, Mr. Sylvain Chrétien will no longer serve as the Company’s President, Canadian Operations. In accordance with his employment …