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Jul 27, 2021

Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) 2021 Opens With Thrilling Details of Pharmas and Powerful Therapeutic Discoveries  The most awaited Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 2021 (AAIC) commenced yesterday on July 26th, 2021 in Denver, Colorado, which was presented both virtua...

Jul 22, 2021

BlueRock Therapeutics secures FDA fast track for Parkinson’s disease cell therapy BlueRock, a Bayer subsidiary, is currently assessing the pluripotent stem cell-derived dopaminergic neuron therapy in a phase 1 study. This early-stage trial is set to enroll ten patients across the US and Canada, with its prima...

Jul 08, 2021

UNITY Biotechnology declares positive data from phase 1 clinical trial of UBX1325 in Advanced Vascular Eye Disease patients  UNITY Biotechnology, Inc., a biotechnology company developing therapeutics to decrease, impede, or reverse diseases of aging, declared positive data from its Phase 1 safety study of U...

Jul 06, 2021

Arrowhead Halts its ARO-ENaC Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial  Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals recently notified about its voluntary decision to put a pause on its ongoing Phase 1/2 clinical study of ARO-ENaC for patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). The announcement came after a preliminary update from an ongoing chronic ...

Jul 01, 2021

LivaNova Secures FDA Approval for Clinical Study to Assess the aura6000 System for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Treatment   On June 15, 2021, LivaNova PLC received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to continue with its investigational device exemption (IDE) clinical study, “Treating Ob...

Jun 24, 2021

Insilico Medicine raises USD 255 Million for AI drug discovery Insilico Medicine, a Hong Kong-based global leader in end-to-end artificial intelligence for target discovery, small molecule chemistry, and clinical development, closed a USD 255 Million Series C financing. Warburg Pincus led the round with parti...

Jun 17, 2021

Mallinckrodt earns FDA nod for regenerative skin therapy for burns Mallinckrodt plc’s Stratagraft gained FDA approval for use in deep partial-thickness thermal burns. The company said regenerative skin tissue therapy could lessen or eliminate the requirement of autografting of healthy skin to treat burn wounds. ...

Jun 10, 2021

Aelis Farma pockets USD 30 Million upfront in cannabis use disorder deal with Indivior Indivior speculates that Aelis Farma has what it takes to bring cannabis use disorder therapy into the clinic with a USD 30 million upfront rights agreement. Aelis, clinical-stage French biotech zeroed in on brain disorders...

Jun 08, 2021

Verdict for Biogen’s Long-Awaited Alzheimer’s Drug Is Finally Here   The USFDA finally gave approval to eagerly-anticipated Biogen’s Drug Aducanumab for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease under the accelerated approval pathway. The drug, marketed under the name Aduhelm, is the first that treats an un...

Jun 03, 2021

Abbott receives CE Mark for Navitor™, the Latest-Generation Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) System for Aortic Stenosis treatment  On May 17, 2021, Abbott received CE Mark for its latest-generation transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) system, Navitor™. This marks the minimal...