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Next Science Limited is pleased to announce that a clinical trial has been initiated in the U.S. for XPERIENCE TM No Rinse Antimicrobial Solution. Enrollment in the 30-patient, 90-day study is currently underway. The trial, the TIFRAX (Tibial Fracture) Study, is a randomized, controlled, double-blinded, prospective study to evaluate the efficacy of XPERIENCE in helping decrease wound bioburden and surgical site infections (SSI). It will also evaluate whether XPERIENCE can improve po

Apollomics Inc., an innovative biopharmaceutical company committed to the discovery and development of mono- and combination oncology therapies, today announced the successful dosing of the first patient in a Phase I clinical study of APL-102 in patients with advanced solid tumors. The Phase I trial is designed to assess the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of APL-102 delivered via an oral capsule. "APL-102 is an internally discovered and developed tyrosine kinase inhi

Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) are developing a novel therapeutic strategy for treating Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) by sequestering inflammation-inducing molecules secreted by gut bacteria. The method, invented by Prof. Ehud Ohana, the Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Pharmacology at BGU, is based on findings from Prof. Ohana's lab showing that gut levels of succinate, a metabolic molecule involved in various biochemical processes in living cells, wer

ImmVira announced that it has initiated its lead oncolytic virus therapy program MVR-T3011 IV (also known as T3011). The first patient has been dosed, receiving MVR-T3011 intravenous (IV) administration in the U.S. on August 10, 2021. The Phase I clinical trial is being conducted at multiple well-established clinical institutions, including Sarah Cannon Research Institute, Mary Crowley Cancer Research, and Prisma Health (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04780217). Dr. Joy Zhu, Chie

QIAGEN and OncXerna Therapeutics, Inc., a precision medicine company using an innovative RNA-expression based biomarker platform to predict patient responses to its targeted oncology therapeutic candidates, today announced signing a master companion diagnostics (CDx) agreement to develop a NGS CDx for OncXerna’s product candidate, Navicixizumab, and a non-exclusive license to the Xerna™ TME panel. QIAGEN and OncXerna have agreed to collaborate to advance the Xerna™

NRx Pharmaceuticals, a clinical stage, global biopharmaceutical company today announced it is initiating a phase 2b dose-confirmatory trial of the BriLife™ vaccine against COVID-19 in the Nation of Georgia.  The vaccine is developed by the Israel Institute for Biological Research (IIBR).  The trial is being conducted with oversight from the Senator Richard Lugar Center for Public Health Research. The purpose of the study is to confirm the vaccine's ability to generate an i

Perspectum and Paige today announced a strategic business partnership to leverage quantitative and artificial intelligence (AI) based tools to empower pathologists and enhance decision-making in clinical trials. Perspectum and Paige will join forces to improve the current pathology workflow for large studies through the integration of Paige’s digital pathology platform. “We are excited to partner with Paige and to work together to find better ways to improve the delivery

Akeso, Inc. announced that the anti PD-1 monoclonal antibody drug Penpulimab monoclonal antibody injection co-developed by the Company with Sino Biopharmaceutical Limited, has obtained marketing approval by the National Medical Products Administration (the "NMPA") of China, for treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory ("r/r") classic Hodgkin's lymphoma ("cHL") after at least second-line systemic chemotherapy treatment. This approval of Penp

Curia, formerly AMRI, a leading contract research, development and manufacturing organization, today announced it has completed the transaction to acquire Integrity Bio, Inc., a privately held formulation and fill-finish organization headquartered in Camarillo, California. The addition of Integrity Bio’s two California locations enhances Curia’s drug product formulation development capabilities and expands its fill-finish network, which also includes Curia’s three center-of-

Schrödinger, Inc., whose physics-based software platform is transforming the way therapeutics and materials are discovered, and Zai Lab Limited (Nasdaq: ZLAB; HKEX: 9688), an innovative commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced a global discovery, development and commercialization collaboration focused on a novel program in oncology targeting DNA damage response. “With an established track record of developing and commercializing therapeutics in oncology