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Recent advances in the fight against severe acute inflammatory lung diseases, including COVID-19, have revealed a promising new approach to treating pulmonary hyperinflammation and long-term lung damage such as fibrosis. A groundbreaking study has developed a first-in-class, carbohydrate-coupled inhibitor of microRNA-21 (RCS-21), which shows significant potential as a therapeutic agent. This ...
CD Bioparticles, a leading manufacturer and supplier of numerous drug delivery products and services, is proud to announce its expanded capabilities in Customized Liposomes. This advancement allows researchers and developers to leverage the power of liposome technology for a wider range of applications. Liposomes are small spherical artificial vesicles (typically 50-500 nm in diameter) composed ...
In the realm of pulmonary research, the search to understand complex lung conditions has led to the development of various animal models. Among these, a new murine model from Tsijis et al stands out for its potential to investigate flow-induced pulmonary hypertension (PH) and compensatory lung growth (CLG). This blog outlines this innovative model, its significance, and the method of ...
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC Health) warns that tuberculosis (TB) is still a life-threatening problem in the city. As recently as 2022, the agency reports there were 536 confirmed TB cases, including some involving multi-drug resistant (MDR) TB, and that 100% of NYC neighborhoods had at least one TB case. TB is caused by a bacterium known as Mycobacterium ...
ScienceNews published an article last year about the spread of three types of fungi that can cause serious lung diseases. One of these was Histoplasma which causes histoplasmosis, an infection once mainly found in the Midwest, but in more recent times infections have been recorded in at least 47 states. Histoplasma capsulatum lives in the environment, particularly in soil or other materials ...
Vitalograph, a global leader in the development and production of respiratory diagnostic solutions and clinical trial services, has launched the Vitalograph tremoflo® C-100 at this year’s ATS International Conference, taking place in Washington. ...
Inversago Pharma Inc. (“Inversago”), a clinical stage biotech company with a unique portfolio of peripherally-acting CB1 inverse agonists, today announced that François Ravenelle, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, and Glenn Vraniak, MBA, Chief Financial Officer, will host investor meetings during the Private Company Exhibition at the 2023 SVB Securities Global Biopharma ...
Asklepios BioPharmaceutical, Inc. (AskBio), a wholly owned and independently operated subsidiary of Bayer AG, announced today that it has signed a multi-year research collaboration and option agreement with ReCode Therapeutics. Under this agreement, the companies will work together to potentially discover precision genetic medicines through the development of a novel platform for full gene ...
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Third Pole Therapeutics, a privately held company developing critical life-sustaining cardio-pulmonary therapies, announced today a $32M equity investment, from a large medical device innovator. Bill Athenson, CEO of Third Pole, stated, “We are thrilled to receive this investment, which raises Third Pole Therapeutics’ series B financing and commitments to date to over $85M. I am ...
Pulmonx Corporation (Nasdaq: LUNG) (“Pulmonx”), a global leader in minimally invasive treatments for severe lung disease, announced today that the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has approved the Zephyr® Endobronchial Valve for treating severe COPD/emphysema patients following a positive recommendation by Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA). ...
Inversago Pharma Inc. (“Inversago”), a clinical stage biotech company with a unique portfolio of peripherally-acting CB1 inverse agonists, today announced that the first patient has been dosed with INV-202 in a Phase 2 clinical trial in subjects with diabetic kidney disease (DKD). The Phase 2 trial of INV-202, a first-in-class, peripherally-acting CB1 inverse agonist, is a ...
Vancouver, British Columbia – (November 28, 2022) – BioMark Diagnostics Inc. (“BioMark” or the “Company”) (CSE: BUX) (FSE: 20B) (OTCMKTS: BMKDF) an advanced stage liquid biopsy company with a focus on hard to detect and treat cancers is pleased to reports that it will amend the term of the non-broker warrants (the “Warrants”) issued in relation to ...
Pulmonx Corporation (Nasdaq: LUNG) (“Pulmonx”), a global leader in minimally invasive treatments for severe lung disease, today announced the company will be participating in a fireside chat at the 34th Annual Piper Sandler Healthcare Conference in New York on Wednesday, November 30, 2022, at 11:30 AM PT / 2:30 PM ET. A live and archived webcast of the presentation will be available ...
Beyond Air, Inc. (NASDAQ: XAIR) a medical device and biopharmaceutical company focused on developing inhaled nitric oxide (NO) for the treatment of patients with respiratory conditions, including serious lung infections and pulmonary hypertension, and, through its affiliate Beyond Cancer, Ltd., ultra-high concentration nitric oxide (UNO) for the treatment of solid tumors, today announced ...
Pulmonx Corporation (Nasdaq: LUNG) (“Pulmonx”), a global leader in minimally invasive treatments for severe lung disease, today announced the company will be participating in two upcoming investor conferences in New York. Pulmonx management is scheduled to participate in a fireside chat at the Stifel Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, November 16, 2022, at 8:00AM ET. Interested ...
The project “AMReady: Development and manufacturing of vaccines for alleviation and preparedness for anti-microbial resistance global health crisis”, to be executed in 2021-2024 with a total budget of 1.4 million euro has been awarded funding by the competitive program Lineas Estratégicas de Colaboración Público-Privada 2021 of the State Research Agency of the ...
Inversago Pharma Inc. (“Inversago”), a clinical stage biotech company with a unique portfolio of peripherally-acting CB1 inverse agonists, today announced the appointment of two new board members: Ed Mathers, BSc, General Partner at New Enterprise Associates (“NEA”) and Nanna Lüneborg, PhD, MBA, General Partner at Forbion. “It is with great pleasure that I ...
VIDA Diagnostics, Inc. (“VIDA”), the leader in lung and respiratory intelligence, announced today that it has received 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for enhancements to its LungPrint solution, including automated deep learning-based lung and lobe segmentation algorithms. This clearance further validates the quality and clinical efficacy of the ...
Microbion Corporation today announced that the company presented a poster highlighting the effect of pravibismane on bacterial energetics in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Mycobacterium avium species at ASM Microbe 2022 in Washington, DC. The objectives of these studies were to further understand the mechanism of action of pravibismane, in both planktonic and ...
Microbion Corporation today announced that the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued to Microbion, United States Patent No. 11,324,715 on May 10, 2022, with claims to a pharmaceutical composition of pravibismane. The patent, titled “Bismuth-thiol compositions and methods for treating wounds,” adds to Microbion’s growing portfolio of intellectual property on the ...