Dec. 23, 2024 -- Corxel Pharmaceuticals (CORXEL), a leading biotech company committed to bringing innovative science and medicines to underserved patients with cardiometabolic diseases around the world, today announced the acquisition of CX11 (also known as VCT220), an oral small molecule glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA), for worldwide (excluding Greater China) development and commercialization, from Vincentage. CX11 is an investigational, oral small molecule GLP-1 RA for t

Dec. 23, 2024 -- Scientists at Dalhousie University in Halifax, and Io Therapeutics, Inc. in Spring Texas, announced today collaborative publication of data from studies demonstrating effectiveness of the RXR agonist compound IRX4204 in reversing demyelination, and functionally restoring movement in the paralyzed legs of mice subjected to an autoimmune-mediated demyelinating model of human multiple sclerosis (MS). The research report titled: “Selective retinoid X receptor agonism promotes func

Dec. 26, 2024 -- Viracta Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIRX), a clinical-stage precision oncology company focused on the treatment and prevention of virus-associated cancers that impact patients worldwide, today announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a process to explore a broad range of strategic alternatives. To maximize its cash runway while the Board conducts its review of strategic alternatives, Viracta has elected to close its ongoing pivotal Phase 2 clinical trial of Nana-val

Dec. 23, 2024 -- OBI Pharma, Inc. (OBI), a clinical-stage global oncology company specialized in the development of novel cancer therapies such as antibody-drug conjugates (ADC) and active immunotherapies (4174. TWO), and GlyTech, Inc. (GlyTech), a Japan manufacturer that focuses on glycan production and chemical glycosylation technologies, have entered into a Marketing Agreement and a Material Transfer Agreement. Under the terms of the Marketing Agreement, OBI grants GlyTech rights to market

Dec. 24, 2024 -- Clearmind Medicine Inc. (Nasdaq: CMND), (FSE: CWY0) (“Clearmind” or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotech company focused on discovery and development of novel psychedelic-derived therapeutics to solve major under-treated health problems, today announced it has received Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval for its Phase I/IIa clinical trial of CMND-100, targeting alcohol use disorder (AUD). The trial will be led at Yale School of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry by

Dec. 23, 2024 -- FibroBiologics, Inc. (Nasdaq: FBLG) ("FibroBiologics”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company with 160+ patents issued and pending with a focus on the development of therapeutics and potential cures for chronic diseases using fibroblasts and fibroblast-derived materials, announced that it has entered into a Standby Equity Purchase Agreement (the “SEPA”) with YA II PN LTD. (“Yorkville”), an investment fund managed by Yorkville Advisors Global, LP. The agreement allows FibroBiol

– Company committed to building a robust global patent estate across its innovative pipeline of NKT cell modulators Dec. 23, 2024 -- GRI Bio, Inc. (NASDAQ: GRI) (“GRI Bio” or the “Company”), a biotechnology company advancing an innovative pipeline of Natural Killer T (“NKT”) cell modulators for the treatment of inflammatory, fibrotic and autoimmune diseases, today announced that European Patent Office (EPO) has issued a decision to grant notice for patent application number 19,166,502 titled,

Tonix received FDA’s Day 74 Letter granting TNX-102 SL a Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) goal date of August 15, 2025 TNX-102 SL is a non-opioid, centrally acting analgesic, granted Fast Track designation by FDA Fibromyalgia affects more than 10 million adults in the U.S., who are mostly women TNX-102 SL has the potential to be the first member of a new class of analgesic drugs for fibromyalgia and first new drug for its treatment in more than 15 years NDA based on two statistically s

Sanofi initiates phase 3 program for PCV21 and expands collaboration with SK bioscience for next-generation pneumococcal conjugate vaccines Pneumococcal disease remains a major global health challenge despite the availability of current vaccines This 21-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV21) is the first pneumococcal conjugate vaccine candidate with more than 20 serotypes to enter phase 3 in infants & toddlers December 23, 2024. Sanofi and SK bioscience have entered into a new chapter of

Dec. 23, 2024 -- 60 Degrees Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: SXTP; SXTPW) (“60 Degrees” or the “Company”), pharmaceutical company, and Tufts Medical Center (“Tufts MC”), a leading academic medical center, today announced the signing of a Patent License Agreement to jointly advance the development and commercialization of tafenoquine for the treatment and prevention of babesiosis. Tafenoquine is not currently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) for the treatment and preventio