This endocrine essential advances the diagnosis, confirmation and monitoring of Canine Cushing's and Addison's May 19, 2026 -- Dechra is proud to announce the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) approval of CosACTHen® (cosyntropin injection), the first and only cosyntropin specifically indicated for use in canine patients. This milestone reinforces Dechra's ongoing commitment to advancing veterinary endocrinology and providing veterinarians with innovative, high-quality solutions for endo

New preclinical data further demonstrate GLIX1's robust efficacy in a dose-dependent manner, with strong anti-tumor activity observed even at the lowest doses tested Results highlight GLIX1's potential to address the high unmet need for patients with GBM May 19, 2026 -- BioLineRx Ltd. (NASDAQ: BLRX) (TASE: BLRX), a clinical development stage biopharmaceutical company pursuing life-changing therapies in oncology and rare diseases, and Hemispherian AS, a clinical-stage oncology company developing

First-patient dosing anticipated in the third quarter of 2026 in a U.S. Phase 1 study of a first-in-class dual PI3K/EGFR inhibitor May 19, 2026 -- MEKanistic Therapeutics, a biotechnology company developing first-in-class precision medicines designed to overcome cancer resistance mechanisms, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared the Investigational New Drug application for MTX-531, the company's lead oncology candidate. With the IND now in effect, MEKanistic may

$2.4 Million in H1 2026 Capital Raises Ahead of Phase 3b ENDURANCE Trial May 19, 2026 – BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc. (OTCQB: BCLI), a leading developer of adult stem cell therapies for neurodegenerative diseases, today announced that in May it entered into definitive agreements for a private placement yielding gross proceeds of $400,000. The transactions were priced at $0.95 per share, representing a 37.6% premium over the previous day's closing price of $0.69. Investors will also receive

First participant with Parkinson’s disease dosed at the Centre for Human Drug Research in the Netherlands May 19, 2026 -- Vertero Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company breaking barriers in neurodegenerative disease treatment, today announced that the first patient with Parkinson’s disease (PD) has been dosed in the Phase 1b portion of its study of its lead candidate VT-5006, a first-in-class, gut-selective small molecule in development to address the significant unmet needs of pe

Enrollment milestone follows FDA IND clearance received in March 2026 and Danish Medicines Agency (DKMA) approval received in April 2026 May 18, 2026 -- Enlivex Ltd. (Nasdaq: ENLV) ("Enlivex" or the "Company"), a quality longevity company powered by a prediction markets treasury, today announced the dosing of the first patient at a United States clinical site in the Phase 2b clinical trial of Allocetra™ for the treatment of patients with moderate-to-severe age-related symptomatic primary kne

May 18, 2026 -- VERTANICAL today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation to VER-01, the company's first-in-class non-opioid investigational treatment for chronic low back pain. The FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation has been granted after two randomized, controlled Phase 3 trials demonstrated significant pain reduction, a favorable tolerability profile, and no evidence of dependence. In a direct Phase 3 head-to-head comparator study, V

May 18, 2026 -- USA News Group News Commentary — For more than two decades, B7-H3 sat on the shortlist of theoretically perfect cancer drug targets that nobody could quite figure out how to hit. The protein is broadly overexpressed across some of the most common — and most lethal — solid tumors, including prostate, lung, breast, ovarian, head and neck, and pancreatic cancers. It is largely absent from healthy tissue. It correlates with poor prognosis. On paper, it has every quality a drug develo

Published prospective cohort showed durable responses and manageable safety in patients with HCC following prior immunotherapy Median overall survival of 12.3 months in a heavily pretreated population with poor prognostic features, including ALBI grade 2 liver function Agenus Inc. (Nasdaq: AGEN) , a leader in immuno-oncology innovation, today announced the publication of Phase 1b data evaluating botensilimab (BOT), an Fc-enhanced anti-CTLA-4 antibody, in combination with balstilimab (BAL), an

Regeneron has ponied up $125 million in cash and an equity investment in Parabilis Medicines to join forces on a new type of antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) that could have better luck binding to tricky target sites. At the center of the deal is Parabilis’ Helicon peptide platform. Helicons are stabilized, cell-penetrant alpha-helical peptides designed to engage intracellular protein targets. Their superpower is the ability to attach to flat surfaces that would otherwise make traditional small-mo