Human papillomavirus infection

binx health and Wellfleet Partner to Broaden Equitable Access to HPV Screening Through the binx everywhere Care Platform

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binx health, a healthcare technology and diagnostics company focused on making routine testing convenient, has partnered with student health insurer Wellfleet to broaden access to human papillomavirus (HPV) testing through convenient, at-home sample collection.

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  • binx health, a healthcare technology and diagnostics company focused on making routine testing convenient, has partnered with student health insurer Wellfleet to broaden access to human papillomavirus (HPV) testing through convenient, at-home sample collection.
  • The Cancer Moonshot Fact Sheet recognizes that facilitating HPV screening outside the clinic (e.g., through at-home and mobile screening) is critical to reducing barriers and ensuring equitable access.
  • It is gratifying to be shoulder-to-shoulder with an organization as committed to student health as Wellfleet, said Jeff Luber, binx health President and CEO.
  • Wellfleet is the marketing name used to refer to the insurance and administrative operations of Wellfleet Insurance Company, Wellfleet New York Insurance Company, and Wellfleet Group, LLC.

SQZ Biotechnologies Receives FDA Fast Track Designation for its Lead Cell Therapy Candidate for the Treatment of HPV16+ Tumors

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Wednesday, April 27, 2022
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SQZ Biotechnologies (NYSE: SQZ), focused on unlocking the full potential of cell therapies for multiple therapeutic areas, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track Designation for the companys lead cell therapy candidate, SQZ-PBMC-HPV, for the treatment of HPV16+ advanced or metastatic solid tumors.

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  • SQZ Biotechnologies (NYSE: SQZ), focused on unlocking the full potential of cell therapies for multiple therapeutic areas, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track Designation for the companys lead cell therapy candidate, SQZ-PBMC-HPV, for the treatment of HPV16+ advanced or metastatic solid tumors.
  • We are thrilled to receive FDA Fast Track Designation for our SQZ Antigen Presenting Cells product candidate, said Armon Sharei, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer and Founder at SQZ Biotechnologies.
  • The FDA Fast Track program can potentially expedite future review processes and accelerate the registrational path for SQZ-PBMC-HPV.
  • SQZ-PBMC-HPV is being evaluated in a Phase 1/2 clinical trial for the treatment of HPV16+ advanced or metastatic solid tumors.

Enzo Biochem Announces New York State Department of Health Approval of HPV Molecular Diagnostic Test

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Tuesday, April 19, 2022
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NEW YORK, NY, April 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Enzo Biochem, Inc. (NYSE: ENZ) (Enzo or the Company), a leading biosciences and diagnostics company, announced that it has received approval from the New York State Department of Health (DOH) for its AMPIPROBE HPV test.

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  • NEW YORK, NY, April 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Enzo Biochem, Inc. (NYSE: ENZ) (Enzo or the Company), a leading biosciences and diagnostics company, announced that it has received approval from the New York State Department of Health (DOH) for its AMPIPROBE HPV test.
  • The AMPIPROBE HPV test is Enzos PCR-based test designed to detect 14 high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) variants.
  • HPV testing is part of Enzos focus on womens health and oncology and leverages the Companys long history in HPV detection.
  • Almost all cervical cancers are linked to infection with high-risk HPV, an extremely common virus transmitted through sexual contact.

Microbix Presenting HPV Product Results at EUROGIN

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Friday, April 8, 2022
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At EUROGIN, Microbix will be exhibiting alongside leading diagnostics firms that provide screening-tests for detection of HPV infections.

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  • At EUROGIN, Microbix will be exhibiting alongside leading diagnostics firms that provide screening-tests for detection of HPV infections.
  • Microbix will also review performance of its multiplex high-risk HPV QAPs in supporting quality management of testing for high-risk types of HPV via full and extended genotyping assays.
  • Its poster presentation is titled Performance of full and extended genotyping assays using a new high-risk HPV multiplex panel.
  • A presentation titled Validation of MSwab medium for the elution of FLOQSwabs for human papillomavirus (HPV) detection on six commercial PCR-based HPV assays will demonstrate new self-sampling tools for HPV screening programs.

International Harrington Prize Jointly Awarded to Drs. James Crowe and Michel Nussenzweig

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Thursday, March 24, 2022
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CLEVELAND, March 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The ninth annual Harrington Prize for Innovation in Medicine has been jointly awarded to James E. Crowe, Jr., MD, Director, Vanderbilt Vaccine Center and Professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt School of Medicine, and Michel C. Nussenzweig, MD, PhD, Investigator, HHMI, and Zanvil A. Cohn and Ralph M. Steinman Professor, The Rockefeller University. The award recognizes their groundbreaking work, which has elucidated fundamental principles of the human immune response and enabled the use of human antibodies to treat COVID-19.

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  • Dr. Crowe has advanced the discovery of human monoclonal antibodies for many of the most pathogenic viruses that cause human disease.
  • Dr. Nussenzweig showed that antibodies cloned directly from humans can be a safe and effective treatment against viral infections when passively transferred to other humans.
  • A committee composed of members of the ASCI Council and the Harrington Discovery Institute Scientific Advisory Board reviewed nominations from leading academic medical centers from eight countries before selecting the 2022 Harrington Prize recipients.
  • Crowe and Nussenzweig are extraordinary physician-scientists who took distinct and separate paths but arrived at the same endpoint.

Emblation Announces Agreement with Specialist Medical Organisation Bo Medical for Exclusive Distribution of Swift® in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg

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Monday, March 14, 2022
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EDINBURGH, Scotland, March 14, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Emblation Limited, the global leader in medical microwave technology, is delighted to announce an agreement with Bo Medical, a specialist distributor of medical and aesthetic devices and products, for the exclusive distribution of Swift microwave therapy.

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  • EDINBURGH, Scotland, March 14, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Emblation Limited, the global leader in medical microwave technology, is delighted to announce an agreement with Bo Medical, a specialist distributor of medical and aesthetic devices and products, for the exclusive distribution of Swift microwave therapy.
  • Alongside Calista Medical in Switzerland, the agreement with Bo Medical, based in the Netherlands, signals the launch of Swift in mainland Europe.
  • With treatment times in seconds, Swift provides Dermatologists and Podiatrists with a new, precise, and effective procedure for benign skin lesions.
  • Jonathan Williamson, Chief Commercial Officer of Emblation, commented, "We are really looking forward to launching Swift with Bo Medical.

SQZ Biotechnologies to Present New Enhanced APC Platform Preclinical Findings and ENVOY-001 Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial in Progress Poster at the American Association for Cancer Research 2022 Annual Meeting

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Tuesday, March 8, 2022
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In January, the FDA gave IND clearance for SQZ-eAPC-HPV, the companys first eAPC therapeutic candidate, for use in patients who have HPV16+ solid tumors.

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  • In January, the FDA gave IND clearance for SQZ-eAPC-HPV, the companys first eAPC therapeutic candidate, for use in patients who have HPV16+ solid tumors.
  • SQZ eAPCs are intended to build on the promising preliminary monotherapy results from our SQZ APC candidate by expanding the addressable patient population and directly incorporating combination-like functionality.
  • In addition to the new eAPC preclinincal data, a Trial in Progress poster presentation of the ENVOY-001 Phase 1/2 clinical trial will be delivered by Victoria Villaflor, M.D., City of Hope Medical Center.
  • Human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common viruses worldwide and certain strains persist for many years leading to cancer.

Worldwide Oral Cancer Treatment Industry to 2030 - Featuring Cipla, Sanofi and Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Among Others - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Thursday, March 3, 2022
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The global oral cancer treatment market was valued at $ 1,710.53 million 2020, and is projected to reach $ 2,729.72 Million by 2030 registering a CAGR of 4.80% from 2021 to 2030.

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  • The global oral cancer treatment market was valued at $ 1,710.53 million 2020, and is projected to reach $ 2,729.72 Million by 2030 registering a CAGR of 4.80% from 2021 to 2030.
  • Oral cancer is a type of head and neck cancer that manifests itself in the mouth as a tumor.
  • Furthermore, according to the Oral Cancer Foundation, every year around 53,000 new oral cancer cases are diagnosed and more than 9,750 people succumb to the disease in the U.S.
  • The oral cancer treatment market is segmented on the basis of treatment, age group, end user, and region.

St. Jude creates HPV cancer prevention awareness campaign to emphasize the need for HPV vaccination

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Friday, March 4, 2022
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MEMPHIS, Tenn., March 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The St. Jude Children's Research Hospital HPV Cancer Prevention Program today launched a public awareness campaignto bring more attention to the need for and benefits of adolescents ages 9-12 receiving on-time human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination to prevent cancer.

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  • MEMPHIS, Tenn., March 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The St. Jude Children's Research Hospital HPV Cancer Prevention Program today launched a public awareness campaignto bring more attention to the need for and benefits of adolescents ages 9-12 receiving on-time human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination to prevent cancer.
  • "St. Jude has been actively engaged over the past several years in raising awareness about HPV.
  • "In honor of International HPV Awareness Day, join us to help create a future free of HPV."
  • "Together, with our campaign partners, we hope to increase awareness of the benefits of on-time HPV vaccination for cancer prevention and provide tangible resources to help peers working in community and health care settings to better meet people where they are," said Heather Brandt , Ph.D., St. Jude HPV Cancer Prevention Program director.

Emblation Announces Agreement with Calista Medical for Exclusive Distribution of Swift® in Switzerland

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Friday, February 18, 2022
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EDINBURGH, Scotland, Feb. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Emblation Limited, the global leader in medical microwave technology, is proud to announce an agreement with Calista Medical, a specialist distributor of innovative aesthetic and surgical products, for the exclusive distribution of Swift microwave therapy.

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  • EDINBURGH, Scotland, Feb. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Emblation Limited, the global leader in medical microwave technology, is proud to announce an agreement with Calista Medical, a specialist distributor of innovative aesthetic and surgical products, for the exclusive distribution of Swift microwave therapy.
  • Comprehensive training, strong customer support, and innovative marketing are capabilities that have helped establish Calista Medical as a market leader in Switzerland.
  • Luc Joosen, Managing Director of Calista Medical said, "The Swift System is a perfect fit for Calista.
  • Founded in 2002 Calista is specialised in the distribution of innovative aesthetic and surgical products of major brands.