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Biomerica InFoods IBS Data to be Presented at the Upcoming Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2024 Conference

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Thursday, March 28, 2024
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IRVINE, Calif., March 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Biomerica, Inc. (NASDAQ: BMRA), a global biomedical company at the forefront of innovative gastroenterology solutions, proudly announces that data from collaborators at the University of Michigan utilizing its groundbreaking inFoods IBS technologies will be presented in the IBS Clinical Session at the 2024 Digestive Disease Week (DDW) Annual Meeting in Washington DC.

Key Points: 
  • IRVINE, Calif., March 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Biomerica, Inc. (NASDAQ: BMRA), a global biomedical company at the forefront of innovative gastroenterology solutions, proudly announces that data from collaborators at the University of Michigan utilizing its groundbreaking inFoods IBS technologies will be presented in the IBS Clinical Session at the 2024 Digestive Disease Week (DDW) Annual Meeting in Washington DC.
  • DDW is renowned as the world's premier scientific and clinical meeting for digestive disease health care professionals.
  • "We are excited that our technology will be prominently featured in a presentation at this year's DDW conference," said CEO Zack Irani.
  • "The forthcoming presentation marks a significant milestone, contributing valuable data to the growing clinical evidence supporting the efficacy of the InFoods IBS technology."

Pliant Therapeutics Announces Positive Safety and Exploratory Efficacy Data from the INTEGRIS-PSC Phase 2a Trial of Bexotegrast 320 mg in Patients with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis and Suspected Liver Fibrosis

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Sunday, February 4, 2024
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SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Feb. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pliant Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLRX) today announced 12-week interim data from the 320 mg dose group of INTEGRIS-PSC, a multinational, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2a clinical trial of bexotegrast in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) and suspected moderate to severe liver fibrosis. The 320 mg group met its primary and secondary endpoints demonstrating that bexotegrast was well tolerated over a 12-week treatment period and its plasma concentrations increased with dose. There was no dose relationship for adverse events. Pruritus and cholangitis occurred less frequently on bexotegrast than on placebo.

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  • The trial’s exploratory efficacy endpoints assessed changes in the liver fibrosis markers, Enhanced Liver Fibrosis (ELF) score and PRO-C3 levels, as well as liver biochemistry and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the liver.
  • In addition, MRI imaging continued to show evidence of improved hepatocyte function and bile flow with bexotegrast at the 320 mg dose relative to placebo.
  • INTEGRIS-PSC is a multinational, randomized, dose-ranging, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2a trial evaluating bexotegrast at once-daily oral doses of 40 mg, 80 mg, 160 mg, 320 mg or placebo for 12 weeks in 121 patients with PSC.
  • The 320 mg group enrolled 27 patients in the active arm and added 9 new patients to the pooled placebo arm.

US Digestive Health Expands Surgical Services with New Provider and Practice Location in York, PA

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Thursday, November 16, 2023
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Dr. Evans is highly skilled surgeon and will continue to offer his General Surgical services and procedures while advancing his endoscopic practice with the launch of the new USDH location in York.

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  • Dr. Evans is highly skilled surgeon and will continue to offer his General Surgical services and procedures while advancing his endoscopic practice with the launch of the new USDH location in York.
  • "Our mission is and always has been to expand access to high-quality GI care," said Jerry Tillinger, CEO of US Digestive Health.
  • The practice has continued its rapid expansion of services throughout Pennsylvania and Delaware, making it one of the nation's leading and most trusted providers of digestive health care.
  • "I'm excited to join the US Digestive Health team at our newest location in York," said Dr. Evans.

Velocity aggressively expands MASH/MASLD capabilities with latest site acquisitions

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023
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DURHAM N.C., Oct. 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Velocity Clinical Research (“Velocity”), the leading multi-specialty clinical sites business, announced it has acquired Impact Research Institute (Waco, TX) and the clinical trials unit of Liver Institute Northwest (Seattle, WA), aggressively expanding its capabilities in liver disease research, including MASH (metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis) and MASLD (metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease).

Key Points: 
  • Velocity is a major player in this space with 23 sites capable of performing MASH/MASLD studies globally.
  • With the two recent site acquisitions, Velocity adds two internationally renowned researchers and key opinion leaders (KOL) in liver disease research as principal investigators, Kris Kowdley, MD, AGAF, FAASLD, FACP, FACG, and Nadege Gunn, MD, CPI, who join Roland Kuchta, MD, in Germany.
  • Dr. Gunn commented, “We are fully prepared to make Velocity the first-choice site network for liver disease clinical trials worldwide.
  • Velocity has over 80 locations globally and access to more than 220 principal investigators and one million patients.

ACG 2023 Presentations for REBYOTA® (fecal microbiota, live – jslm) Explore Association Between Gut Microbiome Composition and Health-Related Quality of Life and Evaluate Efficacy and Safety in Older Patients With Comorbidities

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Monday, October 23, 2023
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Patients were categorized as improved if Cdiff32 scores improved 10 points or more from baseline to week 8.

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  • Patients were categorized as improved if Cdiff32 scores improved 10 points or more from baseline to week 8.
  • The average microbiome profiles were then compared between baseline and week 8 within the improved and unchanged groups, respectively.
  • The analysis found that the quartile with the highest Cdiff32 score showed a significantly different microbiome composition from most other groups with lower scores.
  • “Seeing efficacy and safety consistent with previous clinical trials of REBYOTA among these higher-risk patients is encouraging.”

CIBC Innovation Banking Provides Senior Credit Facilities to Medisolv

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Wednesday, July 12, 2023
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CIBC Innovation Banking announced today that it has provided Senior Credit Facilities to support BVP Forge’s strategic investment and fund working capital in Medisolv, a leading healthcare quality management platform.

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  • CIBC Innovation Banking announced today that it has provided Senior Credit Facilities to support BVP Forge’s strategic investment and fund working capital in Medisolv, a leading healthcare quality management platform.
  • Medisolv helps improve the quality of patient care and provider performance by enabling users with the latest technologies to aggregate data across a wide variety of clinical and financial sources.
  • The platform is used by thousands of hospitals and healthcare providers across the U.S.
    “We are delighted to support Medisolv’s mission to advance towards a value-based healthcare delivery and payments model,” said Joe Hammer, Co-Head Life Science and Healthcare, CIBC Innovation Banking.
  • “CIBC Innovation Banking's team industry expertise will be invaluable as we partner with BVP Forge to advance our efforts.”

American College of Gastroenterology and American Gastroenterological Association Invest in Oshi Health to Accelerate Adoption of Hybrid Digestive Health Care

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Tuesday, June 13, 2023
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PORTLAND, Ore., June 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AHIP 2023 CONFERENCE -- Oshi Health today announced strategic investments by the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) and the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) GI Opportunity Fund .

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  • PORTLAND, Ore., June 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AHIP 2023 CONFERENCE -- Oshi Health today announced strategic investments by the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) and the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) GI Opportunity Fund .
  • As part of the arrangement, both the ACG and AGA have made strategic financial investments in Oshi Health as an illustration of the importance of providing patients access to the evidence-based, multidisciplinary care offered by Oshi.
  • “As an organization, ACG aims to empower gastroenterologists to embrace the science supporting new guidelines and how to integrate them into clinical practice.
  • Lack of access to multidisciplinary care and support between traditional GI care visits can result in poor patient outcomes and avoidable emergency services.

GI Alliance Expands Washington Market with Digestive Health Consultants

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Friday, June 2, 2023
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DALLAS, June 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- GI Alliance , the nation's premier gastroenterology management organization, is excited to announce a partnership with Digestive Health Consultants, expanding GI Alliance's presence in Washington.

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  • DALLAS, June 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- GI Alliance , the nation's premier gastroenterology management organization, is excited to announce a partnership with Digestive Health Consultants, expanding GI Alliance's presence in Washington.
  • "Digestive Health Consultants is a natural fit with our existing Washington Gastroenterology locations," said James Weber, M.D., CEO of GI Alliance.
  • Digestive Health Consultants joins GI Alliance's existing Washington-based practice, Washington Gastroenterology (WAGI), bringing the total physician count to thirty-eight in Washington.
  • "Digestive Health Consultants is a natural fit with our existing Washington Gastroenterology locations," said James Weber, M.D., CEO of GI Alliance.

Medisolv Receives Strategic Investment from BVP Forge

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Monday, May 22, 2023
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Medisolv Inc. , a leader in healthcare quality data measurement and reporting solutions, announced today that BVP Forge has completed a strategic investment in the company to accelerate its growth.

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  • Medisolv Inc. , a leader in healthcare quality data measurement and reporting solutions, announced today that BVP Forge has completed a strategic investment in the company to accelerate its growth.
  • “We were attracted to BVP Forge given their one-of-a-kind model that combines on-the-ground operational scaling support with the growth resources of Bessemer Venture Partners.
  • BVP Forge will also provide Medisolv access to the growth IP, talent network, and resources of Bessemer Venture Partners, which has decades of experience scaling healthcare and technology companies into market leaders.
  • “We are highly impressed with Medisolv’s mission-centric culture and demonstrated track record of consistent, profitable growth,” said Brian Cramer, BVP Forge Operating Partner.

"Innovators for Leapfrog" Launching to Fuel Investment in Patient Safety

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Tuesday, May 9, 2023
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WASHINGTON, May 9, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Leapfrog Group, an independent national watchdog organization of employers and other purchasers focused on health care safety, announced today a new resource for hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) and employers invested in patient safety called Innovators for Leapfrog. Today Leapfrog launches a website showcasing the innovators, including products, services and technologies that can help hospitals, employers and ASCs meet safety standards like those on the annual Leapfrog Hospital and ASC Surveys.

Key Points: 
  • Companies with innovations aimed to help meet the challenges faced by today's hospitals and ASCs have joined IFL in advance of the launch.
  • "We're thrilled to partner with Leapfrog through the Innovators for Leapfrog program," says Frederik Hendriksen, Co-founder at Rensair, a longstanding supporter of the organization.
  • "At Surfacide, our mission is to provide innovative, evidence-based infection prevention and environmental disinfection solutions that prioritize patient safety, quality and transparency," said Gunner Lyslo, Founder and CEO of Surfacide.
  • While The Leapfrog Group does not authorize, endorse, or sponsor the products, services and technology showcased in the IFL, Leapfrog encourages users to explore these offerings that support Leapfrog's mission of making giant leaps for patient safety.