Biology

Ultragenyx Announces Additional Positive Multi-Year Durability Data from Phase 1/2 AAV Gene Therapy Studies

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Monday, November 29, 2021

Across all patients in the Phase 1/2 study, to date there have been no infusion-related adverse events, no treatment-related serious adverse events, and no dose-limiting toxicities reported.

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  • Across all patients in the Phase 1/2 study, to date there have been no infusion-related adverse events, no treatment-related serious adverse events, and no dose-limiting toxicities reported.
  • It is caused by a defective gene coding for the enzyme G6Pase-, resulting in the inability to regulate blood sugar (glucose).
  • DTX401 is an investigational adeno-associated virus (AAV) type 8 gene therapy designed to deliver stable expression and activity of G6Pase- under control of the native promoter.
  • DTX301 is an investigational AAV type 8 gene therapy designed to deliver stable expression and activity of OTC following a single intravenous infusion.

Salarius Pharmaceuticals to Participate in Annual Benchmark Company Discovery One-on-One Conference

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Monday, November 29, 2021

Salarius Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing cancer therapies for patients in need of new treatment options.

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  • Salarius Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing cancer therapies for patients in need of new treatment options.
  • Salarius lead candidate, seclidemstat, is being studied as a potential treatment for pediatric cancers, sarcomas, and other cancers with limited treatment options.
  • Seclidemstat has received Fast Track Designation, Orphan Drug Designation and Rare Pediatric Disease Designation for Ewing sarcoma from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
  • For more information, please visit salariuspharma.com or follow Salarius on Twitter and LinkedIn.

NRx Pharmaceuticals Identifies Significantly Higher Likelihood of Surviving and Recovering from Critical COVID-19 in ZYESAMI® (aviptadil) Treated Patients Previously Administered Remdesivir

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Monday, November 29, 2021

Dr. Schoenfeld analyzed the subgroup of patients in the COVID-AIV trial (NCT 04311697) that remained in respiratory failure despite treatment with remdesivir.

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  • Dr. Schoenfeld analyzed the subgroup of patients in the COVID-AIV trial (NCT 04311697) that remained in respiratory failure despite treatment with remdesivir.
  • Based on FDAs input, NRx has narrowed its requested BTD indication to Treatment of COVID-19 Respiratory Failure in patients who progress despite treatment with remdesivir and other approved therapies.
  • NRx Pharmaceuticals (NRx) draws upon more than 300 years of collective, scientific, and drug-development experience to bring improved health to patients.
  • The company assumes no obligation to revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

NRx Pharmaceuticals Notes New Data on BriLife® COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness Against Delta Variant Posted by Israel Institute for Biological Research

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Friday, November 26, 2021

A second group of blood samples (sera) were drawn from unvaccinated patients who contracted and recovered from Covid-19.

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  • A second group of blood samples (sera) were drawn from unvaccinated patients who contracted and recovered from Covid-19.
  • Those patients had antibodies against the wild-type Coronavirus but with a 3.8 fold reduction in immune response (neutralizing titers) to the Delta variant.
  • NRx Pharmaceuticals (NRx) draws upon more than 300 years of collective, scientific, and drug-development experience to bring improved health to patients.
  • The Company is developing the BriLife Covid vaccine, developed by the Israel Institute for Biological Research, under an exclusive license from the Israel Ministry of Defense.

Medspa Expert Dr. Kimberly N. Mascia Joins Exclusive Haute Beauty Network

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Friday, November 26, 2021

While there, Dr. Mascia became immersed in the sciences and enjoyed helping other students as a Chemistry tutor.

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  • While there, Dr. Mascia became immersed in the sciences and enjoyed helping other students as a Chemistry tutor.
  • Haute Beauty is affiliated with the luxury lifestyle publication Haute Living.
  • As a section of Haute Living magazine, Haute Beauty covers the latest advancements in beauty and wellness, providing readers with expert advice on aesthetic and reconstructive treatments through its network of acclaimed doctors and beauty experts.
  • For more about Haute Beauty, visit https://hauteliving.com/hautebeauty/
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Arcus Biosciences Announces New Employment Inducement Grants

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Wednesday, November 24, 2021

The stock options were granted pursuant to the Companys 2020 Inducement Plan, which was approved by the Companys Board of Directors in January 2020 pursuant to the inducement exception under NYSE Listed Company Manual Rule 303A.08.

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  • The stock options were granted pursuant to the Companys 2020 Inducement Plan, which was approved by the Companys Board of Directors in January 2020 pursuant to the inducement exception under NYSE Listed Company Manual Rule 303A.08.
  • Arcus Biosciences is a clinical-stage, global biopharmaceutical company developing differentiated molecules and combination medicines for people with cancer.
  • In partnership with industry partners, patients and physicians around the world, Arcus is expediting the development of first- or best-in-class medicines against well characterized biology and pathways and studying novel, biology-driven combinations that have the potential to help people with cancer live longer.
  • For more information about Arcus Biosciences clinical and pre-clinical programs, please visit www.arcusbio.com or follow us on Twitter.

Amgen To Present At The 2021 Evercore ISI Healthcare Conference

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Wednesday, November 24, 2021

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Nov. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) will present at the 2021 Evercore ISI Healthcare Conference at 5:10 p.m.

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  • THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Nov. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) will present at the 2021 Evercore ISI Healthcare Conference at 5:10 p.m.
  • Rob Lenz, M.D., Ph.D., senior vice president of Global Development at Amgen will present at the conference.
  • Live audio of the conference call will be broadcast over the internet simultaneously and will be available to members of the news media, investors and the general public.
  • Amgen is committed to unlocking the potential of biology for patients suffering from serious illnesses by discovering, developing, manufacturing and delivering innovative human therapeutics.

Amgen To Present At The 2021 Piper Sandler Healthcare Conference

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Wednesday, November 24, 2021

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Nov. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) will present at the 2021 Piper Sandler Healthcare Conference at 1:00 p.m.

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  • THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Nov. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) will present at the 2021 Piper Sandler Healthcare Conference at 1:00 p.m.
  • Murdo Gordon, executive vice president of Global Commercial Operations and Peter H. Griffith, executive vice president and chief financial officer at Amgen will present at the conference.
  • Live audio of the conference call will be broadcast over the internet simultaneously and will be available to members of the news media, investors and the general public.
  • Amgen is committed to unlocking the potential of biology for patients suffering from serious illnesses by discovering, developing, manufacturing and delivering innovative human therapeutics.

Twist Bioscience to Present at Upcoming Virtual Conferences

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Wednesday, November 24, 2021

Twist Bioscience Corporation (NASDAQ: TWST), a company enabling customers to succeed through its offering of high-quality synthetic DNA using its silicon platform, today announced that Emily M. Leproust, Ph.D., CEO and co-founder of Twist Bioscience, will present at the following upcoming virtual investor conferences:

Key Points: 
  • Twist Bioscience Corporation (NASDAQ: TWST), a company enabling customers to succeed through its offering of high-quality synthetic DNA using its silicon platform, today announced that Emily M. Leproust, Ph.D., CEO and co-founder of Twist Bioscience, will present at the following upcoming virtual investor conferences:
    Piper Sandler 33rd Annual Virtual Healthcare Conference on Monday, November 29; fireside chat at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
  • 4th Annual Evercore ISI HealthCONx Conference on Tuesday, November 30; fireside chat at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time.
  • Twist Bioscience is a leading and rapidly growing synthetic biology and genomics company that has developed a disruptive DNA synthesis platform to industrialize the engineering of biology.
  • Twist is also pursuing longer-term opportunities in digital data storage in DNA and biologics drug discovery.

IsoPlexis to Participate in the Evercore ISI HealthCONx Conference

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Wednesday, November 24, 2021

BRANFORD, Conn., Nov. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --IsoPlexis Corporation (Nasdaq: ISO), the leader in functional single-cell proteomics, today announced the company will be participating virtually in the upcoming Evercore ISI 4th Annual HealthCONx Conference.

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  • BRANFORD, Conn., Nov. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --IsoPlexis Corporation (Nasdaq: ISO), the leader in functional single-cell proteomics, today announced the company will be participating virtually in the upcoming Evercore ISI 4th Annual HealthCONx Conference.
  • IsoPlexis' management is scheduled to participate in a fireside chat on Wednesday, December 1 at 6:40 a.m. Pacific Time / 9:40 a.m. Eastern Time.
  • Interested parties may access a live and archived webcast on the "Investors" section of the company website at: www.isoplexis.com .
  • IsoPlexis has been named Top Innovation or Design by The Scientist Magazine, Fierce, BIG Innovation, Red Dot and multiple others.