07 December 2015
Clearside Biomedical, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative first-in-class drug therapies to treat blinding diseases of the eye, today announced that the first patient was enrolled in Clearside’s Phase 3 clinical trial, Peachtree, of CLS-TA, Clearside’s proprietary form of triamcinolone acetonide (TA), using suprachoroidal space (SCS™) drug administration for the treatment of macular edema associated with non-infectious uveitis.
Marinus Pharmaceuticals Bolsters Clinical and Regulatory Expertise
03 December 2015
Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of innovative therapeutics to treat epilepsy and neuropsychiatric disorders, announced the hiring of Jaakko Lappalainen, M.D., Ph.D., as Vice President of Clinical Development and Kimberly A. McCormick, PharmD, as Head of Regulatory Affairs. Dr. Lappalainen has 10 years of experience in the design, monitoring, interpretation and reporting of clinical trials at pharmaceutical research and development companies, including AstraZeneca. Dr. McCormick has more than 15 years of regulatory strategy and submissions experience at major pharmaceutical firms, including Shire and Pfizer.
Clearside Biomedical, Inc. Completes $20 Million Series C Financing
03 December 2015
Clearside Biomedical, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative first-in-class drug therapies to treat blinding diseases of the eye, today announced the closing of a $20 million Series C financing. The financing included new investors Aju IB Investment, Cormorant Asset Management, Perceptive Advisors and Rock Springs Capital Management, along with existing Clearside investors. Trout Capital LLC served as an advisor to Clearside.
Syndax Announces Initiation Of Entinostat Clinical Program In Japan By Partner Kyowa Hakko Kirin
01 December 2015
Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing entinostat as a combination therapy in multiple cancer indications, announced today the initiation of the entinostat clinical program in Japan by its partner Kyowa Hakko Kirin, Co., Ltd. Entinostat, an oral, small molecule drug candidate that targets both cancer cells and immune regulatory cells, is being developed by Syndax as an immuno-oncology therapeutic and evaluated as a treatment for advanced hormone receptor positive (HR+) breast cancer in an ongoing Phase 3 clinical trial (designated E2112) in the United States.
Epic Sciences’ Chief Scientific Officer Named Leading Global Thinker by Foreign Policy Magazine
01 December 2015
Epic Sciences' Chief Scientific Officer Dena Marrinucci, Ph.D., was named today by Foreign Policy magazine as one of this year’s 100 Leading Global Thinkers. Marrinucci will be honored at a gala in Washington, D.C. this evening.
16 November 2015
Tragara Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Tragara), a privately held clinical oncology company developing new treatments for cancer, announced today that China Oncology Focus Limited, an affiliate of Lee's Pharmaceutical Holdings Limited (Lee's Pharma), has licensed Tragara's oral multi-kinase inhibitor, TG02. Lee’s Pharma, a public biopharmaceutical company listed on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (stock code: 950), has an operating history of over 20 years in China's pharmaceutical industry.
First US Commercial Appointment - Atlas Genetics appoints Keith Stauffer as VP Sales & Marketing
16 November 2015
Atlas Genetics Ltd (“Atlas Genetics” or the “Company”), the ultra-rapid ‘test and treat’ molecular diagnostics company, today announces the appointment of Keith Stauffer as VP Sales and Marketing. Based in the newly opened Boston office, Keith will lead the launch and commercialisation of the Atlas Genetics io® System.
13 November 2015
Epic Sciences, Inc. announced today a collaboration with the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) on multiple studies to explore biomarkers, identified by analysis of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) at a single cell resolution, that are predictive of response to personalized cancer therapeutics.
12 November 2015
Clearside Biomedical, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative first-in-class drug therapies to treat blinding diseases of the eye, today announced the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) granted U.S. Patent Application No. 14/523,243 as U.S. Patent No. 9,180,047 in a patent titled, "Apparatus and Methods for Ocular Injection."
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