Pipeline news
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Atea Pharmaceuticals Appoints Polly Murphy, D.V.M, Ph.D., to the Board of Directors
14 September 2020
Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of next- generation therapeutics for severe viral infections, today announced the appointment of Polly Murphy, D.V.M., Ph.D., Chief Business Officer of UroGen Pharma, to its Board of Directors. Dr. Murphy is a seasoned pharmaceutical executive with a wide range of experience spanning research and development, strategy and operations.
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14 September 2020
Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: MRNS), a pharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of innovative therapeutics to treat rare seizure disorders, today announced it has entered into a five-year development contract with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), part of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to support the development of IV ganaxolone for the treatment of refractory status epilepticus (RSE), a life-threatening condition in which a significant number of patients do not respond to first- and second-line anticonvulsant drugs.
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14 September 2020
Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: MRNS), a pharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of innovative therapeutics to treat rare seizure disorders, today announced positive top-line results from its registrational Phase 3 clinical trial (Marigold Study) evaluating the use of oral ganaxolone in children and young adults with CDKL5 deficiency disorder (CDD), a rare, genetic epilepsy with refractory seizures.
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Epic Sciences Enters into Collaboration with Q2 Solutions to Expand Liquid Biopsy Capabilities
14 September 2020
Epic Sciences, Inc. today announced it has entered into a global collaboration with Q2 Solutions®, a leading clinical trial laboratory services organization, to offer Illumina®’s TruSight Oncology 500 liquid biopsy test to Epic’s global biopharmaceutical customers. The addition of TruSight Oncology 500 to Epic’s portfolio of testing capabilities, brings ctDNA analysis to Epic’s CTC-based platform that enumerates and characterizes circulating tumor cells (CTCs).
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11 September 2020
Clearside Biomedical, Inc. (Nasdaq: CLSD), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing and delivering treatments that restore and preserve vision for people with serious back of the eye diseases, announced today that its licensing partner, Aura Biosciences, has dosed the first patient in its Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of suprachoroidal administration of AU-011 as a potential first-line treatment for patients with primary choroidal melanoma. Aura is using Clearside’s SCS Microinjector® to deliver AU-011 into the suprachoroidal space (SCS®).
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10 September 2020
Clearside Biomedical , Inc. (Nasdaq: CLSD), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing and delivering treatments that restore and preserve vision for people with serious back of the eye diseases, announced today that its licensing partner, REGENXBIO Inc. (Nasdaq: RGNX), has dosed the first patient in its Phase 2 clinical trial to evaluate the suprachoroidal delivery of RGX-314, an adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapy, using Clearside’s SCS Microinjector® for the treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD).
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Clearside Biomedical Expands Patent Portfolio in the U.S. and Europe
26 August 2020
Clearside Biomedical, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLSD), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing and delivering treatments that restore and preserve vision for people with serious back of the eye diseases, announced today the recent issuance of three additional patents in the United States and Europe.
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24 August 2020
Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of next-generation therapeutics for severe human viral infections, today announced the appointment of Janet Hammond, M.D., Ph.D., Sc.M., F.C.P., to the newly-created position of Chief Development Officer. Dr. Hammond will be responsible for overseeing Atea’s clinical development programs, specifically spearheading its development of AT-527 for the treatment of COVID-19.
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Atea Pharmaceuticals Appoints Janet Hammond, M.D., Ph.D., as Chief Development Officer
10 August 2020
Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of next-generation therapeutics for severe human viral infections, today announced the appointment of Janet Hammond, M.D., Ph.D., Sc.M., F.C.P., to the newly-created position of Chief Development Officer. Dr. Hammond will be responsible for overseeing Atea’s clinical development programs, specifically spearheading its development of AT-527 for the treatment of COVID-19.
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08 August 2020
Clearside Biomedical , Inc. (Nasdaq:CLSD), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing and delivering treatments that restore and preserve vision for people with serious back of the eye diseases, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted its Investigational New Drug (IND) application for CLS-AX (axitinib injectable suspension), enabling initiation of a Phase 1/2a clinical trial of CLS-AX in neovascular age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD) patients by the end of 2020.
