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SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Spruce Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPRB), a late-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing novel therapies for neurological disorders with significant unmet medical need, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation (BTD) to tralesinidase alfa enzyme replacement...
LONDON, UK — Spur Therapeutics today announced updated Phase 1/2 data on avigbagene parvec (FLT201), its clinical-stage gene therapy candidate for Gaucher disease, demonstrating favorable safety, dramatic improvements in a validated biomarker of disease severity and treatment response, and sustained clinical benefit through two years of follow-up across all responsive patients....
ALISO VIEJO, Calif. — SpyGlass Pharma™, a privately-held ophthalmic biotechnology company, announced today 1-year follow up data from a first-in-human study of 23 patients with glaucoma or ocular hypertension implanted with SpyGlass’ Intraocular Lens (IOL) based Drug Delivery Platform with bimatoprost at the time of cataract surgery. These data will...
Mill Valley, CA – SRF has established a dedicated account to support research regarding SYNGAP1 missense variants.  This account is being launched with a $10,000 donation from Dennis and Janet Nordmoe. This is a cause close to their hearts, as their granddaughter Olivia was diagnosed with SYNGAP1-Related Disorder (SRD) caused...
Barcelona, Spain – New research being presented at this year’s ESCMID Global Congress (formerly ECCMID) in Barcelona, Spain (27-30 April) has found compelling evidence that tuberculosis (TB) can have a lasting impact on the lungs of individuals who have been successfully treated for the disease. TB survivors have smaller lungs...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital comprehensively identified genes directly regulated by a protein associated with high-risk pediatric leukemias. High-risk leukemias, particularly MLL-rearranged (MLL-r) leukemia, often overexpress the homeodomain transcription factor HOXA9 protein, which cannot currently be targeted with drugs. This study provides a foundation for...
Guangzhou, China – Researchers from the South China University of Technology identified a novel approach to effectively silence the expression of transthyretin (TTR), with potential implications for innovative therapeutic approaches in TTR amyloidosis, including transthyretin-mediated amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM). The proposed strategy involves stabilizing the G-quadruplex structure—a fundamental genomic structural feature—and...