MUNICH, Germany — ViGeneron GmbH, a next-generation clinical-stage gene therapy company, today announced that the first patient has been dosed in its Phase Ib clinical trial evaluating intravitreal injection of VG901 to treat retinitis pigmentosa (RP) caused by mutations in the CNGA1 gene. This milestone marks an important advance as...
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Watertown, Mass. — Vigil Neuroscience, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIGL), a clinical-stage biotechnology company committed to harnessing the power of microglia for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has lifted its partial clinical hold on doses greater than 20 mg/kg for VGL101 in its...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Vigil Neuroscience, a biotechnology company harnessing the power of microglia for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, announced today the enrollment of the first subject in a natural history study dedicated to patients with adult-onset leukoencephalopathy with axonal spheroids and pigmented glia (ALSP). ALSP is a rare, genetically...
WATERTOWN, Mass. — Vigil Neuroscience, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIGL), a clinical-stage biotechnology company committed to harnessing the power of microglia for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, today announced multiple oral and poster presentations on adult-onset leukoencephalopathy with axonal spheroids and pigmented glia (ALSP) at the 2023 American Academy of Neurology (AAN)...
Watertown, Mass. – Vigil Neuroscience reported a strong safety profile and 50% sTREM2 reduction in an early-stage trial for VG-3927, potentially representing a new avenue for treating Alzheimer’s disease. In a possible redemption for the TREM2 space in Alzheimer’s disease, Vigil Neuroscience announced positive early-stage data Thursday for its TREM-2 agonist antibody,...
SAN DIEGO — Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (“Viking”) (Nasdaq: VKTX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel therapies for metabolic and endocrine disorders, announced the closing of its previously announced underwritten public offering of 19,828,300 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $14.50 per...
PALO ALTO, Calif. — Vincerx Pharma, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company aspiring to address the unmet medical needs of patients with cancer through paradigm-shifting therapeutics, today announced promising clinical results from a Phase 1 NIH-sponsored study of enitociclib in combination with venetoclax and prednisone for the treatment of relapsed/refractory lymphoma. “Enitociclib...
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – VIR BIOTECHNOLOGY Inc. (Nasdaq: VIR) today announced that its Phase 2 SOLSTICE clinical trial evaluating the safety, tolerability and efficacy of tobevibart and elebsiran for the treatment of people living with chronic hepatitis delta (CHD) virus has completed enrollment of its current cohorts one month earlier...
BUFFALO, NY – A new research paper was published in Oncotarget’s Volume 15 on March 5, 2024, entitled, “GZ17-6.02 interacts with proteasome inhibitors to kill multiple myeloma cells.” In this new study, researchers Laurence Booth, Jane L. Roberts, Cameron West, and Paul Dent from Virginia Commonwealth University and Genzada Pharmaceuticals...
Blacksburg, Virginia – A team of Virginia Tech researchers was awarded nearly $2 million from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease, part of the National Institutes of Health, to explore novel approaches for treating Type 2 diabetes and obesity. Type 2 diabetes affects more than 38.4...