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NEW YORK  – Anavex Life Sciences Corp. (“Anavex” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: AVXL), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing differentiated therapeutics for the treatment of neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental disorders including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, Rett syndrome and other central nervous system (CNS) diseases, today announced the appointment of Ms. Jiong Ma,...
NEW YORK  – Anavex Life Sciences Corp. (“Anavex” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: AVXL), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing differentiated therapeutics for the treatment of neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental disorders including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, Rett syndrome and other central nervous system (CNS) diseases, today announced the appointment of Dr. Adebayo (Bayo)...
BRISBANE, Calif. — Annexon, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a new class of complement-based medicines for people living with devastating inflammatory-related diseases, today outlined its strategic priorities for 2024 with late-stage clinical milestones, including ANX005 for Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), ANX007 for geographic atrophy (GA) and its first-in-kind oral small...
Watch Conner Hicks coach basketball at Midlakes Middle School in Clifton Springs, New York, and you’ll see a young man with a passion for the game. Talk to the players on his team and you’ll hear about a dedicated and enthusiastic role model. What you probably won’t notice is the...
Devon Parks doesn’t just believe in miracles — she says she has proof they exist. Parks’ 3-year-old son, Isaiah, was born with the rare disease called DiGeorge Syndrome, but he has outlived his 2-year life expectancy. He recently was named 2009 Child of the Year by the Pennsylvania Elks Home...
SAN DIEGO – Artiva Biotherapeutics, Inc., an oncology company focused on developing and commercializing primary allogeneic natural killer (NK) cell therapies to treat cancer, today announced the appointment of Michael E. Faerm as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Faerm brings more than 20 years of life sciences, equity research, and investment...
Boston — Ascidian Therapeutics, a biotechnology company focused on treating human diseases by rewriting RNA, announced the appointment of Jay A. Barth, M.D., as Chief Medical Officer (CMO). With 25 years of experience in drug development and medical affairs, and a focus in gene therapy and rare diseases, Dr. Barth...
United Kingdom-based global pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has integrated more than 10 molecular products worldwide in the rare diseases field and is promoting more than 20 clinical research programs, said an executive of the company.