CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and SHANGHAI – Citrine Medicine, a China-based rare disease therapeutics company, today announced that it has signed a licensing agreement with Diurnal Group plc (AIM: DNL), a specialty pharmaceutical company targeting patient needs in chronic endocrine (hormonal) diseases. The deal provides Citrine with exclusive rights to develop and commercialize Efmody® (hydrocortisone modified-release hard...
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Cleveland, Ohio – Cleveland Clinic and the University of Western Ontario have been awarded a $4.9 million grant from Helmsley Charitable Trust to build a consortium to develop clinical trial outcome tools for patients with Crohn’s disease and permanent ileostomy. A permanent ileostomy is a surgical procedure to divert stool...
HATFIELD, Pa. – Code Biotherapeutics, Inc., a next-generation gene therapy company pioneering the development of targeted non-viral gene therapies for rare and prevalent genetic diseases, launches today with $10 million in financing and headquarters in the Philadelphia region’s leading gene therapy epicenter. 4BIO Capital and UPMC Enterprises co-led the Seed financing with...
SUZHOU, China – CStone Pharmaceuticals (“CStone”, HKEX: 2616), a leading biopharmaceutical company focused on the research, development, and commercialization of innovative immuno-oncology therapies and precision medicines, and Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals (“Hengrui”, SHSE: 600276) today announced a strategic partnership and exclusive licensing agreement on anti-CTLA-4 mAb CS1002 in the Greater China region. This strategic partnership marks...
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. – CureDuchenne, a leading global nonprofit focused on finding and funding a cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, today launched a supplemental newborn screening initiative for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a rare genetic disorder. The partnership between CureDuchenne and Brigham and Women’s Hospital is the first program to offer supplemental newborn screening...
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. and EDMONTON, AB — CureDuchenne Ventures announced an initial $1M investment in Entos Pharmaceuticals Inc (Entos), a biotech company that develops genetic medicines utilizing its non-viral, redosable Fusogenix PLV delivery platform. Entos will use this funding to create a muscle-targeting therapeutic to deliver full-length dystrophin for the treatment of Duchenne...
Toulouse, France – CVasThera, a biopharmaceutical company that specializes in the development of novel therapies for cardiovascular and bowel pathologies, today announces it has secured €1.3 million ($1.6M) in financial backing in its first funding round. These funds will triple the company’s equity and capital. It will enable CVasThera to...
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. and WASHINGTON – Cytokinetics, Incorporated (Nasdaq: CYTK) and The ALS Association today announced the continuation of their partnership in the fight against ALS. Cytokinetics is a sponsor of the 2021 ALS Roundtables and ALS Focus, a patient and caregiver led survey program to learn about individual...
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., March 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cytokinetics, Incorporated (Nasdaq: CYTK) reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2022. Net loss for the fourth quarter was $137.4 million or $1.45 per share and the net loss for the year 2022 was $389.0 million or...
TOKYO & BASKING RIDGE, N.J. & MUNICH & LYON, France – Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited (hereafter, Daiichi Sankyo) and LYSA-LYSARC-CALYM today announced that they have entered a strategic research collaboration to study valemetostat (DS-3201), Daiichi Sankyo’s potential first-in-class EZH1/2 dual inhibitor, in B-cell malignancies starting with a phase 2 study...