GOTHENBURG, Sweden – Vicore Pharma Holding AB (publ), a pharmaceutical company developing innovative medicines for severe lung disorders such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), today announces top line data from a phase II study of its oral angiotensin II type 2 receptor (AT2R) agonist C21 in patients with systemic sclerosis...
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CLEVELAND – ViewRay, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRAY) today announced, in recognition of Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, more than 2,300 pancreatic cancer patients have been treated with MRIdian at 46 centers around the world. ViewRay would like to recognize the global clinical teams providing options for patients who otherwise may not have...
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...
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)...
EXTON, Pa. — ViroPharma Incorporated (Nasdaq: VPHM) today announced that it has received a Complete Response letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) related to its supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for Cinryze(TM) (C1 esterase inhibitor [human]) as a treatment for acute attacks of hereditary angioedema (HAE). The...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Voyager Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: VYGR), a clinical-stage gene therapy company developing life-changing treatments for severe neurological diseases, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has removed its clinical hold on the company’s Investigational New Drug (IND) application for VY-HTT01, a gene therapy candidate for the...
Gene-targeted therapies have the potential to revolutionize medicine through treatments that modify or replace disease-causing genes with healthy variants. Gene therapy commonly involves using a modified virus to deliver the healthy genes into a patient’s cells. Once there, the new genetic material instructs the cell to produce the missing or...
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The Nintendo Wii may help treat symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, including depression, a Medical College of Georgia researcher says. Parkinson’s disease is a degenerative disease that impairs motor skills. Dr. Herz theorized that the popular computer game console, which simulates various sports and activities, could improve coordination,...
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) should be among the top health concerns of diabetes patients. Yet, while around 1 in 3 adults with diabetes has CKD, a Bayer survey of healthcare professionals shows that people are often unprepared for their diagnosis and that communication needs to improve. Bayer, which won approval...
With an infrastructure in place to market its lone commercial product Ruconest, it made sense in 2019 for Pharming Group to scoop up another rare disease candidate in the same arena. Four years later, Pharming’s $20 million purchase of leniolisib from Novartis is set to bear dividends. On Friday, the...