Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the U.S, next only to heart diseases. An estimated 1.7 million new cancer cases are likely to be diagnosed in 2019 in the U.S alone, with 606,880 Americans eventually succumbing to the disease, according to the...
Zosano Pharma (NASDAQ: ZSAN), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical Company, announced the acceptance of the Company’s New Drug Application for Qtrypta™, a proprietary formulation of Zolmitriptan by the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for filing and substantive review. The FDA has set a The Prescription Drug...
Melinta Therapeutics (NASDAQ: MLNT), a commercial-stage pharmaceutical Company, engaged in developing therapeutic options for treatment of bacterial infectious diseases, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in January 2020. The Company had concerns about its financial prospects and warned the investors that it would be difficult to...
Nektar Therapeutics (NASDAQ: NKTR), a biopharmaceutical Company engaged in developing candidates for oncology, auto-immune and chronic pain, has announced the withdrawal of its application for oxycodegol (formerly NKTR-181), as it received adverse advisory committee decision from both Anesthetic and Analgesic Drug Products Advisory Committee, and...
Gout is a form of inflammatory Arthritis caused by high levels of uric acid in the blood, and is characterised by the formation of needle-like crystals in the joints that cause pain, tenderness and swelling. The disease manifests in four stages namely Asymptomatic hyperuricemia in...
Conformis Inc (NASDAQ: CFMS), a medical technology company dealing in Knee and Joint replacements, has announced the clearance of its next generation Conformis Hip System by the FDA. The Company’s leading-edge patient-specific arthroplasty joint replacement implants, moulded to suit each patient’s unique anatomy, are developed...
KushCo Holdings (OTCQX: KSHB), a leading player in the Cannabis-based ancillary industry, announced its foray into Hemp Trading, with a focus on acting as a bridge between buyers and sellers of Hemp Commodities. The move is an attempt to expand its CBD footprint by facilitating...
Enlivex Therapeutics (NASDAQ: ENLV), a Company focused on developing allogenic therapies for immune system rebalancing, announced positive interim efficacy data from its ongoing Phase Ib clinical trial in patients with severe sepsis. The analysis in based on data collated from 43 patients with severe sepsis,...
Cyclerion Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CYCN), a clinical-stage Company, announced the failure of its drug candidate praliciguat in meeting the primary endpoints in two separate clinical studies, in diabetic nephropathy (DN) and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Praliciguat is a soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) stimulator...
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disease, characterized by the atrophy of nerve cells in brain and spinal cord, leading to hardening and scarring in the affected region. As the disease progresses, patients gradually lose the functioning of muscles,...
