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RENETX BIO, INC.: Announces U.S. FDA Authorization to Proceed for IND Application to Treat Patients with Chronic Spinal Cord Injury

ReNetX Bio, Inc., a leading biotechnology company committed to reversing disease and damage for patients suffering from central nervous system disorders, has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has allowed the Company's Investigational New Drug (IND) application for its lead drug candidate, fusion protein AXER-204.

TORQUE: FDA Grants Fast Track Designation for Torque's First Deep-Primed T Cell Cancer Immunotherapy Program, TRQ-1501

Torque, a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company developing Deep-Primed™ T Cell Therapeutics to direct immune power deep within the tumor microenvironment, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Fast Track designation for Torque's first Deep-Primed™ T cell immunotherapy program, TRQ-1501 (Deep IL-15 Primed T cells).

U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION: FDA approves new treatment for pediatric patients with type 2 diabetes

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Victoza (liraglutide) injection for treatment of pediatric patients 10 years or older with type 2 diabetes.

MERCK: FDA Approves Two New Indications for Merck’s KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab)

KEYTRUDA Now Approved for First-Line Treatment of Patients with Metastatic or with Unresectable, Recurrent Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma as Monotherapy for Patients Whose Tumors Express PD-L1 (CPS ≥1) or in Combination with Platinum and Fluorouracil (FU) Regardless of PD-L1 Expression

IVENIX, INC.: Ivenix Infusion System Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance; Poised to Revolutionize the Infusion Pump Industry

Aimed at reducing medication errors and related healthcare costs, Ivenix prepares to bring its infusion system to the $4.7 billion North American infusion market

GENENTECH: FDA Grants Priority Review to Genentech’s Rituxan (Rituximab) in Children with Two Rare Blood Vessel Disorders

Rituxan in combination with glucocorticoids is the only FDA-approved therapy for adults with these two rare forms of vasculitis

CERTARA: Certara’s Simcyp PBPK Modeling and Simulation Technology Achieves First FDA Virtual Bioequivalence Approval for ‘Complex’ Generic Drug

In-silico bioequivalence approach using Simcyp’s Multi-Phase Multi-Layer Mechanistic Dermal Absorption model successfully replaced in-vivo, clinical studies in FDA AND

BOLDER BIOTECHNOLOGY: Announces FDA Orphan Drug Designation for BBT-059 for Acute Radiation Syndrome

Bolder BioTechnology, Inc. announced that its long-acting IL-11 analog, BBT-059, has received Orphan Drug designation from the Food and Drug Administration for treatment of Acute Radiation Syndrome (ARS).

APPLIED BIOCODE, INC.: Obtains FDA Clearance of the Roche MagNA Pure 96 Extraction System for its Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel

Applied BioCode announced that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for the use of the Roche MagNA Pure 96* Extraction System with the high throughput BioCode® MDx-3000 and Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel (GPP).

SPEEDX: Receives FDA Breakthrough Designation for ResistancePlus® GC

New diagnostic test enables antibiotic resistance testing and stewardship in gonorrhea treatment

KIT CHECK: Brings Next-Generation Medication Tracking Mainstream with FDA Pilot

Pilot looks to implement tech that improves the tracking of powerful drugs and interoperability of software throughout the supply chain

ORION BIOTECHNOLOGY: Announces Receipt of Pre-IND Guidance From the United States FDA on the Further Development of OB-002O as a Potential Treatment for Solid Tumors

Orion Biotechnology Canada Ltd., announced that it has received feedback from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on a Pre-Investigational New Drug (PIND) application which was submitted in March 2019.

U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION: FDA approves first chemoimmunotherapy regimen for patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted accelerated approval to Polivy (polatuzumab vedotin-piiq), in combination with the chemotherapy bendamustine and a rituximab product (a combination known as “BR”), to treat adult patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) that has progressed or returned after at least two prior therapies.

VIVACELLE BIO, INC.: Announces Submission of an IND Application with U.S. FDA for VBI-S, an Injectable Fluid for the Treatment of Patients with Severe Septic Shock

Vivacelle Bio, Inc. announced that it supported an investigational new drug (IND) application to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration for a phase IIa clinical trial of VBI-S, a phospholipid-based nanoparticle fluid that has the potential to elevate the blood pressure of patients who are suffering severe septic shock.

ELI AND LILLY COMPANY: FDA Approves Emgality® (galcanezumab-gnlm) as the First and Only Medication for the Treatment of Episodic Cluster Headache that Reduces the Frequency of Attacks

With this approval, Emgality is the only calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) antibody indicated for the preventive treatment of migraine and the treatment of episodic cluster headache

BIOSIGHT, LTD: Receives Orphan Drug Designation From the FDA for BST-236 for the Treatment of Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Biosight Ltd., a pharmaceutical development company focused on the development of novel oncology therapeutics, announced today that the United States Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation to BST-236, an investigational novel antimetabolite, for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

ELI AND LILLY COMPANY: U.S. FDA Accepts New Drug Application for Triple Combination Tablet for Adults with Type 2 Diabetes

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the New Drug Application (NDA) for the investigational fixed-dose combination tablet of empagliflozin, linagliptin and metformin extended release (XR) for the treatment of adults with type 2 diabetes, Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced.

NOUSCOM: IND for NOUS-209, an 'off-the-shelf' Neoantigen Cancer Vaccine, Cleared by FDA to Commence Clinical Development in MSI Solid Tumors

Nouscom, an immuno-oncology company developing off-the-shelf and personalized cancer neoantigen vaccines, announced that its Investigational New Drug (IND) application for the first clinical trial of its lead candidate NOUS-209 has been cleared by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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