NINDS Awards $150,000 Grant to NuvOx Pharma for Development of Field-ready Syringe for Oxygen Delivery Drug.

NuvOx Pharma, a clinical stage biotechnology company based in Tucson, Arizona, has received a Phase I SBIR grant for $150,000 from the National Institutes of Health, specifically the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke (NINDS). This grant will fund development of a novel syringe sonication device that may allow quick preparation of an investigational drug for oxygen delivery.Continue reading

C-Path receives COA qualification from FDA for the Symptoms of Major Depressive Disorder Scale (SMDDS)

 Critical Path Institute‘s (C-Path) Patient-Reported Outcome (PRO) Consortium announces its first clinical outcome assessment (COA) qualification from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the Symptoms of Major Depressive Disorder Scale (SMDDS). This qualification of the SMDDSfor exploratory use represents a major milestone for the PRO Consortium and specifically for the Depression Working Group, and is the culmination of a multi-year collaboration between FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) and the PRO Consortium.Continue reading