TUCSON, AZ / ACCESSWIRE / February 1, 2022 / Aqualung Therapeutics, an early-stage immunotherapeutics biotech company developing an anti-inflammatory therapeutic platform for unchecked inflammation, a characteristic of serious acute diseases; has published a study in Scientific Reports (Tadeo Bermudez lead author) highlighting the effectiveness of the eNAMPT-neutralizing ALT-100 monoclonal antibody (mAb)in reducing Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)/Ventilator Induced Lung Injury (VILI) symptoms in both rat and porcine animal models.
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C-Path and the European Joint Programme on Rare Diseases to Expand Global Impact and Partnership
PARIS, France and TUCSON, Ariz., U.S., February 1, 2022 — Critical Path Institute (C-Path), an independent global nonprofit organization, and the European Joint Programme on Rare Diseases (EJP RD), an initiative that has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, have announced a collaboration to advance technologies and methodologies that are fit for regulatory purposes to further global rare disease research and drug development.Continue reading
AZBio Welcomes New Board Members in 2022
The Arizona Bioindustry Association Board of Directors elected five new directors to its leadership team at its January 2022 meeting. The AZBio Board directs the organization’s key actions and strategies as it pursues its vision of making Arizona a Top-Ten Bioscience State.
Preclinical studies show Aqualung Therapeutic’s eNAMPT- targeting ALT-100 mAb to reduce severity of aggressive prostate cancer
Preclinical prostate cancer (PCa] studies published in the December 17th, 2021 issue of Pharmaceuticals show Aqualung Therapeutic’s ALT-100 mAb to significantly improve overall survival and to reduce distal metastases in SCID mice implanted with human prostate cancer (PCa] cells. Aqualung Therapeutics is an early stage immunotherapeutics company with an anti-inflammatory therapeutic platform to address life-threatening unchecked inflammation.
Medtronic announces FDA approval of spinal cord stimulation therapy for treating chronic pain resulting from diabetic peripheral neuropathy
Studies show significant reduction in pain and improved quality of life for patients treated with spinal cord stimulation compared to medication management aloneContinue reading
Arizona State University Biodesign Institute receives three new grants totaling $5.2 million to advance the fight against Parkinson’s disease
The Michael J. Fox Foundation has awarded three new grants totaling $5.2 million to Arizona State University (ASU) to explore three pioneering treatments for Parkinson’s disease (PD).
The awards will fund research led by Principal Investigator Dr. Jeffrey H. Kordower, each targeting underlying causes of the disease, which currently affects nearly 1 million people in the U.S. alone.
The new projects focus on two primary hallmarks of PD: the loss of dopamine-producing neurons in the brain and the accumulation within nerve cells of a misfolded form of the protein alpha-synuclein (α-syn).
Preparing to deliver next-generation therapeutics
Mayo Clinic is among the academic medical centers on the cusp of biomanufacturing next-generation cell and gene therapies that offer hope of new cures for rare and complex diseases. Biomanufacturing this new era of biologic medicines is much different than manufacturing pharmaceuticals from complex molecules. It requires highly specialized lab infrastructure, new processes and new scientific know-how.
A couple of Mayo Clinic-led papers encompass some of the first studies to probe how hospital facilities are handling the growing demand for cell and gene therapies that are being tested in clinical trials.Continue reading
Researchers pilot ‘itty bitty’ device for earlier ovarian cancer detection
Biomedical engineering professor and BIO5 Institute Director Jennifer Barton has spent nearly a decade developing a falloposcope to detect ovarian cancer in its early stages. Banner – University Medical Center surgeon Dr. John Heusinkveld has now used the device to capture images of study participants’ fallopian tubes for the first time.Continue reading
Aqualung Therapeutics Corp., an Immunotherapeutics Biotech Company, Closes a $2.5M Convertible Note Raise With a Committed Series A Lead Investor
TUCSON, AZ / ACCESSWIRE / January 18, 2022 / Aqualung Therapeutics, an early stage immunotherapeutics company with an anti-inflammatory therapeutic platform for life-threatening unchecked inflammation, has closed a $2.5M convertible note fund raise led by a $1.5M investment from JSR Life Sciences, LLC. The convertible note close brings the total Aqualung funding to date to >$17M, with $14 million derived from non-dilutive capital via NIH-funded grants and an earlier successfully executed $700,000 early seed round. In addition to investments in the convertible note, JSR Life Sciences has committed an additional $1.5M to the upcoming $10M Series A capital raise.Continue reading
Recently Published Data Confirm DecisionDx®-SCC as a Significant and Independent Risk-Stratification Tool in Patients with Squamous Cell Carcinoma and One or More Risk Factors
Clinical performance study published in Future Oncology reinforces the independent value of DecisionDx-SCC to inform risk-appropriate patient management decisionsContinue reading