• Sign In
  • Sign Out
  • My Account
Subscribe
  • BioWorld
  • BioWorld MedTech
  • BioWorld Asia
  • BioWorld Science
  • Data Snapshots
  • Special reports
Clarivate
  • Data Snapshots
  • BioWorld
  • BioWorld MedTech
  • Infographics: Dynamic digital data analysis
  • Special reports
  • Infographics: Dynamic digital data analysis
  • Trump administration impacts
  • Biopharma M&A scorecard
  • BioWorld 2024 review
  • BioWorld MedTech 2024 review
  • BioWorld Science 2024 review
  • Women's health
  • China's GLP-1 landscape
  • PFA re-energizes afib market
  • China CAR T
  • Alzheimer's disease
  • Israel
  • Rise of obesity
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Biosimilars
  • Aging
  • IVDs on the rise
  • Coronavirus
  • Artificial intelligence

BioWorld. Link to homepage.

Clarivate
  • BioWorld
  • BioWorld MedTech
  • BioWorld Asia
  • BioWorld Science
  • Data Snapshots
    • BioWorld
    • BioWorld MedTech
    • Infographics: Dynamic digital data analysis
  • Special reports
    • Infographics: Dynamic digital data analysis
    • Trump administration impacts
    • Biopharma M&A scorecard
    • BioWorld 2024 review
    • BioWorld MedTech 2024 review
    • BioWorld Science 2024 review
    • Women's health
    • China's GLP-1 landscape
    • PFA re-energizes afib market
    • China CAR T
    • Alzheimer's disease
    • Israel
    • Rise of obesity
    • Radiopharmaceuticals
    • Biosimilars
    • Aging
    • IVDs on the rise
    • Coronavirus
    • Artificial intelligence

BioWorld. Link to homepage.

  • Sign In
  • Sign Out
  • My Account
Subscribe
Home » Newsletters » BioWorld

BioWorld

Aug. 14, 2015

View Archived Issues

In the clinic

Galmed Pharmaceuticals Ltd., of Tel Aviv, Israel, began screening patients in the U.S. and Latin America for its phase IIb study of aramchol, an oral, arachidic acid-cholic acid conjugate in development for the treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis patients who also suffer from obesity and insulin resistance. Read More

Other news to note

Nascent Biotech Inc., of San Diego, said it has manufactured enough product to complete initial phase I/II trials of pritumumab, a fully human monoclonal antibody, in brain cancers, with more than adequate amounts left over to initiate trials in other epithelial cancers such as breast, lung, colon and pancreas. Read More

Stock movers

Read More

Financings

Cardiome Pharma Corp., of Vancouver, British Columbia, closed a bought deal financing of 2.875 million common shares at $8 apiece for gross proceeds of $23 million. Read More

Roche weaves $425M deal for 'suberbug' diagnostics firm

Roche AG wove a deal worth up to $425 million for Geneweave Biosciences Inc., a private U.S. diagnostics firm with technology aimed at fighting drug-resistant bacteria, which is considered one of health care's biggest threats. Read More

Ion channel blocker stops cancer cells in their tracks

Ion channels are considered highly druggable targets, and about 20 percent of FDA-approved drugs target ion channels, but their role in cancer remains less explored than in many other indications. Read More

Allergan hit with anti-SLAPP charge in ongoing IPR feud

Slapping back at Allergan plc, a venture capital fund is defending its right to try to invalidate the drugmaker's remaining patent on a glaucoma drug by taking advantage of the lower "patent-killing" standard of an inter partes review (IPR) before the Patent Trial and Appeals Board (PTAB). Read More

Rhythm Metabolic draws $40M series A for rare obesity disorders

Propelled by a $40 million series A, Rhythm Metabolic Inc. will seek to pick up the tempo for RM-493 (setmelanotide), a peptide melanocortin-4 (MC4) agonist designed to treat obesity caused by genetic deficiencies in the MC4 pathway. Read More

Immunocellular chases positive survival outcome in new SPA-governed phase III

Reviving hopes for its experimental dendritic cell-based vaccine, ICT-107, Immunocellular Therapeutics Ltd. said it expects to soon begin enrolling newly diagnosed glioblastoma patients in a registrational phase III trial under a special protocol assessment (SPA) freshly agreed with the FDA. Read More

Popular Stories

  • Today's news in brief

    BioWorld
    BioWorld briefs for June 6, 2025.
  • Today's news in brief

    BioWorld MedTech
    BioWorld MedTech briefs for June 6, 2025.
  • DNA mutations or genetic disorder concept art

    Regenxbio’s Duchenne gene therapy data positive as shares falter

    BioWorld
    Regenxbio Inc.’s gene therapy in treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) produced positive initial phase I/II results from its first five patients. However,...
  • News in brief

    BioWorld Asia
    BioWorld Asia briefs for June 3, 2025
  • Ligachem inks two mystery ADC deals with CSPC subsidiary Novarock

    BioWorld
    Ligachem Biosciences Inc. signed two license agreements with Novarock Biotherapeutics Inc., a subsidiary of CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd., to bring in two of...
  • BioWorld
    • Today's news
    • Analysis and data insight
    • Clinical
    • Data Snapshots
    • Deals and M&A
    • Financings
    • Newco news
    • Opinion
    • Regulatory
    • Science
  • BioWorld MedTech
    • Today's news
    • Clinical
    • Data Snapshots
    • Deals and M&A
    • Financings
    • Newco news
    • Opinion
    • Regulatory
    • Science
  • BioWorld Asia
    • Today's news
    • Analysis and data insight
    • Australia
    • China
    • Clinical
    • Deals and M&A
    • Financings
    • Newco news
    • Regulatory
    • Science
  • BioWorld Science
    • Today's news
    • Biomarkers
    • Cancer
    • Conferences
    • Endocrine/Metabolic
    • Immune
    • Infection
    • Neurology/Psychiatric
    • Patents
  • More
    • About
    • Advertise with BioWorld
    • Archives
    • Article reprints and permissions
    • Contact us
    • Cookie policy
    • Copyright notice
    • Data methodology
    • Infographics: Dynamic digital data analysis
    • Podcasts
    • Privacy policy
    • Share your news with BioWorld
    • Staff
    • Terms of use
    • Topic alerts
Follow Us

Copyright ©2025. All Rights Reserved. Design, CMS, Hosting & Web Development :: ePublishing

BioWorld. Link to homepage.

Clarivate
  • BioWorld
  • BioWorld MedTech
  • BioWorld Asia
  • BioWorld Science
  • Data Snapshots
    • BioWorld
    • BioWorld MedTech
    • Infographics: Dynamic digital data analysis
  • Special reports
    • Infographics: Dynamic digital data analysis
    • Trump administration impacts
    • Biopharma M&A scorecard
    • BioWorld 2024 review
    • BioWorld MedTech 2024 review
    • BioWorld Science 2024 review
    • Women's health
    • China's GLP-1 landscape
    • PFA re-energizes afib market
    • China CAR T
    • Alzheimer's disease
    • Israel
    • Rise of obesity
    • Radiopharmaceuticals
    • Biosimilars
    • Aging
    • IVDs on the rise
    • Coronavirus
    • Artificial intelligence

BioWorld. Link to homepage.

  • Sign In
  • Sign Out
  • My Account
Subscribe