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Sirona Biochem Corp. | November 24, 2022

Sirona Biochem Corp. announces that, subsequent to the LOI, Sirona and Wanbang Biopharmaceuticals have signed an expanded, international partnership agreement to collaborate on licencing Sirona’s SGLT2 inhibitor, TFC-039, as a pharmaceutical treatment in both animal and human health. The agreement adds human health to the partnership as a result of new licencing opportunities currently in due diligence. Wanbang and Sirona initially signed a licensing agreement for TFC-039, w...

FierceBiotech | February 10, 2020

Britain-based biotech Enterprise Therapeutics has hired Novartis Venture Fund managing director David Morris, M.D., as its next chief medical officer. Morris, who will continue to serve as the fund’s operating partner, will lead Enterprise’s development strategy and drive its two lead respiratory programs through the clinic. These are ETD002, a first-in-class TMEM16A potentiator, and ETD001, an ENaC blocker, both of which are hoping to help cystic fibrosis (CF) patients....

TheDailyTimes | April 15, 2020

Ensysce Biosciences announced that it is exploring the opportunity to initiate a clinical trial of oral Nafamostat, an ingredient from its opioid overdose protection platform, as a treatment for COVID-19. The goal is to evaluate if nafamostat mesylate (Nafamostat), a synthetic protease inhibitor will be effective in preventing or reducing the lethal outcome of COVID-19 infection. Currently, there are no approved drugs to manage infection with SARS-CoV-2 and nafamostat has shown promise in severa...

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Axion BioSystems | February 03, 2022

Axion BioSystems, a leading life sciences tools company focused on advanced bioelectronic assay technologies, announces the acquisition of UK-based printed electronics manufacturer M-Solv Manufacturing Limited, a subsidiary of M-Solv Ltd. The creation of the new division, called Axion BioSystems Manufacturing, UK, Ltd., cements the six-year partnership between the companies and positions Axion for continued growth and innovation. “The need to control th...