Transthera Sciences (Nanjing) Inc. has announced the initiation of IND-enabling studies for TT-02332, a potent, selective and highly CNS-penetrating NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitor.
Cagent Vascular Inc. secured more than $30 million in a series C fundraising round to increase availability of its Serranator PTA serration balloon catheters, which scores the endoluminal surface of arteries to enable greater expansion of obstructed vessels. A recent study demonstrated that Serranator also dramatically reduced elastic recoil, which could improve results of angioplasty in individuals with peripheral artery disease (PAD).
Reprieve Cardiovascular Inc. landed $42 million in its first fundraising round out of stealth to fund development of its acute decompensated heart failure treatment. The series A round will support clinical and development programs, including the ongoing FASTR trial and Reprieve’s upcoming pivotal trial.
Through its intellectual property holding company, Eindhoven, the Netherlands-based Bambi Medical BV is seeking patent protection for an enhancement to its flexible sensor belt that is worn around the abdomen for monitoring the vital signs of neonates.
Isomab Ltd has closed a £7.5 million (US$9.4 million) seed financing round. The company is developing isoform-specific disease-modifying antibody treatments for serious and life-threatening diseases with an initial focus on peripheral ischemia.
A team at the Institute of Cellular Biology and Pathology ‘Nicolae Simionescu’ of Romanian Academy aimed to assess the effects of targeted siRNA for AP-1 silencing on restoring structural...
CSL Ltd. will review the data further to see if there is a path forward for CSL-112 (human apolipoprotein A-I) after the phase III AEGIS-II trial failed to meet the primary efficacy endpoint in reducing the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events in patients following an acute heart attack.
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a severe condition characterized by vasoconstriction and remodeling of the small pulmonary arteries, driven by a complement-dependent activation of macrophages, for which an effective treatment is lacking. Chinese researchers have investigated the potential of a complement C3 inhibitor polypeptide, CP40-KK, as an approach for treating PAH. To do this, they used a model in which PAH was induced in rats by monocrotaline.
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s decision to change its analysis plan for the phase III Helios-B trial of RNAi therapeutic Amvuttra (vutrisiran) to treat transthyretin amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy, pushing top-line results back by three months, pressured its share price (NASDAQ:ALNY) down by 10% on Feb. 15, while also boosting shares of competitor Bridgebio Pharma Inc. (NASDAQ:BBIO) by 14%.
Researchers from the Academic Medical Center (AMC) University of Amsterdam are seeking protection for their invention of a total artificial heart which is compact, durable and mimics the natural movement of human tissue.
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