Epidarex Portfolio News

04 Sep

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Apellis Pharmaceuticals Announces that All Four Severely Anemic Soliris™-Treated Patients with Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria in Ongoing Phase 1b Trial Have Been Transitioned to APL-2 Monotherapy

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PHAROAH Trial Results to-Date Show APL-2 Monotherapy Eliminated Transfusion Dependency and Improved Markers of Anemia in PNH Patients on Soliris™ CRESTWOOD, Ky., and WALTHAM Mass. –  Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc., (Nasdaq:APLS) a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel therapeutic compounds to treat disease through…

22 Aug

24

IGEM Therapeutics Shortlisted as a Finalist in the “Best Start-up Biotech Company” Category of the 2018 OBN Awards

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London, 22 August 2018 – IGEM Therapeutics (IGEM), an immuno-oncology company developing novel immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibodies to treat cancer, today announced that it has been shortlisted as a finalist in the 2018 OBN Awards in the “Best Start-up Biotech Company” category. The “Best Start-up…

24 Jul

32

Apellis Pharmaceuticals’ APL-2 Receives Fast Track Designation from FDA for the Treatment of Patients with Geographic Atrophy

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CRESTWOOD, Ky., and WALTHAM, Mass., – Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc., (Nasdaq:APLS) a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel therapeutic compounds to treat disease through the inhibition of the complement system, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track…

26 Jun

34

Apellis Pharmaceuticals Announces First Patient Enrolled in Phase 3 APL-2 Head-to-Head Study in Patients with Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH) Treated with Soliris™

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CRESTWOOD, Ky. and WALTHAM, Mass. —  Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.  (Nasdaq:APLS), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel therapeutic compounds to treat disease through the inhibition of the complement system, today announced that it has commenced its PEGASUS Phase 3 trial assessing the safety and…

26 Jun

30

Apellis Pharmaceuticals Provides Update on Two Phase Ib Trials for Patients with Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)

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Severely anemic patients with PNH on treatment with Soliris™ can become transfusion-free with improved hemoglobin when switched to APL-2 monotherapy. Treatment-naïve patients with PNH show clinically meaningful improvements for all hematological parameters when treated with APL-2.   CRESTWOOD, Ky. and WALTHAM, Mass. —  Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.  (Nasdaq:APLS),…

25 Jun

32

NodThera Secures £28 million ($40 million) Series A Financing

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NodThera discovers and develops next generation NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitors for the treatment of diseases driven by chronic inflammation Cambridge, UK, 25 June 2018 – NodThera, a biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of next generation NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitors for the treatment of diseases…

21 Jun

22

AdoRx Therapeutics Announces Initial Funding of $10 million for the Discovery of New Cancer Therapeutics

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Edinburgh, Scotland, 21st June 2018 – AdoRx Therapeutics, a UK based drug discovery company focused on the identification of new cancer therapeutics, today announced that it has closed an initial $10 million investment round financed by Epidarex Capital and CRT Pioneer Fund (‘CPF’). AdoRx was…

09 May

15

IGEM Therapeutics Announces UK Government Funding to Develop a Novel IgE Antibody Targeting Solid Tumours

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£1.45 million grant from Innovate UK Biomedical Catalyst Funds enable IGEM to progress second product candidate towards the clinic London, 9 May 2018 – IGEM Therapeutics (IGEM), an immuno-oncology company developing novel immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibodies to treat cancer, today announced the award of a…