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Evecxia Therapeutics Reports Favorable Data From a Phase 1 Single Ascending Dose Safety/Tolerability/PK/PD Trial of EVX-301
Evecxia Therapeutics is a Duke University start-up, founded by inventors Drs. Jacob Jacobsen and Marc Caron (Cell Biology, SOM) around their serotonin synthesis amplification therapeutic technology for mental health applications.
Istari Oncology Announces First Patient Dosed in the Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer (NMIBC) Substudy of the LUMINOS-103 Basket Trial Evaluating Lerapolturev Monotherapy
Istari Oncology was founded by Drs. Darell Bigner and Matthias Gromeier (Neurosurgery, SOM).
Menarini Group and Radius Health Submit New Drug Application to the U.S. FDA for Elacestrant
Radius first licensed the indication for this drug discovered out of the Donald McDonnell lab from Duke in 2017.
Duke Leading Efforts to Develop Pan-Coronavirus Vaccine
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) awarded the Duke Human Vaccine Institute (DHVI) $17.5 million in October 2021 to proceed with development of a next-generation “pan-coronavirus” vaccine, one that protects against…
Duke Institute Lands Federal Contract to Make Vaccine Candidates
Duke Health News, DURHAM, N.C., December 14, 2021 – The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases awarded researchers at the Duke Human Vaccine Institute a contract that enables it to compete for projects advancing investigational…
Adheris Health® and Improved Patient Outcomes, Inc. (IPO) Announce Strategic Partnership to Drive Positive Patient Health Outcomes
Delivering Behavioral-based Medication Adherence Solutions That Leverage Proven Behavior Change and Proprietary Duke University Evidence-Based Protocols BURLINGTON, MASS. AND RALEIGH, N.C. (PRWEB) OCTOBER 22, 2021 –Adheris Health, a MedAdvisor company, and leading provider of patient…
After Decades of Research, Drug Developed at Duke Receives FDA Approval
Dr. Louise Markert (left) with patient Jayla Turner in 2016. By Sarah Avery DURHAM, N.C., October 11, 2021 – The phone rang into the pediatric unit that Louise Markert, M.D., Ph.D., was staffing as…
New Vaccine Blocks COVID-19 and Variants, Plus Other Coronaviruses
Study in animals identifies a potential way to build vaccines to fight future pandemics By Sarah Avery A potential new vaccine developed by members of the Duke Human Vaccine Institute has proven effective in protecting…
Sparta Biomedical Receives FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for Biomimetic Implant
NEWS PROVIDED BY Sparta Biopharma, Inc. DURHAM, N.C., March 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Sparta Biomedical Inc., a developer of orthopedic solutions, today announced that its SBM-01 Biomimetic Implant has been granted a Breakthrough Device Designation from the…