A proven late-stage asset for the treatment of inflammatory diseases is worth a lot of money to large pharma-biotech companies. Accordingly, a small biopharma company developing a potential novel approach to treating immune-inflammatory diseases is sitting on a potential goldmine when it comes time to strike a partnership. Examples of recent deals include: One of…
BioSig Technologies, Inc. (BSGM) is a Minnesota-based medical device company developing a proprietary technology platform designed to improve the rapidly growing multi-billion dollar electrophysiology (EP) marketplace. The system is called PURE EP, and it marries together proprietary hardware and advanced signal processing software that improves the signal clarity of cardiac data during an electrophysiology study. PURE EP…
Last week, shares of Immune Pharmaceuticals (IMNP) spiked in response to Jazz Pharma’s acquisition of Celator Pharma for $1.5 billion. Celator is developing VYXEOS™, a liposome injection of cytarabine + daunorubicin for patients with high-risk (secondary) acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Back in March 2016, Celator announced Phase 3 data showing its formulation to be vastly…
In March 2016, I wrote an article on BioSig Technologies, Inc. (BSGM) and why I believe the company’s electrophysiology recording platform, PURE EP™ System, is positioned to change the market. Investors can read that article >> LINK. A lot has happened since my first article on BioSig came out. The company recently raised cash and…
InVivo Therapeutics (NASDAQ: NVIV) is biomaterial and medical device company focused on the treatment of spinal cord injuries. The company is developing a Neuro-Spinal Scaffold™ (NSS), a biocompatible polylactic-co-glycolic acid (PGLA) and poly-L-lysine (PLL) polymer scaffold that is designed for implantation at the site of the injury. The NSS provides structural support to the spared spinal tissue…
While its mechanism of action remains unclear, ketamine, which has a moderately high binding affinity for, and can block the activity of, the N-Methyl-D-aspartic acid (NMDA) receptor, is making headlines as a breakthrough in the treatment of depression. Earlier in May 2016, a team of researchers out of the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health…
Oryzon Genomics (MADX: ORY) is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Barcelona, Spain. In December 2015, I provided a detailed overview of the company for investors (download the 19-page report). Oryzon is a leader in the development of epigenetics-based therapeutics. Epi is Greek for above, and genetics is the study of genes, heredity, and…
RedHill Biopharma Ltd (NASDAQ: RDHL) is a specialty pharmaceutical company with a total of eight drugs in various stages of clinical development, three of which are potential blockbuster drug candidates in Phase III for the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases. In total, RedHill is targeting over a dozen indications, with a core focus on gastrointestinal and…
Oasmia Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: OASM) is firing on all cylinders. Earlier this week, the company announced positive overall survival (OS) data from its Phase 3 clinical study with Paclical/Apealea® for the treatment of ovarian cancer. After completing six treatment cycles, patients on Paclical/Apealea® plus carboplatin had a median overall survival of 25.7 months compared to 24.8 months…
This article is a quick introduction to CoLucid Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: CLCD) and the company’s first-in-class 5-HT1F receptor agonist, lasmiditan (COL-144), for the acute treatment of migraine. An oral formulation of lasmiditan is currently in Phase 3 development and an intravenous formulation for use in the emergency room setting is in Phase 2 clinical trials. The…