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FridayMay 07, 2021 1:48 pm

BioMedNewsBreaks – Imagin Medical Inc.’s (CSE: IME) (OTCQB: IMEXF) i/Blue(TM) Imaging System to Enable More Accurate Tumor Resection

Imagin Medical (CSE: IME) (OTCQB: IMEXF), a surgical imaging company, has made notable strides in its quest to offer innovative technology for visualizing cancer. Designed to address the limitations of both white and blue light cystoscopy procedures, IME’s i/Blue(TM) Imaging System displays real-time white and blue light images on the screen simultaneously. This eliminates the need for the surgeon to switch back and forth between images, as is the case with blue light cystoscopy. On the other hand, it addresses the limitation of the white light cystoscopy, which is notorious for not clearly defining the margins between flat tumor and…

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FridayMay 07, 2021 12:56 pm

BioMedNewsBreaks – Processa Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: PCSA) to Host Conference/Webcast to Discuss Q1 Results, Provide Clinical Pipeline Update

Processa Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: PCSA), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing products to improve the survival and/or quality of life for patients who have unmet medical needs, today announced that it will host a conference call and live webcast to discuss its first quarter 2021 results and provide an update on its clinical pipeline. The event is scheduled to take place at 5:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, May 13, 2021. Interested parties may visit https://ibn.fm/nuO3H to register, as well as join the call by dialing 888-506-0062 (Toll-Free) or 973-528-0016 (International) and entering code: 396394. Participants are asked to dial in approximately five to…

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FridayMay 07, 2021 11:03 am

BioMedNewsBreaks – XPhyto Therapeutics Corp. (CSE: XPHY) (OTCQB: XPHYF) (FSE: 4XT) Launches ‘Covid-ID Lab’ POC Pilot Project in Germany

XPhyto Therapeutics (CSE: XPHY) (OTCQB: XPHYF) (FSE: 4XT) today announced its commencement of a pilot project with its rapid COVID-19 PCR test ("Covid-ID Lab") in a point-of-care ("POC") setting in Germany. Covid-ID Lab was recently approved in Europe and offers the accuracy of a PCR test in only 25 minutes. Validated work flows, including mobile collection and processing of patient samples, will be further optimized during the test. XPhyto's clinical partner for the project is Spitzweg Apotheke, a well-known pharmacy in Langen near Frankfurt, Germany, currently running a COVID-19 test center at a clinic, where it also provides special pharmacy…

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ThursdayMay 06, 2021 3:14 pm

BioMedNewsBreaks – Predictive Oncology Inc. (NASDAQ: POAI) Advancing Solutions for ‘Personalized Medicine at Its Finest’

Predictive Oncology (NASDAQ: POAI) has made several advances in providing cancer treatment solutions. Its subsidiary, TumorGenesis, “specializes in technology that preserves a patient’s unique cancer tissue biological signatures, thereby allowing researchers to study cancer in the laboratory using samples that reflect actual tumors found in a patient,” reads a recent article.  TumorGenesis’ transformational technology enables cell lines from patients to represent more than 90% of ovarian cancer cells, a significant improvement from the existing technologies, which can only represent 1% of ovarian tumor cells. “The result, simply stated, assists health providers in selecting the most effective drug to treat a…

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ThursdayMay 06, 2021 3:02 pm

BioMedNewsBreaks – Genprex Inc. (NASDAQ: GNPX) Announces Expansion of World-Class IP Portfolio

Genprex (NASDAQ: GNPX), a clinical-stage gene therapy company focused on developing life-changing treatments for patients with cancer and diabetes, today announced that it has entered into an amendment to a May 2020 license agreement with a major cancer research center in Houston, Texas, to grant to Genprex an exclusive worldwide license to an additional portfolio of six patents and one patent application and related technology (“newly licensed IP”). The newly licensed IP includes methods for treating non-small cell lung cancer (“NSCLC”) by administration of a TUSC2 therapeutic in conjunction with EGFR inhibitors or other anti-cancer therapies in patients predicted to…

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ThursdayMay 06, 2021 1:33 pm

BioMedNewsBreaks – DarioHealth Corp. (NASDAQ: DRIO) President to Present, Participate at Fifth International Vatican Conference

DarioHealth (NASDAQ: DRIO) president and North America general manager Rick Anderson will present at this year’s Vatican conference; the conference will be virtual this year. The Vatican's Pontifical Council for Culture and the Cura Foundation's Fifth International Vatican Conference is designed to globally advance human health by bringing together physicians, scientists, patient advocates, policy makers and other influential leaders from around the world. During the conference, which will be held May 6–8, 2021, participants discuss the latest breakthroughs in medicine, health care delivery and prevention. Anderson will be a featured presenter on the conference’s Insight and Perspectives track, as he discusses…

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WednesdayMay 05, 2021 12:15 pm

BioMedNewsBreaks – Genprex Inc. (NASDAQ: GNPX) Secures Centralized IRB Approval for Acclaim-1 Clinical Trial

Genprex (NASDAQ: GNPX), a clinical-stage gene therapy company focused on developing life-changing treatments for patients with cancer and diabetes, today announced its receipt of centralized Institutional Review Board (“IRB”) approval of the clinical trial protocol for its upcoming Acclaim-1 clinical trial in non-small cell lung cancer (“NSCLC”). Acclaim-1 is an open-label, multi-center Phase 1/2 clinical trial that combines the company’s lead drug candidate, REQORSA(TM) immunogene therapy, with AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso(R) (osimertinib) in patients with late-stage NSCLC with mutated epidermal growth factor receptors (“EGFRs”), whose disease progressed after treatment with Tagrisso. “The purpose of IRB review is to assure that appropriate steps…

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TuesdayMay 04, 2021 4:22 pm

BioMedNewsBreaks – VistaGen Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: VTGN) Appoints Proven Pharmaceutical Exec as Chief Commercial Officer

VistaGen (NASDAQ: VTGN), a biopharmaceutical company developing new generation medicines with the potential to go beyond the current standard of care for anxiety, depression and other central nervous system (“CNS”) disorders, today announced the appointment of Ann Cunningham as its chief commercial officer. Cunningham, who has been and will continue serving on VTGN’s board of directors, has a proven pharmaceutical commercial track record of more than 25 years delivering sales, marketing and global life cycle product management expertise in roles across several health care markets, including neuropsychiatry and other CNS markets that VistaGen is pursuing. “Since joining our board, Ann’s…

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TuesdayMay 04, 2021 12:19 pm

BioMedNewsBreaks – Genprex Inc. (NASDAQ: GNPX) Commences Site Recruitment for Acclaim-2 Clinical Trial

Genprex (NASDAQ: GNPX), a clinical-stage gene therapy company focused on developing life-changing treatments for patients with cancer and diabetes, today announced it has commenced clinical trial site recruitment for its upcoming Acclaim-2 clinical trial for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (“NSCLC”). An open-label, multicenter Phase 1/2 clinical trial, Acclaim-2 combines Genprex’s lead drug candidate, REQORSA(TM) immunogene therapy, with Merck & Co Inc.’s Keytruda in patients with late-stage NSCLC who are low expressors (1% to 49%) of the protein programmed death-ligand 1 ("PD-L1"). “Our clinical team remains focused on engaging with leading clinical investigators and esteemed research institutions in…

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MondayMay 03, 2021 3:21 pm

BioMedNewsBreaks – XPhyto Therapeutics Corp. (CSE: XPHY) (OTCQB: XPHYF) (FSE: 4XT) Eyes Significant Market Opportunity

XPhyto Therapeutics (CSE: XPHY) (OTCQB: XPHYF) (FSE: 4XT), a bioscience technology accelerator, raised eyebrows when it announced that XPhyto Laboratories Inc., its Alberta subsidiary, added mescaline production to its psychedelic medicine development programs earlier this year (https://ibn.fm/cHwJi). Mescaline has begun attracting legislative attention, much like was the case with cannabis, which gained widening legalization as state after state approved varied uses of hemp and cannabis within their political boundaries. Recently, California Senator Scott Wiener introduced a bill that would decriminalize select hallucinogenics, including mescaline, in part due to research from top medical universities indicating that such substances can have significant benefits…

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