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TuesdayJan 05, 2021 10:05 am

BioMedNewsBreaks – AzurRx BioPharma Inc. (NASDAQ: AZRX) Announces Participation in LifeSci Partners Corporate Access Event

AzurRx BioPharma (NASDAQ: AZRX), a company specializing in the development of nonsystemic, recombinant therapies for gastrointestinal diseases, will be participating in the 10th annual LifeSci Partners Corporate Access Event. As part of the company’s participation, AzurRx president and CEO James Sapirstein will present a summary of the company’s business and clinical-development programs to any interested parties. His presentation will also include expected 2021 highlights. In addition, Sapirstein will participate in virtual one-on-one meetings with registered investors and pharmaceutical companies. The multiday event is scheduled for Jan. 6–8 and 11–14, 2021. To register for the event, visit https://ibn.fm/JBmMH To view the full press release, visit…

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MondayJan 04, 2021 2:02 pm

BioMedNewsBreaks – Retractable Technologies Inc. (NYSE: RVP) Named ‘2020’s Stock of the Year’ by The Bowser Report

Retractable (NYSE: RVP), a manufacturer and marketer of safety syringes and other innovative medical products for the health care industry, was recognized as the “Stock of the Year” for 2020 by The Bowser Report LLC. The report reads, “Unlike last year’s top pick [Repro Med Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: KRMD)], Retractable Technologies is a recent addition to the newsletter, named Company of the Month in January 2020. At the time, RVP was trading at $1.48. Just a couple of months after recommendation, the world and financial markets were shocked by the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced lockdowns, quarantines and stay-at-home orders. While…

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MondayJan 04, 2021 12:02 pm

BioMedNewsBreaks – AzurRx BioPharma Inc. (NASDAQ: AZRX) Announces Worldwide License Agreement with First Wave Bio, $8M Offerings

AzurRx BioPharma (NASDAQ: AZRX), a company specializing in the development of non-systemic, recombinant therapies for gastrointestinal (“GI”) diseases, today announced its entry into an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement with First Wave Bio Inc. for the use of its patented and proprietary oral and rectal formulations of niclosamide for the treatment of immune checkpoint inhibitor-associated colitis (“ICI-AC”) and COVID-19 GI infections. “The acquisition of rights to niclosamide for these indications gives us an opportunity to strategically expand our existing pipeline and pursue multiple GI indications in the oncology and infectious disease arenas,” said James Sapirstein, president and CEO of AzurRx. “We are…

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WednesdayDec 30, 2020 11:09 am

BioMedNewsBreaks – VistaGen Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: VTGN) Announces Publication Detailing Its Investigational Neuropharmaceuticals for Anxiety and Depression Disorders

VistaGen (NASDAQ: VTGN), a biopharmaceutical company developing new generation medicines for anxiety, depression and other central nervous system (“CNS”) disorders, today announced that VistaGen Vice President, Translational Medicine Dr. Louis Monti and VistaGen CNS Clinical and Regulatory Advisory Board Member Dr. Michael Liebowitz authored an article published in CNS Spectrums, a Cambridge University Press journal. The article covers the proposed mechanism of action of VistaGen’s investigational neuroactive nasal sprays, PH94B and PH10, currently in development as potential rapid-onset treatments for anxiety and depression disorders.* The publication details the proposed neural circuits mediating the mechanism of action of pherines, including PH94B…

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WednesdayDec 30, 2020 10:52 am

BioMedNewsBreaks – LexaGene Holdings Inc. (TSXV: LXG) (OTCQB: LXXGF) Commences FDA EUA Study for POC COVID-19 Testing

LexaGene Holdings (TSXV: LXG) (OTCQB: LXXGF), a molecular diagnostics company that develops fully automated rapid pathogen detection systems, today announced that it has started a series of studies required by the FDA for Emergency Use Authorization (“EUA”) testing for its COVID-19 assay in a point-of-care (“POC”) environment using its fully automated MiQLab(TM) system. “I’m excited we have progressed to the point where we have started our FDA study. Our open-access technology is unlike any other on the market today, as it could be configured quickly to detect new variants, such as the recent UK variant 1 (aka SARS-CoV-2 VUI 202012/01),”…

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WednesdayDec 30, 2020 9:58 am

BioMedNewsBreaks – Predictive Oncology (NASDAQ: POAI) Cancels Upcoming Special Meeting of Stockholders

Predictive Oncology’s (NASDAQ: POAI) Board of Directors has announced that it will cancel the Special Meeting of Stockholders that was scheduled for today. Originally scheduled for Dec. 1, 2020, the meeting was adjourned on that date and rescheduled for Dec. 30 because a quorum had not been reached. As of the rescheduled date, the required quorum had still not been reached, with only 47% of the outstanding shares having been voted. In cancelling the meeting, the Board of Directors for POAI, a knowledge-driven company focused on applying artificial intelligence (“AI”) to personalized medicine and drug discovery, noted that it was…

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MondayDec 28, 2020 11:39 am

BioMedNewsBreaks – CB Scientific Inc. (CBSC) Announces Significant Growing Interest in Its my-Cam and my-Cardia Solutions

CB Scientific (OTC: CBSC), a provider of innovative products and services for the ambulatory noninvasive cardiac monitoring space, today announced the addition of dozens of new clinical trials of its my-Cam device and new hospital monitoring contracts through the company’s exclusive authorized distributor, Mango Wellness Co. Ltd. (“MWC”) and My Cardia Thailand Co. Ltd. (“MCT”) in Thailand. According to the update, MWC’s successful participation as an exhibitor at the Royal College of Physicians of Thailand Annual Conference in Pattaya, Thailand, Oct. 29-31, and again at the Thailand Cardiologist Annual Conference in Hua Hin, Thailand, Dec. 10-12, produced overwhelming interest. More…

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MondayDec 28, 2020 11:09 am

BioMedNewsBreaks – CNS Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: CNSP) Featured in Syndicated Broadcast

CNS Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: CNSP), a biopharmaceutical company specializing in the development of novel treatments for primary and metastatic cancers of the brain and central nervous system, today announced that it was featured in a broadcast via NetworkNewsAudio (“NNA”), a solution that delivers additional visibility, recognition and brand awareness in the investment community via distribution to thousands of syndication points. The audio press release covers CNS Pharmaceuticals’ Investigational New Drug (“IND”) application for its lead product candidate, Berubicin, for the treatment of Glioblastoma Multiforme (“GBM”). The IND is now approved and in effect as filed with the U.S. Food and Drug…

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MondayDec 28, 2020 10:08 am

BioMedNewsBreaks – Genprex Inc. (NASDAQ: GNPX) Secures $12M in Registered Direct Offering

Genprex (NASDAQ: GNPX), focused on developing life-changing therapies for patients with cancer and diabetes, has announced the closing of its registered direct offering of 3,116,884 shares of its common stock with a single health care-dedicated institutional investor. Genprex secured gross proceeds of $12 million, before deducting commissions and estimated expenses, with the offering priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules at a price of $3.85 per share. “We believe that the closing of this transaction with a single, health care-dedicated institutional investor is further evidence that the potential of our gene therapies for cancer and diabetes is gaining recognition within the community…

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WednesdayDec 23, 2020 10:36 am

BioMedNewsBreaks – VistaGen Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: VTGN) Closes $100M Underwritten Public Offering

VistaGen (NASDAQ: VTGN), a biopharmaceutical company developing new generation medicines for anxiety, depression and other central nervous system (“CNS”) disorders, has announced the closing of its $100 million underwritten public offering. The offering consisted of 63,000,000 shares of its common stock at an offering price of $0.92 per share, par value $0.001 per share, and 2,000,000 shares of its Series D convertible preferred stock at a public offering price of $21.16 per share. All of the securities in the offering were sold by VistaGen. Acuta Capital, New Enterprise Associates (“NEA”), OrbiMed and Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners, among others, participated in…

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