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Developing the Clinic of the Future, Cloud DX work to be supported by Sheridan College through federal grant
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Cloud DX (TSXV:CDX) (OTC:CDXFF), a leading Virtual Care platform, announces the issuance of a new patent for its upcoming Pulsewave 2.0 Vital Sign Monitor. The wrist-worn device stands to be the first at home clinical-grade vital signs monitor to capture diagnostic-quality blood pressure, heart rate, heartbeat irregularities, and respiration status simultaneously. This is the second patent for the Pulsewave 2.0 platform and this award arrives during the company's record-breaking quarter.
US patent 11,272,859 entitled ‘System and Method of Determining Respiratory Status From Oscillometric Data', strengthens the protection of Cloud DX's innovative and novel methods used to determine respiratory status. Building upon the device's initial US patent 11,006,843,which depicts the concept of using oscillometric data to determine respiration rate. This patent protects the methods developed to analyze data in determining respiratory status, beyond just respiratory rate. The company congratulates inventors Vesal Badee, Sara Ross-Howe, Josh Haid, Lamiaa Amzil, Cezar Morun, and Bonghun Shin, all members of the Research and Development team at Cloud DX.
Lead inventor and Cloud DX Biomedical Data Scientist, Vesal Badaee, states "There are plenty of digital health wearables in the market. Most, however, are limited in the quality of data they provide. This can frustrate doctors and healthcare professionals when users want to rely on them. In medicine, clinical-grade vitals are required for diagnostics or medical direction; Cloud DX is driving the transition in bringing clinical-grade wearables into the consumer space, from hospitals and clinics to our homes. This second patent on our next-generation Pulsewave underlines the innovation we're producing at Cloud DX. The team and I are proud to be a part of this Virtual Care transition."
"With the Medical Metaverse and the Virtual Care movements growing the need for home-based diagnostics grows ever more prominent," added Robert Kaul, CEO and Founder of Cloud DX. He continued, "Together these technologies create an all-encompassing model of care improves access to healthcare and can expedite accurate clinician decision making. The ability to accurately capture patient vitals anywhere in the world, even in most remote locations, and transfer that data directly to their doctor or care team means primary care teams can make better clinical decisions, potentially remove the need for an in-person doctor visit, or even circumvent an emergent care visit. To put it simply, the connected ecosystem means better patient outcomes, closer circles of care, and more economical for providers and payers."
How Pulsewave 2.0 breathing rate technology works
- Cloud DX's Pulsewave vital signs monitor is worn on a patient's wrist, and oscillometric pulse waveforms are obtained as the cuff deflates, obtaining pulse wave signals and artifact signals over multiple patient breaths.
- Pulsewave software analyzes these signals producing an envelope of pulse waveforms as well as a frequency modulated sequence of pulses at various time intervals containing breathing rate data.
- Pulsewave 2.0 operates autonomously but can also be connected to the internet. When connected, clinicians receiving the data can derive additional biological metrics via the Cloud Diagnostics® online platform.
About Cloud DX
Accelerating virtual healthcare, Cloud DX is on a mission to make healthcare better for everyone. Our Connected Health TM remote patient monitoring platform is used by healthcare enterprises and care teams across North America to virtually manage chronic disease, enable aging in place, and deliver hospital-quality post-surgical care in the home. Our partners achieve better healthcare and patient outcomes, reduce the need for hospitalization or re-admission, and reduce healthcare delivery costs through more efficient use of resources. Cloud DX is the co-winner of the Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE, a 2021 Edison Award winner, a Fast Company "World Changing Idea" finalist, and one of "Canada's Ten Most Prominent Telehealth Providers." In 2021, Cloud DX became an exclusive partner to Medtronic Canada.
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Cloud DX partners with Sheridan College on Medical Metaverse Research and Development
- Funding awarded for mobile and machine learning healthcare innovation projects
- Supports commercialization of patented Cloud DX technology for the Medical Metaverse
- Research partnership between Sheridan's CMI and Cloud DX's eXtended Reality division, Cloud XR
Cloud DX (TSXV:CDX) (OTCQB:CDXFF), leading Virtual Care platform provider, will partner with Sheridan College (the grant recipient) on a project with Cloud XR, the company's eXtended Reality division, to further develop the Clinic of the Future, an augmented reality (AR) platform. This is made possible through the support of a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Applied Research and Technology Partnership (ARTP) non-dilutive funding grant. As a key industry partner, Cloud DX will work with Sheridan College who will conduct a portfolio of applied research projects in Mobile Health and Health and Machine Learning
Cloud XR's Clinic of the Future demonstrates how its patented Vitaliti™ continuous monitoring device displays real-time patient information in the form of 3-D holographic images. The Clinic of the Future is the Medical Metaverse in action, a fully remote, touchless, seamless method enabling healthcare professionals to interact with patients.
Dr. Sonny Kohli, Chief Medical Officer and Co-Founder at Cloud DX states: "Improving healthcare is important to everyone, we all use it throughout our lives, and advancement in healthcare and medicine is only possible through innovation. Working with partners such as Sheridan's Center for Mobile Innovation is essential to push the industry into the future. At Cloud DX working with leaders such Dr. Edward Sykes helps bring our inventions to life and supports our commercialization of new healthcare devices, such as our patented Vitaliti™. This NSERC funding not only recognizes Canadian technology leadership like our partnership, more importantly it advances the MedTech industry - one where virtual and remote care, AI, and Augmented Reality are embedded throughout; the Medical Metaverse. Think about it, a leading specialist can now examine a patient on the other side of the world, its limitless. The Medical Metaverse will improve access to healthcare, create more efficiencies, lead to better patient outcomes, and much more."
About the Sheridan Centre for Mobile Innovation
The Sheridan Centre for Mobile Innovation (CMI) creates innovative solutions to industry-relevant challenges, in close collaboration with industry, community, and academic partners. CMI uses leading technologies in its research including: mobile, Artificial Intelligent/Machine Learning/Deep Learning, wearable computing, augmented/virtual reality/mixed reality and Internet of Things. Please visit: cmi.sheridancollege.ca. For more information on research and innovation at Sheridan, please visit research.sheridancollege.ca.
About Cloud DX
Accelerating virtual healthcare, Cloud DX is on a mission to make healthcare better for everyone. Our Connected Health TM remote patient monitoring platform is used by healthcare enterprises and care teams across North America to virtually manage chronic disease, enable aging in place, and deliver hospital-quality post-surgical care in the home. Our partners achieve better healthcare and patient outcomes, reduce the need for hospitalization or re-admission, and reduce healthcare delivery costs through more efficient use of resources. Cloud DX is the co-winner of the Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE, a 2021 Edison Award winner, a Fast Company "World Changing Idea" finalist, and was named a "New Innovator 2022" by Canadian Business magazine. Cloud DX is an exclusive virtual care partner to Medtronic Canada and Equitable Life.
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Cloud DX Signs Contract with Paramedical Service Provider for Remote Patient Monitoring
Cloud DX chosen as Virtual Care Platform for the Ontario Paramedical Service provider, replacing existing hardware and services
Cloud DX (TSXV:CDX)(OTCQX:CDXFF) is pleased to announce a new 24-month contract with an Ontario Paramedic Service Provider enabling the client to provide Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) across its serviceable area. Cloud DX will provide its award-winning Connected Health™ platform and support the client as it transitions from its previous remote care tools to Cloud DX's Virtual Care Platform. The client showcases how beneficial ‘Remote Care Monitoring' is for Paramedical Service providers, enabling providers to establish deeper community roots and maintain funding levels, while community members benefit from greater access to much-needed care. The client has purchased 223 Connected Health™ kits totalling ~$145,000 CAD with additional recurring fees for subscription software services. Funding for the program comes from the $82.5M Community Paramedicine for Long-Term Care program announced by the Ontario government on October 22, 2021
The Paramedical client will provide Cloud DX's biometric monitoring equipment to clients in their homes to monitor vital signs including weight, blood pressure, heart rate, oxygen level, temperature, and blood glucose. Daily monitoring allows the client and health care providers to make informed decisions and enables the Paramedic to connect with the client if a metric is out of range. The paramedical care provider seeks to keep individuals on the long-term care bed waitlist and individuals who are medically complex or isolated comfortable and safe in their homes. In turn, Remote Care Monitoring is expected to reduce 911 calls, emergency room visits, and hospital admissions.
Cloud DX COO and co-founder, Anthony Kaul, states "At-home remote monitoring is critical to improving the health of vulnerable populations, such as community members with chronic conditions or seniors who wish to live independently for as long as possible. By bringing Remote Care Monitoring directly to the community our client is forging a new path in paramedicine. This modern approach improves community health and enables significantly earlier intervention for those with deteriorating health, in turn reducing hospitalizations. Cloud DX is well known for our high user satisfaction ratings, so we are confident this initiative will be well received by the community. Of course, with our Headquarters in Ontario, we're always extremely happy to support our neighbouring communities."
About Cloud DX
Accelerating virtual healthcare, Cloud DX is on a mission to make healthcare better for everyone. Our Connected Health TM remote patient monitoring platform is used by healthcare enterprises and care teams across North America to virtually manage chronic disease, enable aging in place, and deliver hospital-quality post-surgical care in the home. Our partners achieve better healthcare and patient outcomes, reduce the need for hospitalization or re-admission, and reduce healthcare delivery costs through more efficient use of resources. Cloud DX is the co-winner of the Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE, a 2021 Edison Award winner, a Fast Company "World Changing Idea" finalist, and was named a "New Innovator 2022" by Canadian Business magazine. Cloud DX is an exclusive virtual care partner to Medtronic Canada and Equitable Life.
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Cloud DX Signs Two Contracts with US Primary Care Clinics
Continued growth in US RPM as partner Maxwell Telecare signs two additional clinics in Illinois
News in Summary
- These RPM contracts bring the total Maxwell Telecare clinics in 2022 to five
- Addition of these two contracts brings this quarter's total number of contracts to twelve
- Reimbursed RPM programs have the potential to impact 33% of American adults1
Cloud DX (TSXV:CDX) (OTCQB:CDXFF), Cloud DX, a leading Virtual Care platform in North America, and partner Maxwell Telecare announce two additional new contracts with US based Primary Care practices in Illinois. Under the company's Patient First™ program, the clinics will deploy Connected Health™ to control exacerbations, improve quality of life, and avoid hospital admissions, and ER visits. The participating Maxwell clinics will prescribe the kits under US codes for reimbursed Remote Patient Monitoring and Chronic Care Management, paid for by public and private health insurance. This announcement contributes to a record-setting quarter for Cloud DX bringing the total signed contracts this quarter to 12
Rajani Nair, Deployment Manager at Cloud DX, states "Maxwell Telecare understands the value of RPM and how it improves not only a clinic's return on investment but more importantly improves patient care and patient outcomes. As deployments across their network scale, the Maxwell team seamlessly integrates our Connected Health™ kit as part of their patient offerings, reimbursable in the US for RPM or Chronic Care Management. Given their ease of integration, this partnership has transitioned from establishment to scaling. We look forward to continuing to work with them"
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1. Hajat, C., & Stein, E. (2018). The global burden of multiple chronic conditions: A narrative review. Preventive medicine reports, 12, 284-293. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2018.10.008
About Cloud DX
Accelerating virtual healthcare, Cloud DX is on a mission to make healthcare better for everyone. Our Connected Health TM remote patient monitoring platform is used by healthcare enterprises and care teams across North America to virtually manage chronic disease, enable aging in place, and deliver hospital-quality post-surgical care in the home. Our partners achieve better healthcare and patient outcomes, reduce the need for hospitalization or re-admission, and reduce healthcare delivery costs through more efficient use of resources. Cloud DX is the co-winner of the Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE, a 2021 Edison Award winner, a Fast Company "World Changing Idea" finalist, and one of "Canada's Ten Most Prominent Telehealth Providers." In 2021, Cloud DX became an exclusive partner of Medtronic Canada.
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Cloud DX Signs New Palliative Contract with Ontario Healthcare Team
Cloud DX Signs New Palliative Contract with Ontario Healthcare Team
Healthcare team to use Connected Health™ kits to provide dignity in care for up to 85 patients
News in Summary
- Cloud DX to provide Connected Heath™ kits and supporting software services
- Program will support up to 85 patients in palliative care
- This is the 10th contract this quarter for the Virtual Care platform
Cloud DX (TSXV:CDX)(OTCQB:CDXFF), a leading Virtual Care platform, signs a contract with a healthcare team in Niagara, Ontario, Canada. The team will use Cloud DX's Connected Health™ kits and software services for up to 85 palliative patients. The 12-month contract will commence deployment this month, adding to Cloud DX's successful quarter and recently announced, industry first patent in vital-sign analysis. Connected Health™ has been deployed for palliative patients by other provinces and territories, including Yukon Health and Social Services, since 2019
"While we're known for our post-surgical and chronic care programs, it is refreshing to work with clinics who are passionate about the extended benefits and applications of RPM. This healthcare team understands RPM and recognizes its many use cases," says Head of Operations, Cara MacDonald. "Making healthcare better means encompassing all stages of life, all stages of illness or conditions. We look forward to paving the palliative healthcare delivery pathway with a clinical leader in Ontario."
Palliative Care Management is the third focus area for Cloud DX, building upon its growing Post-Surgical and Chronic Care Management programs. As the digital healthcare sector grows globally, the company continues to work with care providers to pursue new use cases for virtual care and remote patient monitoring while innovating new care pathways alongside industry-leading partners such as Medtronic Canada and Equitable Life.
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Accelerating virtual healthcare, Cloud DX is on a mission to make healthcare better for everyone. Our Connected Health TM remote patient monitoring platform is used by healthcare enterprises and care teams across North America to virtually manage chronic disease, enable aging in place, and deliver hospital-quality post-surgical care in the home. Our partners achieve better healthcare and patient outcomes, reduce the need for hospitalization or re-admission, and reduce healthcare delivery costs through more efficient use of resources. Cloud DX is the co-winner of the Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE, a 2021 Edison Award winner, a Fast Company "World Changing Idea" finalist, and one of "Canada's Ten Most Prominent Telehealth Providers." In 2021, Cloud DX became an exclusive partner to Medtronic Canada.
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Cloud DX Announces Closing of Private Placement
Cloud DX (TSXV:CDX)(OTCQB:CDXFF), a leading North American provider of virtual care and Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) solutions, is pleased to announce that it has closed a non-brokered private placement (the "Private Placement") of 260 units (the "Units") of the Corporation at a price of $1,000 per Unit, for gross proceeds of $260,000 (the "Offering"). Each Unit is comprised of (i) a C$1,000 principal amount unsecured convertible debenture (each, a "Debenture") and (ii) 1,430 common share purchase warrants of the Corporation (each, a "Warrant"). The Debentures will mature on January 27, 2025 (the "Maturity Date") and shall bear interest at a simple rate of 10% per annum. The principal amount of the Debentures may be converted at the election of the holder thereof into common shares in the capital of the Company ("Common Shares") at a conversion price of C$0.35 per Common Share (the "Conversion Price") at any time prior to the Maturity Date. Each Warrant entitles the holder thereof to acquire one common share of the Corporation (each, a "Common Share") at a price of C$0.50 per Common Share at any time prior to 4:30 p.m. (Toronto Time) on January 27, 2024
As consideration for services rendered in connection with the Offering, the Corporation paid to certain registered brokers a cash commission in the amount equal to $13,000 (5% of the gross proceeds of the Offering); and (ii) issued to certain registered brokers 37,142 non-transferable common share purchase warrants (the "Broker Warrants"). Each Broker Warrant entitles the holder thereof to acquire one Common Share at an exercise price of $0.35 per Common Share for a period of 24 months from the date of closing of the Private Placement.
The Corporation intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering for sales, marketing, research and development and working capital requirements.
In accordance with applicable Canadian securities laws, all securities issued pursuant to the Offering will be subject to a four (4) month hold period ending July 19, 2022. The Offering remains subject to final approval from the TSX Venture Exchange.
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About Cloud DX
Accelerating virtual healthcare, Cloud DX is on a mission to make healthcare better for everyone. Our Connected Health TM remote patient monitoring platform is used by healthcare enterprises and care teams across North America to virtually manage chronic disease, enable aging in place, and deliver hospital-quality post-surgical care in the home. Our partners achieve better healthcare and patient outcomes, reduce the need for hospitalization or re-admission, and reduce healthcare delivery costs through more efficient use of resources. Cloud DX is the co-winner of the Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE, a 2021 Edison Award winner, a Fast Company "World Changing Idea" finalist, and one of "Canada's Ten Most Prominent Telehealth Providers." In 2021, Cloud DX became an exclusive partner to Medtronic Canada.
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Longboard Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Interim Results from the Open-Label Extension of the Phase 1b/2a PACIFIC Study Evaluating Bexicaserin in Participants with Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathies
- Bexicaserin achieved an overall median seizure reduction of 56.1% in countable motor seizures over an approximate 6-month treatment period; participants randomized to the PACIFIC placebo group achieved a median seizure reduction of 57.3%
- Favorable safety and tolerability results observed
- 100% of participants who completed the PACIFIC Study entered the OLE
- End of Phase 2 Meeting scheduled for this summer
Longboard Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: LBPH), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel, transformative medicines for neurological diseases, today announced positive interim results from its ongoing 52-week open-label extension of the PACIFIC Study evaluating bexicaserin (LP352) in participants ages 12-65 years old with Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathies.
"We are thrilled to see a sustained, durable response in seizure reduction and a favorable safety and tolerability profile across a broad range of DEE patients. Additionally, we saw compelling seizure reduction in the PACIFIC placebo patients who transitioned to bexicaserin in the OLE. These data provide further support to bexicaserin's potential to offer a highly differentiated and best-in-class profile," stated Dr. Randall Kaye, Longboard's Chief Medical Officer.
"Given the tremendous unmet need in patients living with DEEs, we are committed to rapidly advancing the development of bexicaserin. We expect to provide additional analyses of these participants as they progress in the OLE Study and transition to our Expanded Access Program," Dr. Kaye continued. "With an End of Phase 2 meeting scheduled this summer, we remain on track to initiate our global Phase 3 program for bexicaserin later this year."
PACIFIC OLE Study Interim Analysis Results:
The PACIFIC OLE Study is a 52-week Phase 2, open-label, long-term safety study of bexicaserin in participants with a range of DEEs, including Dravet syndrome (n=3), Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (n=20) and DEE Other (n=18), who completed the PACIFIC Study (n=41). The study objectives are to investigate the safety and tolerability of multiple doses of bexicaserin in participants with DEEs, and to analyze the effect of bexicaserin on the frequency of observed countable motor seizures and other seizure types. The interim analysis was conducted when participants reached the approximate 6-month point in the OLE Study.
Summary of Efficacy Results:
The median change in countable motor seizure frequency for participants in the OLE Study over an approximate 6-month treatment period was a decrease of 56.1% (n=40) from their baseline entering the PACIFIC Study.
The median change in countable motor seizure frequency from baseline for:
- participants randomized to the bexicaserin-treated group in the PACIFIC Study was a decrease of 54.9% (n=31)
- participants randomized to the placebo group in the PACIFIC Study that transitioned to bexicaserin in the OLE was a decrease of 57.3% (n=9)
Summary of Safety and Tolerability Results:
Favorable safety and tolerability results were observed in this study. 100% of PACIFIC Study completers elected to enroll in the OLE with 95.1% (39 out of 41) remaining in the ongoing open-label study. One participant discontinued due to the adverse event (AE) of lethargy and one participant discontinued by withdrawal of consent. The most common treatment emergent AEs in the overall group (n=41) occurring in >5% of patients were upper respiratory tract infections, COVID-19, pneumonia, sinusitis, seizures, and decreased appetite.
ABOUT THE PACIFIC STUDY AND THE OLE STUDY
The PACIFIC Study is a Phase 1b/2a double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial to assess the safety, tolerability, efficacy and pharmacokinetics of bexicaserin (LP352) in 52 participants between the ages of 12 and 65 years old with DEEs at 34 sites across the United States and Australia. Following a 5-week screening period and baseline evaluations, study participants initiated a dose titration over a 15-day period and subsequently continued on the highest tolerated dose throughout the maintenance period of 60 days. Following the maintenance period, participants were then titrated down, and eligible participants were given the opportunity to enroll in a 52-week open-label extension study.
ABOUT LONGBOARD PHARMACEUTICALS
Longboard Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel, transformative medicines for neurological diseases. Longboard is working to advance a portfolio of centrally acting product candidates designed to be highly selective for specific G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). Longboard's small molecule product candidates are based on more than 20 years of GPCR research. Longboard plans to advance bexicaserin (LP352), an oral, centrally acting 5-hydroxytryptamine 2C (5-HT2C) receptor superagonist, with no observed impact on 5-HT2B and 5-HT2A receptor subtypes, into a global Phase 3 program. Longboard recently reported positive topline data from a Phase 1b/2a clinical trial (the PACIFIC Study) evaluating bexicaserin in participants ages 12 to 65 years old with Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathies (DEEs), including Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, Dravet syndrome and other DEEs. Longboard is also evaluating LP659, an oral, centrally acting, sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) receptor subtypes 1 and 5 modulator, which is in development for the potential treatment of rare neuroinflammatory conditions. Longboard is conducting a Phase 1 single-ascending dose (SAD) clinical trial for LP659 in healthy volunteers, with topline data expected in the second quarter of 2024.
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Surrozen Presents Preliminary Results from Phase 1a Study of SZN-043 in Healthy Volunteers and Patients with a History of Liver Cirrhosis at the 2024 European Association for the Study of the Liver in Milan
SZN-043 is a novel biotherapeutic shown to potentiate Wnt signaling and induce proliferation of hepatocytes in preclinical models
Treatment with SZN-043 in the Phase 1a trial was safe and well tolerated in healthy volunteers and patients with a history of liver cirrhosis
Phase 1a trial of SZN-043 demonstrated evidence of target engagement and Wnt-pathway mediated pharmacodynamic effects in the liver
Enrollment is ongoing in Phase 1b study in severe alcohol-associated hepatitis
Surrozen Inc. ("Surrozen" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: SRZN), a company pioneering targeted therapeutics that selectively activate the Wnt Pathway for tissue repair and regeneration, presented a poster on the preliminary results of a Phase 1a study of SZN-043, a novel R-Spondin mimetic, in healthy volunteers and subjects with liver cirrhosis on June 8, 2024 at the 2024 European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) in Milan (LINK: HERE ).
Study Overview
- Safe and well-tolerated doses of SZN-043 were established in the randomized, placebo-controlled, first-in-human, Phase 1a trial in 40 healthy volunteers (HVs) and 8 patients with a history of liver cirrhosis.
- Single or multiple intravenous infusion doses were administered in a range from 0.5 mg/kg to 3 mg/kg.
- In some treated subjects, there were mild-to-moderate, transient, and dose-related serum transaminase elevations that resolved without intervention. These serum transaminase elevations were not associated with other changes in clinical pathology that are indicative of liver disease or bile duct damage.
Pharmacodynamic Biomarkers
The study provided evidence of Wnt-mediated pharmacodynamic activity in the liver after treatment with SZN-043.
- Target engagement was confirmed via transient increases in alkaline phosphatase (ALP). Increases in ALP are indicative of SZN-043 binding to, and elimination of, its targeting receptor asialoglycoprotein (ASGPR) from the surface of the hepatocytes and this reduction in its capacity to clear ALP is consistent with observations in other ASGPR binding agents.
- Wnt signal activation was demonstrated by the results of the methacetin breath test. This test showed increased methacetin clearance following SZN-043 administration which is indicative of activation of the Wnt target gene, CYP1A2, in hepatocytes.
- HepQuant measurements demonstrated increases in the portal hepatic filtration rate (HFR). The HepQuant test is a quantitative liver function test that measures cholate clearance to assess liver function. The increase in portal HFR is thought to be related to Wnt-mediated induction of cholate clearance by SZN-043.
"We were pleased to present the first clinical data from this innovative bispecific antibody-based approach to modulating the Wnt pathway. The Phase 1a study demonstrated activation of Wnt signaling, target engagement in the liver, the initial effects observed on liver function and that the drug was safe and well tolerated," said Craig Parker, President and Chief Executive Office of Surrozen. "We are making significant progress with our platform technologies as we focus on optimizing our abilities to modulate the Wnt pathway and provide important new therapeutic options through targeted cell and tissue regeneration. Wnt modulation in hepatocytes is a promising new mechanism for supporting regeneration in injured livers."
About SZN-043 for Severe Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis
SZN-043 is the first development candidate using Surrozen's SWEETS™ technology. Surrozen is developing SZN-043 for severe liver diseases, initially focusing on severe alcohol-associated hepatitis. The Company has completed a Phase 1a clinical trial in patients with a history of liver cirrhosis and healthy volunteers. SZN-043 was safe and well tolerated in single or multiple IV doses and demonstrated evidence of target engagement, Wnt signal activation and effects on liver function.
The Phase 1b clinical trial in patients with severe alcohol-associated hepatitis began enrollment in the second quarter of 2024 and the Company expects that proof-of-concept data from this trial may be available in the first half of 2025. The study will enroll up to 30 patients with severe alcohol-associated hepatitis in an open-label trial. The study will evaluate safety, pharmacokinetics, immunogenicity and a number of efficacy endpoints including MELD score, Lille score and survival. The MELD and Lille scores have been shown to correlate with clinical improvement and 90-day survival.
About SZN-413 for Retinal Diseases
SZN-413 is a bi-specific antibody targeting Fzd4-mediated Wnt signaling designed using Surrozen's SWAP™ technology. It is currently being developed for the treatment of retinal vascular-associated diseases. Data generated by Surrozen with SZN-413 in preclinical models of retinopathy demonstrated that SZN-413 could potently stimulate Wnt signaling in the eye, induce normal retinal vessel regrowth, suppress pathological vessel growth and reduce vascular leakage. This novel approach could thus potentially allow for regeneration of healthy eye tissue, not only halting retinopathy, but possibly allowing for a full reversal of the patient's disease.
In the fourth quarter of 2022, Surrozen entered into a strategic partnership with Boehringer Ingelheim for the research and development of SZN-413 for the treatment of retinal diseases. Under the terms of the agreement, Boehringer Ingelheim received an exclusive, worldwide license to develop SZN-413 and other Fzd4-specific Wnt-modulating molecules for all purposes, including as a treatment for retinal diseases, in exchange for an upfront payment to Surrozen of $12.5 million. Surrozen will also be eligible to receive up to $587.0 million in success-based development, regulatory, and commercial milestone payments, in addition to mid-single digit to low-double digit royalties on sales. After an initial period of joint research, Boehringer Ingelheim will assume all development and commercial responsibilities.
About Wnt Signaling
Wnt signaling plays key roles in the control of development, homeostasis, and regeneration of many essential organs and tissues, including liver, intestine, lung, kidney, retina, central nervous system, cochlea, bone, and others. Modulation of Wnt signaling pathways has potential for treatment of degenerative diseases and tissue injuries. Surrozen's platform and proprietary technologies have the potential to overcome the limitations in pursuing the Wnt pathway as a therapeutic strategy.
About Surrozen
Surrozen is a clinical stage biotechnology company discovering and developing drug candidates to selectively modulate the Wnt pathway. Surrozen is developing tissue-specific antibodies designed to engage the body's existing biological repair mechanisms with a current focus on severe liver and eye diseases. For more information, please visit www.surrozen.com .
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Annexon Announces Pricing of $125 Million Underwritten Public Offering
Annexon, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANNX), a biopharmaceutical company advancing a late-stage clinical platform of novel therapies for people living with devastating classical complement-mediated neuroinflammatory diseases of the body, brain, and eye, today announced the pricing of its previously announced underwritten public offering of 13,001,120 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $6.25 per share and, in lieu of common stock to certain investors, pre-funded warrants to purchase 7,000,000 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $6.249 per share, which equals the public offering price per share of the common stock less the $0.001 exercise price per share of each pre-funded warrant.
The total gross proceeds to Annexon are expected to be $125.0 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses payable by Annexon. The offering is expected to close on June 7, 2024, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. In addition, Annexon has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 3,000,168 shares of common stock.
J.P. Morgan, Jefferies, TD Cowen, BofA Securities and Wells Fargo Securities are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering.
The shares are being offered by Annexon pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3, including a base prospectus, that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and declared effective by the SEC on April 1, 2024. The offering is being made only by means of a prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus that will form a part of the registration statement. These documents can be accessed for free through the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Copies of the final prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, when available, may be obtained from: J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, or by email at prospectus-eq_fi@jpmchase.com and postsalemanualrequests@broadridge.com; or Jefferies LLC, Attention: Equity Syndicate Prospectus Department, 520 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022, by telephone at (877) 547-6340, or by email at Prospectus_Department@Jefferies.com; or TD Securities (USA) LLC, 1 Vanderbilt Avenue, New York, NY 10017, by telephone at (855) 495-9846, or by email at TD.ECM_Prospectus@tdsecurities.com; or BofA Securities, NC1-022-02-25, 201 North Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC 28255, Attention: Prospectus Department, or by email at dg.prospectus_requests@bofa.com; or Wells Fargo Securities, 90 South 7th Street, 5th Floor, Minneapolis, MN 55402, by telephone at 800-645-3751 (option #5), or by email at WFScustomerservice@wellsfargo.com.
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About Annexon
Annexon Biosciences (Nasdaq: ANNX) is a biopharmaceutical company advancing a late-stage clinical platform of novel therapies for people living with devastating classical complement-mediated neuroinflammatory diseases of the body, brain, and eye. Annexon's novel scientific approach targets upstream C1q to block the classical complement inflammatory cascade before it starts, and its therapeutic candidates are designed to provide meaningful benefits across multiple autoimmune, neurodegenerative and ophthalmic diseases. With proof-of concept data in Guillain-Barré syndrome, Huntington's disease and geographic atrophy, Annexon is rigorously advancing its mid-to late-stage clinical trials to bring new potential treatments to patients as quickly as possible.
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MiNK Therapeutics Announces Virtual Annual Shareholders Meeting
MiNK Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: INKT), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering the discovery, development, and commercialization of allogeneic, off-the-shelf, invariant natural killer T (INKT) cell therapies to treat cancer and other immune-mediated diseases, today announced that its Annual Shareholders Meeting will begin at 9:30 a.m. ET. on June 12, 2024, and will be conducted in a virtual format only. Registration for attendees will start at 9:15 a.m. ET.
To participate in the Annual Shareholders Meeting, shareholders should visit www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/INKT2024 and enter the 16-digit control number found in their proxy materials. Guests may also access the meeting in listen-only mode. No control number is required for guests.
Webcast Information:
Date: Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Time: 9:30 a.m. ET
A live webcast and replay will be accessible from the Company's website at https://investor.minktherapeutics.com/events-and-presentations and at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/INKT2024 .
About MiNK Therapeutics
MiNK Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering the discovery, development, and commercialization of allogeneic invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cell therapies to treat cancer and other immune-mediated diseases. MiNK is advancing a pipeline of both native and next generation engineered iNKT programs, with a platform designed to facilitate scalable and reproducible manufacturing for off-the-shelf delivery. The company is headquartered in New York, NY. For more information, visit https://minktherapeutics.com/ or @MiNK_iNKT. Information that may be important to investors will be routinely posted on our website and social media channels.
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Atea Pharmaceuticals Presents Positive Initial Phase 2 Data for Bemnifosbuvir and Ruzasvir Combination for Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus at EASL Congress 2024
97% SVR12 Rate Observed with 8 Weeks of Treatment in Lead-In Cohort of HCV-Infected Patients in Ongoing Phase 2 Clinical Study
EASL Presentations Continue to Support Best-in-Class Potential with High Antiviral Potency, Short Treatment Duration, Low Risk of Drug Interaction and High Barrier to Resistance
Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVIR) ("Atea"), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of oral antiviral therapeutics for serious viral diseases, today announced new data from the lead-in cohort (n=60) of the Company's ongoing Phase 2 combination study of bemnifosbuvir, an oral nucleotide NS5B polymerase inhibitor, and ruzasvir, an oral NS5A inhibitor, for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV). With an 8-week treatment duration, the Phase 2 data from the lead-in cohort of non-cirrhotic patients showed a 97% sustained virologic response rate at 12 weeks post-treatment (SVR12), which is the primary efficacy endpoint of the study.
The Company will also present preclinical data further demonstrating a high barrier to resistance and pharmacokinetics for bemnifosbuvir and a low risk of drug-drug interactions for ruzasvir. These data are being presented at the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) Congress taking place June 5-8, 2024, in Milan, Italy.
"Today, new challenges are hindering progress towards our goal of HCV elimination in the U.S. and globally. Patient demographics have changed, and the pace of new HCV infections is quickly outpacing the rate of those being treated. It is apparent that further innovations are required to address the needs of today's HCV-infected patients," said Jean-Pierre Sommadossi, PhD, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Atea Pharmaceuticals. "The data being presented at EASL demonstrate a potential best-in-class profile that combines the most compelling attributes of current HCV drug treatments through the innovative combination of bemnifosbuvir and ruzasvir. We look forward to reporting the full results from our ongoing Phase 2 study during the second half of this year."
Results from the lead-in cohort of the Phase 2 study also showed a 100% SVR12 rate in participants infected with genotype 3 (n=13), a historically difficult-to-treat genotype of HCV. The combination regimen was well tolerated, with no drug-related severe adverse events (SAEs) or treatment discontinuations. Based on these positive data from the lead-in cohort, the Phase 2 study continues, with the aim of enrolling up to an additional 220 subjects, including those with compensated cirrhosis.
"Today, many of my HCV patients present with other conditions requiring multiple concurrent therapies and complicated lives," said Eric Lawitz, MD, The Texas Liver Institute, Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of Texas Health San Antonio. "I am excited about the initial bemnifosbuvir and ruzasvir combination data. The combination of a short 8-week treatment duration, a low risk of drug-drug interactions, and robust antiviral efficacy across all genotypes makes this an attractive regimen."
More than 2 million people in the U.S. are living with chronic HCV, and approximately 100,000 new chronic cases are diagnosed each year. HCV diagnoses continually outpace annual treatment rates, as less than a third of those diagnosed with HCV receive timely treatment.
Data Presented at EASL Include :
Poster Title: Lead-in Cohort Results From a Phase 2 Study of a Novel 8-Week Combination Regimen of Bemnifosbuvir and Ruzasvir in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection (THU-382)
Conclusion: Data from the lead-in cohort of 60 patients in the Phase 2 clinical trial of bemnifosbuvir and ruzasvir in HCV-infected subjects showed a high SVR12 rate of 97% in the lead-in cohort with a short 8-week duration of treatment. The primary endpoints of the study are safety and SVR12. Viral kinetics were similar in genotype 1 and genotype 3 infected subjects, including a 100% SVR12 rate in historically difficult-to-treat genotype 3 infected subjects. The combination was generally safe and well tolerated. There were no drug-related serious adverse events or treatment discontinuations, and adverse events were mostly mild.
Poster Title: Bemnifosbuvir is a Potent HCV NS5B Inhibitor with a Favorable Antiviral Profile and High Resistance Barrier (SAT-402)
Conclusion: Viral resistance is an important consideration for direct-acting antiviral (DAA) use as it may impact the efficacy of treatments for HCV infection. Results demonstrated that bemnifosbuvir is at least ten-fold more potent than sofosbuvir, a medication to treat HCV infections, across all genotypes tested and is not resistant to resistance-associated substitutions (RASs) that have been found to alter the activity of sofosbuvir. While the C223H mutation was found to be the primary bemnifosbuvir RAS in genotype 1b, multiple additional substitutions at other NS5B regions were required to confer meaningful resistance, suggesting that bemnifosbuvir provides a high barrier to resistance. Based upon the data demonstrated to date, it is expected that the bemnifosbuvir and ruzasvir combination should have a more compelling antiviral profile against major HCV NS5A RAVs than the current standard of care.
Poster Title: Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, and Excretion of [14C]-Bemnifosbuvir in Rats (SAT-411)
Conclusion: This preclinical study in rats was conducted to better understand the tissue distribution, metabolites, and excretion routes following bemnifosbuvir treatment. Following a single oral dose in rats, bemnifosbuvir has favorable overall absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (ADME) properties, including good bioavailability (>60%) and wide distribution to tissues with low penetration into the brain. Bemnifosbuvir was highly and rapidly metabolized to the metabolite AT-273, consistent with the proposed metabolic and activation pathway.
Poster Title: Low Risk of Drug-Drug Interactions for Ruzasvir Based Upon In Vitro Metabolism and Transporter Interaction Studies (SAT-412)
Conclusion: Many patients infected with HCV are also taking multiple co-medications, which may impact treatment decisions. This preclinical study aimed to further understand the risk of drug-drug interactions (DDIs) for ruzasvir by analyzing its metabolism in human liver microsomes and cells. Based on these in vitro data and static DDI risk assessment models, ruzasvir has a low potential to be a perpetrator of DDIs via inhibition or induction of CYP450. Similarly, it has a low potential to inhibit OATP1B1 and OATP1B3 transporters. The relevance of bile salt export pump (BSEP) inhibition to DDIs is limited.
About Hepatitis C Virus
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a blood-borne, positive-sense, single-stranded (ss)RNA virus that primarily infects liver cells. HCV is a leading cause of chronic liver disease and liver transplants, spreading via blood transfusion, hemodialysis, and needle sticks. An estimated 50 million people globally live with chronic HCV infection, with approximately 1 million new infections and 242,000 deaths occurring each year. Most HCV-related deaths are due to liver scarring (cirrhosis) and liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma). Injection drug use accounts for around 30% of new HCV cases globally and approximately 60% in the U.S. Annually, HCV diagnoses in the U.S. outpace treatment rates, as less than a third of those diagnosed with HCV receive timely treatment.
About Bemnifosbuvir and Ruzasvir for Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)
Bemnifosbuvir is an oral, purine nucleotide prodrug designed to inhibit viral replication by impairing viral RNA polymerase, a key component in the replication machinery of enveloped positive single-stranded RNA viruses, such as human coronaviruses and HCV. Atea is developing bemnifosbuvir in combination with ruzasvir, an oral NS5A inhibitor for the treatment of HCV. As single agents, both bemnifosbuvir and ruzasvir have demonstrated potent pan-genotypic antiviral activity against HCV. The combination of bemnifosbuvir and ruzasvir has exhibited synergistic in vitro activity against HCV with no pharmacokinetic (PK) drug-drug interactions in healthy volunteers.
In vitro studies have shown bemnifosbuvir to be approximately 10-fold more active than sofosbuvir (SOF) against a panel of laboratory strains and clinical isolates of HCV GT 1–5. In vitro studies have also demonstrated that bemnifosbuvir remained fully active against SOF resistance-associated strains (S282T), with up to 58-fold more potency than SOF. The PK profile of bemnifosbuvir supports once-daily dosing for the treatment of HCV. Across both HCV and COVID-19 programs, bemnifosbuvir has been administered to over 2,100 subjects and has been well-tolerated at doses up to 550 mg for durations up 12 weeks in healthy subjects and patients.
Ruzasvir has demonstrated highly potent and pan-genotypic antiviral activity in preclinical (picomolar range) and clinical studies. Ruzasvir has been administered to over 1,200 HCV-infected patients at daily doses of up to 180 mg for 12 weeks and has demonstrated a favorable safety profile. Ruzasvir's PK profile supports once-daily dosing.
About the Phase 2 Study
Atea is currently conducting a global Phase 2 clinical trial in treatment-naïve, chronic HCV-infected patients either without cirrhosis or with compensated cirrhosis. This study is designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of eight weeks of treatment with the combination consisting of once-daily bemnifosbuvir 550 mg and ruzasvir 180 mg. Up to approximately 280 treatment-naïve patients across all HCV genotypes, including the lead-in cohort of 60 patients without cirrhosis, are expected to be enrolled in this Phase 2 clinical trial.
The primary endpoints of the study are safety and sustained virologic response (SVR) at 12 weeks post-treatment (SVR12). Other virologic endpoints include virologic failure, SVR at 24 weeks post-treatment (SVR24) and resistance. Topline results from all patients enrolled in the Phase 2 study are anticipated in the second half of 2024.
About Atea Pharmaceuticals
Atea is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing oral antiviral therapies to address the unmet medical needs of patients with serious viral infections. Leveraging the Company's deep understanding of antiviral drug development, nucleos(t)ide chemistry, biology, biochemistry and virology, Atea has built a proprietary nucleos(t)ide prodrug platform to develop novel product candidates to treat single stranded ribonucleic acid, or ssRNA, viruses, which are a prevalent cause of serious viral diseases. Atea plans to continue to build its pipeline of antiviral product candidates by augmenting its nucleos(t)ide platform with other classes of antivirals that may be used in combination with its nucleos(t)ide product candidates. Currently, Atea is focused on the development of orally-available antiviral agents for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes COVID-19, and hepatitis C virus (HCV). For more information, please visit www.ateapharma.com .
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements in this press release include but are not limited to the Company's plans relating to the date and time of the presentations at the conference, the time of anticipated release of additional clinical data and the potential of bemnifosbuvir in combination with ruzasvir to treat HCV. When used herein, words including "expects," "may," "will," "anticipates," "plans," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. In addition, any statements or information that refer to expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, performance or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking. All forward-looking statements are based upon the Company's current expectations and various assumptions. The Company believes there is a reasonable basis for its expectations and beliefs, but they are inherently uncertain. The Company may not realize its expectations, and its beliefs may not prove correct. Actual results could differ materially from those described or implied by such forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including, without limitation, the important factors discussed and updated from time to time under the caption "Risk Factors" in the reports the Company files with the SEC, including annual reports on Form10-K, quarterly reports on Form10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and other filings each of which are accessible on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. These and other important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements made in this press release. Any such forward-looking statements represent management's estimates as of the date of this press release. While the Company may elect to update such forward-looking statements at some point in the future, except as required by law, it disclaims any obligation to do so, even if subsequent events cause our views to change. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company's views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.
Contacts
Jonae Barnes
SVP, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications
617-818-2985
Barnes.jonae@ateapharma.com
Will O'Connor
Precision AQ
212-362-1200
will.oconnor@precisionaq.com
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