Aclys Bio Corp (“Aclys”), a company discovering and developing precision biologics for the treatment of cancer, earlier this month announced a new exclusive research and commercial license option agreement with Genmab A/S (Nasdaq: GMAB), an international biotech company specializing in the creation and development of differentiated antibody therapeutics for the treatment of cancer.

Lebanon, NH: The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded Celdara Medical, LLC a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant for development of broad-spectrum antimicrobial peptides to combat chronic lung infection in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF).

Javelin Oncology announced today that the company has hired Steven Yecies as Chief Executive Officer. Yecies brings 30 years of experience as an accomplished senior executive, consultant, and investor in the healthcare and life sciences industry.

Javelin Oncology, Inc. announced today that the company has named Dennis H. Langer, M.D., J.D. to the company’s board of directors as an independent director. Dr. Langer has served as a director of several public and private health care companies, and served in leadership roles in several pharmaceutical, biotechnology and diagnostic companies.

Rockville, Maryland, January 31^st, 2023 – Rise Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company engaged in developing novel oral synthetic biology medicines, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted its investigational new drug (IND) application to proceed with a Phase 1 clinical trial of its lead program candidate, R-3750.

Rockville, MD. Rise Therapeutics, a biotechnology company developing first-in-class targeted immunological-based biologics using a unique and proprietary oral delivery platform, announced today the publication of the co-authored article, “Lactococcus lactis Delivery of Surface Layer Protein A Protects Mice from Colitis by Re-Setting Host Immune Repertoire” in the journal Biomedicines.

Rockville, MD. Rise Therapeutics announced today it was awarded a $2 million, multi-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program through the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR). Grant funds will be used to develop a novel, immunologically enhanced probiotic-based therapeutic for the treatment of Sjögren’s syndrome (SS).

Rockville, MD. Rise Therapeutics announced today that they have successfully initiated operations of their GMP manufacturing facility based in Rockville, MD.  Funding to help set up this GMP manufacturing operation came from the National Institute of Health (NIH) Commercialization Readiness Pilot (CRP) Program Grant, which assists small businesses with technical assistance and late-stage development projects that are not typically supported by SBIR and STTR Phase II and Phase IIB grants. Launching of operations for this facility was also supported by the financial contributions of the Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation.  

Seattle, Washington - Virtici LLC announced today that the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award to advance VTC-886, a first-in-class small molecule for the prevention of P. gingivalis infection.