BioMed Bytes: Amarillo Biosciences, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Nexmed and Allos Therapeutics |
![]() |
![]() |
By Staff and Wire Reports |
Wednesday, 11 November 2009 09:00 |
Dr. Joseph Cummins, President & CEO, ABI, said, "Any possible H1N1 mutations that worsen the virus' effect on humans could limit the effectiveness of vaccines or other prophylactic measures. Fortunately, oral or intranasal interferon alpha has been reported by scientists in France, Italy, Germany, Taiwan and the USA to be safe and beneficial in controlling viral diseases in cats, hogs, ferrets and poultry, regardless of mutations occurring." A Phase 2 clinical trial of ABI's low-dose oral interferon is ongoing in Australia in 200 healthy human volunteers exposed to the H1N1 influenza virus and other respiratory viruses during the local influenza season. Dr. Manfred Beilharz, one of the principal investigators in Australia, said, "Our study was conducted based on human results published in Russia and Bulgaria. Our study is expected to validate results of human clinical trials published years ago, which reported that low-dose interferon given orally or intranasally is safe and effective against influenza virus." Results of this important Australian study are expected within a month.
Sanofi-Aventis the Paris health-care giant, and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.(Nasdaq:REGN) the Tarrytown, N.Y., biopharmaceutical producer, have expanded their effort to discover and market therapeutic monoclonal antibodies.
Nexmed is getting a nice cash infusion. NexMed, Inc. (Nasdaq: NEXM), a developer of innovative transdermal products based on the NexACT® drug delivery technology, today announced that it raised $750,000 in gross proceeds from the issuance of new convertible notes due December 31, 2011, which are secured by a mortgage on NexMed’s facility in East Windsor, New Jersey. The Notes were purchased by two investors, including The Tail Wind Fund Ltd., a long term investor in NexMed and are convertible into shares of NexMed common stock at $2 per share with a coupon rate of 7% per annum. NexMed’s pipeline includes a late stage terbinafine treatment for onychomycosis, a late stage alprostadil treatment for erectile dysfunction, a P 2 alprostadil treatment for female sexual arousal disorder, and an early stage treatment for psoriasis.
Look for shares of Allos Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALTH) to rise as we head closer to an announced presentation of abstracts from studies of FOLOTYN™ (pralatrexate injection) were accepted for presentation at the 51st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) to be held at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, La., from December 5-8, 2009. Four poster presentations will summarize new analyses of data and updated efficacy results from the Company’s pivotal PROPEL study, which served as the basis for U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s accelerated approval of FOLOTYN™ on September 24, 2009, for the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory peripheral T-cell lymphoma. A complete schedule of the presentations can be found here.
"Featured Content" profiles are meant to provide awareness of these companies to investors in the small-cap and growth equity community and should not in any way come across as a recommendation to buy, sell or hold these securities. BiomedReports is not paid or compensated by newswires to disseminate or report news and developments about publicly traded companies, but may from time to time receive compensation for advertising, data, analytics and investor relation services from various entities and firms. Full disclosures should be read in the 'About Us Section'. Add this page to your favorite Social Bookmarking websites ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |