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BioSpace | April 16, 2020

In a controlled laboratory test, Eagle Pharmaceuticals’ malignant hyperthermia treatment Ryanodex (dantrolene sodium) inhibited the growth of SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing the COVID-19 pandemic. Now the company hopes to launch a clinical trial testing the efficacy of the drug in patients. In the in vitro tests, Ryanodex demonstrated antiviral activity and a lack of cytotoxicity. Two days after dosing, the in vitro results showed an absence of cytopathic effects in the infected cells. This ...

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Labcorp | February 21, 2022

Labcorp a leading global life sciences company, announced that it has closed its acquisition of Personal Genome Diagnostics Inc. (PGDx), a leader in cancer genomics with a portfolio of comprehensive liquid biopsy and tissue-based products. The addition of PGDx and its technology complements and accelerates Labcorp’s existing liquid biopsy capabilities and expands Labcorp’s leading oncology portfolio of next-generation sequencing (NGS)-based genomic profiling capabilities, posit...

Prnewswire | August 31, 2020

Parallel, formerly known nationally as Surterra Holdings, a company pioneering well-being through its proprietary cannabinoid brands, science and technology-led innovation, today announced that it will introduce new edible cannabis products to its customers in its 39 Florida Surterra Wellness stores. This expansion of Surterra Wellness' product offering follows the Florida Department of Health's (FDOH) finalizing recently released emergency rules to allow for the production and sale of e...

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Inversago Pharma Inc. | October 18, 2022

Inversago Pharma Inc. a clinical stage biotech company with a unique portfolio of peripherally-acting CB1 inverse agonists, announced the completion of a Series C funding of $95 million CAD led by New Enterprise Associates. Additional new investors Forbion’s Growth Opportunities Fund and Amgen Ventures joined current investors including Forbion’s Ventures Fund IV Fonds de solidarité FTQ, Genesys Capital, AmorChem, JDRF T1D Fund and adMare BioInnovations in the financing round....