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SetPoint Medical Receives FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for its Novel Bioelectronic Platform

VALENCIA, Calif., Oct. 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SetPoint Medical, Inc. today announced that it has received Breakthrough Device Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the use of its novel bioelectronic device for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who have incomplete response to, or are intolerant to multiple biologic drugs. The Company is developing its platform for the treatment of chronic, inflammation-mediated autoimmune diseases, and is initially focused on the treatment of RA as a potentially efficacious, yet less immunosuppressive option.

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Syneos Health Wins Society for Clinical Research Sites Eagle Award for Fourth Consecutive Year

MORRISVILLE, N.C., Oct. 13, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Syneos Health® (Nasdaq:SYNH), the only fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization, today announced that it was awarded the Society for Clinical Research Sites (SCRS) Eagle Award, sweeping the CRO category for the fourth consecutive year. Presented at SCRS’s Global Site Solutions Summit, the award recognizes the CRO that best exemplifies a site-focused approach to clinical trial management, demonstrating outstanding leadership, professionalism, integrity, passion and dedication to advancing the clinical research profession through strong site partnerships.

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X4 Pharmaceuticals Announces Fast Track Designation Granted by the FDA to Mavorixafor for the Treatment of WHIM Syndrome

BOSTON, Oct. 08, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- X4 Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: XFOR), a leader in the discovery and development of novel therapies targeting diseases resulting from dysfunction of the CXCR4 pathway, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track Designation to its lead asset, mavorixafor, for the treatment of adult patients with WHIM (Warts, Hypogammaglobulinemia, Infections, and Myelokathexis) syndrome, a rare, inherited, primary immunodeficiency disease caused by genetic mutations in the CXCR4 receptor gene.

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X4 Pharmaceuticals Announces Fast Track Designation Granted by the FDA to Mavorixafor for the Treatment of WHIM Syndrome

Acacia Pharma announces BYFAVO™ (remimazolam), its Newly Approved Product for Procedural Sedation, Clears Final Hurdle on Path to Commercial Launch…

·BYFAVO expected to be commercially available in the US before the end of the year             This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014.

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Acacia Pharma announces BYFAVO™ (remimazolam), its Newly Approved Product for Procedural Sedation, Clears Final Hurdle on Path to Commercial Launch...

Selecta Biosciences and IGAN Biosciences Enter into Research License and Option Agreement to Study Selecta’s ImmTOR™ Immune Tolerance Platform in…

Application of ImmTOR™ plus IGAN’s IgA protease to target immunoglobulin A (IgA) deposition, the critical event leading to IgA Nephropathy (IgAN)

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CohBar’s CEO to Participate on the Emerging Companies Panel at the Targeting Metabesity Conference

MENLO PARK, Calif., Oct. 08, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CohBar, Inc. (NASDAQ: CWBR), a clinical stage biotechnology company developing mitochondria based therapeutics to treat chronic diseases and extend healthy lifespan, announced today that its Chief Executive Officer, Steven Engle, will be a participant on the panel titled “Emerging Companies” at the Targeting Metabesity Conference, being held virtually on October 12-15, 2020. A live webcast of the presentation will be available for attendees who register at http://www.metabesity2020.com/register.html. Viewing is complimentary.

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C4 Therapeutics Announces Closing of Initial Public Offering and Full Exercise of the Underwriters’ Option to Purchase Additional Shares

WATERTOWN, Mass., Oct. 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- C4 Therapeutics, Inc. (C4T) (Nasdaq: CCCC), a biopharmaceutical company pioneering a new class of small-molecule drugs that selectively destroy disease-causing proteins through degradation, today announced the closing of its initial public offering of 11.04 million shares of common stock, including the full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase up to 1.44 million additional shares of common stock, at a public offering price of $19.00 per share. The aggregate gross proceeds to C4T from the offering were $209.76 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses. All of the shares in the offering were offered by C4T.

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C4 Therapeutics Announces Closing of Initial Public Offering and Full Exercise of the Underwriters’ Option to Purchase Additional Shares