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Orphagen’s ACC therapy receives FDA rare pediatric disease status

Pharmaceutical Technology

OR-449 is a first-in-class, orally bioavailable, potent and selective small molecule antagonist of the orphan nuclear receptor steroidogenic factor-1 (SF-1, NR5A1). SF-1 is an important transcription factor for adrenal gland growth and development.

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Zerion and Insud to develop Dispersome formulations of drugs

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Under the deal, Zerion will handle the development of Dispersome formulations of marketed drugs. The finished product dosage form, clinical development and the final products’ marketing and sales across the globe will be handled by Insud. . All the clinical and other development expenses will be handled by Insud.

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Drug developers look at innovative mechanisms to tackle dry eye syndrome

Pharmaceutical Technology

cyclosporine A) is currently at pre-registration stage with the FDA, following results from late-stage clinical trials that demonstrated CyclASol significantly reduced corneal and conjunctival staining, and improved ocular dryness compared with vehicle. Novaliq’s CyclASol (0.1%

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Phase 2/3 Studies of Molnupiravir, an Investigational Oral Antiviral Therapeutic for Mild to Moderate COVID-19.

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Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics announced today the presentation of previously announced Phase 2 interim results from two Phase 2/3 clinical trials (MOVe-OUT and MOVe-IN) of molnupiravir (MK-4482/EIDD-2801), an investigational oral antiviral therapeutic.

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Vevye: A New Cyclosporine Solution for Dry Eye Disease

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The clinical trials consistently showed significant therapeutic improvements in ocular surface damage and associated symptoms, while pioneering visual function improvement analysis”, said John D. Additionally, the clinical trials underscored the favorable tolerability profile of Vevye.

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NRG announces £16m Series A for IND for Parkinson’s and ALS

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If these mitochondrial therapeutics were to be successful in clinical trials, they would be the first disease-modifying medicine to actually prevent or delay progression of these diseases. Currently, the treatments available only provide management of symptoms of chronic neurodegenerative disorders.

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Kronos Bio Announces Publication of Preclinical Study Results for Investigational CDK9 Inhibitor KB-0742 in Cell Chemical Biology

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Company is on t rack to s ubmit an IND in the fourth quarter of 2020 and i nitiate a Phase 1 /2 clinical trial for advanced solid tumors in 2021. We designed KB-0742 to be an orally bioavailable CDK9 inhibitor with a differentiated selectivity profile,” said Norbert Bischofberger, Ph.D., SAN MATEO, Calif., and CAMBRIDGE, Mass.,

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