2022 – Brandon Capital

18 May 2022

Australian medical device company secures additional $12.5m to advance its breast cancer imaging system towards clinical trials

OncoRes Medical’s imaging system may be a game-changer for breast cancer surgeons Australian medical device company OncoRes Medical today announces it has secured $12.5m to advance its innovative imaging system, to facilitate real-time tumour assessment to help surgeons more accurately identify and remove cancerous tissue such as breast cancer. The $9.5 million Series A2 funding […]

12 May 2022

ENA Respiratory Selected for BLUE KNIGHT™ to Accelerate Development of Pan-Antiviral Nasal Spray

ENA Respiratory, a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing INNA-051, a first-in-class broad-spectrum antiviral innate immunomodulator for pan-antiviral prophylaxis in at-risk populations and pandemic preparedness, has been selected to join BLUE KNIGHT™, a joint initiative between Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JLABS (JLABS) and the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), a component of the U.S. […]

12 May 2022

Glyscend Therapeutics Announces Completion of Phase 1 Clinical Trial of its Oral, Gut-restricted, Polymer Therapeutic, GLY-200, as a Potential Type 2 Diabetes Treatment

GLY-200 Well-Tolerated Across Doses Evaluated, Supporting Potential as First-in-class Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes and Related Metabolic and Chronic Conditions Initiation of Phase 2 Trial for GLY-200 in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Anticipated in Mid-2022 Company’s Expertise in Gastroenterology, Metabolism, and Polymer Chemistry Further Strengthened by Recent Appointment of Mark Fineman, Ph.D., as Chief […]

10 May 2022

Opinion: Aduhelm – Providing hope to millions of Alzheimer’s Disease patients worldwide? – Katherine Jackman

When I first heard the news that the FDA had approved Aduhelm – Biogen’s anti-amyloid β, disease modifying therapy for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) – I was excited. I had followed the review process closely and had anticipated a ”no” from the FDA. The clinical data was mixed: Biogen completed two Phase 3 studies, EMERGE and […]

6 May 2022

Aravax appoints Dr Brett Haumann to Board of Directors

Aravax, a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on developing the most advanced novel therapy for peanut allergy, which is designed to be safe, effective, and convenient, today announces the appointment of industry executive Dr Brett Haumann as a non-executive director to its Board of Directors. Dr Haumann is a pharma veteran with leadership experience spanning […]

3 May 2022

Australian collaboration and AU$10m investment fuels Ankere Therapeutics’ efforts to target inflammatory lung conditions

Australian biotech company, Ankere Therapeutics (‘Ankere’), has launched with AU$10 million seed investment to develop new therapies which target inflammatory diseases, particularly those affecting the lung. The funding round was jointly led by IP Group and Brandon Capital, through Brandon BioCatalyst, and will support the company through its pre-clinical development and into clinical trials. Ankere […]

28 April 2022

AIC growth private equity awards: Allegro Funds, Brandon Capital clean out

Australian Investment Council belatedly held its 2021 awards for growth private equity firms on Thursday evening in Sydney, and Allegro Funds’ team must’ve come back from the party grinning ear to ear. Chester Moynihan, Adrian Loader and Fay Bou’s firm was named the firm of the year. It also won in the mid-cap investment ($100 […]

18 April 2022

Parkinson’s patients benefit from revolutionary watch on the NHS to manage care at home

Patients with Parkinson’s disease are being given life-changing smart watches that allow doctors to remotely assess their condition in a pioneering project to revolutionise NHS care. The cutting-edge gadget containing sensors, known as a Parkinson’s Kinetigraph (PKG), is worn around the clock for six days to monitor patients’ movements at home. The information it collects […]

12 April 2022

Pathios Therapeutics Highlights Role of GPR65 as Critical Innate Immune Checkpoint in the Human Tumor Microenvironment and Reports Anti-Tumor Activity of GPR65 Inhibition During Podium Presentation at AACR 2022

Human ex vivo data demonstrate the promise of Pathios’ ‘Macrophage Conditioning’ approach in reversing the immunosuppressive polarization of macrophages brought about by an acidic microenvironment Preclinical study results show the ability of GPR65 inhibition to inhibit tumor growth and increase infiltration of key effector cell populations Pathios Therapeutics Limited (“Pathios”), a biotech company focused on […]

4 April 2022

Boosting product confidence of a world-leading RNA therapeutics start-up

CSIRO’s Transformational Bioinformatics group validates the importance of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) as novel cancer therapeutics targets. The Client Amaroq Therapeutics is a New Zealand-based biotechnology company targeting long non-coding RNAs for next generation cancer therapies. The company is spun out of research from the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand, and is funded […]

24 March 2022

Vaxxas Licenses HexaPro Spike Glycoprotein from University of Texas at Austin for Use on its Needle-Free Vaccine Patches

Vaxxas to complete Phase 1 clinical studies in 2022 with the world’s first needle-free COVID-19 vaccine (HexaPro) to be delivered using Company’s proprietary microarray patch (HD-MAP) technology HexaPro is a second-generation SARS-CoV-2 spike protein that is similar to the spikes used in all COVID-19 vaccines on the U.S. market, but modified to be more stable […]

16 March 2022

First Participants Dosed in Phase 2a Study of Pan-Antiviral Nasal Spray

ENA Respiratory begins influenza challenge study for fast-acting nasal spray INNA-051, designed to boost innate immunity in patients at high risk of severe complications from respiratory infections ENA Respiratory, a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing INNA-051, a first-in-class broad-spectrum antiviral innate immunomodulator for pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis of respiratory viral infections in populations at risk of […]

9 March 2022

Medical Research Commercialisation Fund (MRCF) renamed Brandon BioCatalyst

The Medical Research Commercialisation Fund (MRCF), Australia and New Zealand’s largest life science investment collaboration, has been renamed Brandon BioCatalyst. “The new name better captures the intent, energy and momentum of this truly unique collaboration, which is to leverage and coordinate Australia and New Zealand’s globally competitive biomedical capabilities to catalyse the next generation of […]

4 March 2022

Aravax Pty Ltd announces opening of IND for Phase 2 clinical trials of PVX108, a next-generation immunotherapy for the treatment of peanut allergy

Phase 2 study of PVX108 to commence in United States and Australia Dr Robert A. Wood, professor of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, joins Scientific Advisory Board Aravax, a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on developing the first therapy for peanut allergy which is designed to be safe, effective and convenient, today announces that it has […]

23 February 2022

ENA Respiratory and the COPD Foundation Partner to Develop Pan-Antiviral Nasal Spray

INNA-051 is being developed to stimulate innate immunity and reduce the incidence and severity of respiratory viral infections, such as COVID-19, rhinovirus, or influenza in populations at-risk of complications that include individuals with COPD. ENA Respiratory, a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing INNA-051, a first-in-class broad-spectrum antiviral innate immunomodulator for pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis of respiratory […]

18 February 2022

PolyActiva Announces Positive Phase IIa Trial Results in Low Dose Cohort for PA5108 Ocular Implant with Prezia™ Sustained Drug Delivery Technology

Primary and Secondary Efficacy Endpoints Met, Demonstrating Statistically Significant Reduction in Intra-Ocular Pressure (IOP) for Patients with Glaucoma PolyActiva Pty Ltd, a clinical-stage Australian biopharmaceutical company focused on developing unique biodegradable ocular implants with sustained drug delivery for patients suffering from ophthalmic diseases such as glaucoma, today announced that the Phase IIa study of its PA5108 […]

17 January 2022

Clinical trial begins in the UK to investigate 3-in-1 high blood pressure pill

500 UK patients to be treated as part of global trial Investigational single-pill combination offers potential to substantially increase efficacy and improve adherence to treatment, while minimising side effects George Medicines, a late-stage drug development company focused on providing innovative and accessible medicines for the world’s leading causes of death, today announced that its proprietary […]

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