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Cognition Therapeutics to Present Preclinical Results Demonstrating Therapeutic Potential for Sigma-2 Receptor Modulators in Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration

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Monday, April 25, 2022

Cognition plans to initiate a Phase 2 clinical study for CT1812, the companys lead -2 receptor modulator, in patients with dry AMD.

Key Points: 
  • Cognition plans to initiate a Phase 2 clinical study for CT1812, the companys lead -2 receptor modulator, in patients with dry AMD.
  • Oxidative stress and toxic proteins such as amyloid-beta (A) oligomers have been implicated in the progression of dry AMD.
  • Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of irreversible central vision loss in the world, affecting approximately 190 million people.
  • We are currently investigating our lead candidate CT1812 in clinical programs in Alzheimers disease, dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and dry age-related macular degeneration (dry AMD).

Lineage Announces a Fifth Cell Therapy Program: Allogeneic Photoreceptor Transplants for the Treatment of Diseases Which May Lead to Blindness

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Monday, April 25, 2022

Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (NYSE American and TASE: LCTX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing allogeneic cell therapies for unmet medical needs, today announced a new cell therapy development program: photoreceptor neural cell (PNC) transplants for the treatment of vision loss due to photoreceptor dysfunction or damage.

Key Points: 
  • Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (NYSE American and TASE: LCTX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing allogeneic cell therapies for unmet medical needs, today announced a new cell therapy development program: photoreceptor neural cell (PNC) transplants for the treatment of vision loss due to photoreceptor dysfunction or damage.
  • Notably, Lineage has demonstrated feasibility which could support a large-scale method for producing both types of photoreceptors, known as rods and cones.
  • Lineage Cell Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel cell therapies for unmet medical needs.
  • With this platform Lineage develops and manufactures specialized, terminally differentiated human cells from its pluripotent and progenitor cell starting materials.

RG6501 (OpRegen®) Full Phase 1/2a Results to Be Featured at 2022 Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Annual Meeting in Presentation by Allen C. Ho, M.D., FACS

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Monday, March 14, 2022

RG6501 (OpRegen) is currently being developed under an exclusive worldwide collaboration between Lineage, Roche and Genentech , a member of the Roche Group.

Key Points: 
  • RG6501 (OpRegen) is currently being developed under an exclusive worldwide collaboration between Lineage, Roche and Genentech , a member of the Roche Group.
  • The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Inc. (ARVO) was founded in 1928 in Washington, DC, by a group of 73 ophthalmologists.
  • ARVO is the largest and most respected eye and vision research organization in the world.
  • ARVO advances research worldwide into understanding the visual system and preventing, treating and curing its disorders.

RPE Outsourcing Successfully Completes SOC 1 Type 2 Examination for 11th Consecutive Year

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Monday, February 28, 2022

Since 1999, RPE has been helping retailers integrate people, processes, and IT to deliver innovative merchandising and supply chain solutions.

Key Points: 
  • Since 1999, RPE has been helping retailers integrate people, processes, and IT to deliver innovative merchandising and supply chain solutions.
  • In today's retail landscape, businesses need to provide customers with a seamless shopping experience extending from brick-and-mortar stores to the online marketplace.
  • "At RPE, we make it a core competency to ensure that data protection is a pillar of our business.
  • Services provided include SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, SOC for Cybersecurity, SOC for Supply Chain, CSA STAR, HIPAA/HITECH, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, HITRUST CSF, Microsoft SSPA Attestation, Penetration Testing, GDPR, CCPA, CMMC and more.

Lineage to Present at B. Riley Securities 2022 Virtual Oncology Conference on January 27, 2022

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Monday, January 24, 2022

Interested parties can register to view both the live event and replay on the Events and Presentations section of Lineages website.

Key Points: 
  • Interested parties can register to view both the live event and replay on the Events and Presentations section of Lineages website.
  • Lineage Cell Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel cell therapies for unmet medical needs.
  • With this platform Lineage develops and manufactures specialized, terminally differentiated human cells from its pluripotent and progenitor cell starting materials.
  • Lineage cautions you that all statements, other than statements of historical facts, contained in this press release, are forward-looking statements.

Lineage Establishes Exclusive Worldwide Collaboration With Genentech for the Development and Commercialization of OpRegen® RPE Cell Therapy for the Treatment of Ocular Disorders

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Monday, December 20, 2021

We are excited to partner with Lineage Cell Therapeutics to advance potential new therapies in an area of high unmet medical need.

Key Points: 
  • We are excited to partner with Lineage Cell Therapeutics to advance potential new therapies in an area of high unmet medical need.
  • Lineage Cell Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel cell therapies for unmet medical needs.
  • Lineages programs are based on its robust proprietary cell-based therapy platform and associated in-house development and manufacturing capabilities.
  • With this platform Lineage develops and manufactures specialized, terminally differentiated human cells from its pluripotent and progenitor cell starting materials.

Lineage Reports Fourth Case of Retinal Tissue Restoration With OpRegen®

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Tuesday, November 30, 2021

After reporting three previous cases of retinal restoration over the course of the last two years, we have been carefully examining the other Cohort 4 patients.

Key Points: 
  • After reporting three previous cases of retinal restoration over the course of the last two years, we have been carefully examining the other Cohort 4 patients.
  • The finding of a fourth case of restoration further supports our goal of showing that atrophic age-related macular degeneration can be responsive to this type of cell therapy.
  • We have treated 24 patients with OpRegen, 12 of which were not legally blind at baseline and represent our intended treatment population.
  • Restoration of retinal tissue using cell therapy represents a paradigm shift compared to conventional approaches, which to date have only shown an unremarkable slowing of progression.

$11+ Billion Respiratory Protection Equipment Markets - Global Forecasts from 2021 to 2026 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Wednesday, November 17, 2021

The "Respiratory Protection Equipment Market - Forecasts from 2021 to 2026" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • The "Respiratory Protection Equipment Market - Forecasts from 2021 to 2026" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • The global respiratory protection equipment market is evaluated at US$ 6.879 billion for the year 2019 growing at a CAGR of 7.04% reaching the market size of US$ 11.076 billion by the year 2026.
  • Regulations by various governments involving workplace security are the major driving force for the global respiratory protection equipment market.
  • Several regulatory organizations have recommended various companies and governments to increase their manufacturing of respiratory protective equipment, including respirators and breathing apparatuses.

Gemini Therapeutics Reports Third Quarter 2021 Financial Results and Provides Business Update

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Monday, November 15, 2021

Gemini Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: GMTX), a clinical stage precision medicine company developing innovative treatments for genetically-defined age-related macular degeneration (AMD) today reported its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2021 and provided a business update.

Key Points: 
  • Gemini Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: GMTX), a clinical stage precision medicine company developing innovative treatments for genetically-defined age-related macular degeneration (AMD) today reported its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2021 and provided a business update.
  • In October 2021, Gemini announced a corporate restructuring including several executive officer transitions to prioritize assets and focus on initiating and executing GEM103s resource-intensive pivotal trial in GA.
  • At September 30, 2021, Gemini held $150.1 million in cash, $6.7 million of principal outstanding debt and 43.1 million shares outstanding.
  • Gemini Therapeutics is a clinical stage precision medicine company developing novel therapeutic compounds to treat genetically defined age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

EdiGene Enters Research Collaboration with the University of Wisconsin-Madison on in Vivo RNA Editing Therapies

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Tuesday, November 9, 2021

LEAPER (Leveraging endogenous ADAR for programmable editing of RNA) employs short engineered ADAR-recruiting RNAs (arRNAs) to recruit native ADAR enzymes to change specific adenosine to inosine.

Key Points: 
  • LEAPER (Leveraging endogenous ADAR for programmable editing of RNA) employs short engineered ADAR-recruiting RNAs (arRNAs) to recruit native ADAR enzymes to change specific adenosine to inosine.
  • LEAPER is a robust, precise, and efficient RNA editing technology uniquely suited for in vivo therapies with broad therapeutic applicability.
  • This collaboration furthers our efforts in RNA editing and in vivo gene-editing therapies, said Dong Wei, Ph.D., CEO of EdiGene.
  • EdiGene is a global, clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on translating gene editing technologies into transformative therapies for patients with serious genetic diseases and cancer.