Tag: transplant

Schlieren / Zurich, Switzerland, 25 July, 2025 – Memo Therapeutics AG ("MTx”), a late-stage biotech company translating unique immune responses into superior medicines to treat viral infections and cancer, today announced results from its Phase II clinical trial evaluating potravitug, a highly potent human BK polyomavirus (“BKPyV”)-neutralizing monoclonal antibody, for the treatment of BKPyV infection in kidney transplant recipients (“KTR”).

Wuppertal, Germany, July 24, 2025 - Aicuris Anti-infective Cures AG today announced the completion of patient enrollment in its pivotal Phase 3 trial, PRIOH-1, evaluating pritelivir for the treatment of refractory and/or treatment resistant herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections in immunocompromised patients. The company’s lead candidate is a small molecule specifically inhibiting the viral helicase-primase complex, which represents a novel mechanism of action distinct from current HSV therapies.

BRISBANE, Calif. , July 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vera Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: VERA) today announced that on July 6, 2025, the Compensation Committee granted inducement awards consisting of non-qualified stock options to purchase 133,500 shares of Class A common stock and restricted stock units (RSUs) for 73,695 shares of Class A common stock to fifteen (15) new employees under the Inducement Plan. The Compensation Committee approved the awards as an inducement material to the new employees’ employment in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, July 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In a rare example of a lifelong bond between a patient and a healthcare institution, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (KFSHRC) in Riyadh has continued to support a patient since infancy, providing 22 years of continuous care for a rare genetic blood clotting disorder, ultimately culminating in a liver transplant—the first of its kind globally for this particular condition.