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Assertio Announces Publication of Rolvedon® Same-Day Dosing Clinical Trial

LAKE FOREST, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Assertio Holdings, Inc. (“Assertio” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: ASRT) today announced that results of a clinical trial investigating a novel dosing schedule of Rolvedon® (eflapegrastim-xnst) injection have been peer reviewed and published in The Oncologist. In the study of patients with early-stage breast cancer (ESBC), Rolvedon, when administered on the same day (same-day dosing) as TC chemotherapy (Taxotere (docetaxel) and cyclophosphamide) demonstrated an e...
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KeifeRx Announces Research Collaboration and Option Agreement with Amneal Pharmaceuticals to Advance KFRX06, a Brain-Penetrant LRRK2 Program for Parkinson’s Disease

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KeifeRx, a privately held biotechnology company developing disease-modifying therapies for neurodegenerative disorders, today announced that it has entered into a research collaboration and option agreement with Amneal Pharmaceuticals to support the pre-IND development of KFRX06, KeifeRx’s preclinical candidate designed to inhibit leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2), a gene strongly implicated in Parkinson’s disease biology. Under the agreement, KeifeRx will conduc...
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GC Therapeutics Appoints Kate Haviland as Board Chair and Provides Corporate Update

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GC Therapeutics, Inc. (GCTx), a biotechnology company created to scale and unlock the next generation of cell therapy-based medicines through its TFome™ cellular programming platform, today announced a series of corporate and pipeline updates. GCTx unveiled its initial pipeline programs focused on demyelinating neurological disorders, including multiple sclerosis (MS), and a regenerative cell therapy program for metabolic diseases, including Type 1 Diabetes. B...
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Privé-Swiss Introduces a New Category of Evidence-Based, Precision Brain Health Retreat for High-Functioning Adults

ESSEX, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Privé-Swiss today announced the launch of the Privé Brain Health & Optimal Longevity Program, an evidence-based, biomarker-driven preventive brain health retreat led by physicians and multidisciplinary specialists for high-functioning individuals who are not impaired, but not willing to age without a plan. Built on Privé-Swiss’s 25-year foundation in psychological and behavioral health, the retreat integrates precision-medicine principles to translate the late...
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Rune Labs Taps Tempus Exec as New CEO to Expand AI-Enabled Neurology Care

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rune Labs, the leader in precision medicine for neurology, today announced Amy Gordon Franzen as its new Chief Executive Officer. Amy will lead the company’s next stage of growth, leveraging its success in Parkinson’s Disease, where it has established StrivePD as the industry’s preeminent AI platform and patient app. The company is actively expanding this platform to address additional neurological conditions, including Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of deme...
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Spruce Biosciences Secures Up to $50 Million in Growth Capital from Avenue Capital

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Spruce Biosciences, Inc. (Spruce) (Nasdaq: SPRB), a late-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing novel therapies for neurological disorders with significant unmet medical need, today announced that, on January 7, 2026, it entered into a loan facility with Avenue Venture Opportunities Fund II, L.P., a fund of Avenue Capital Group (Avenue Capital), for up to $50 million in growth capital. The loan facility has a 42-mo...
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VectorY Therapeutics Receives FDA Fast Track Designation for VTx-002, a First-in-Class Vectorized Antibody Targeting Underlying Disease Biology in ALS

AMSTERDAM & BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--VectorY Therapeutics, a leader in vectorized antibody therapies for neurodegenerative diseases, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track Designation for VTx-002, a first-in-class vectorized antibody targeting TDP-43 pathology in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). “ALS is a devastating and relentlessly progressive disease with profound unmet medical need, and patients urgently need new therapeutic options,” sai...
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Azafaros to Present at J.P. Morgan’s 44th Annual Healthcare Conference

LEIDEN, Netherlands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Azafaros, a company building a portfolio to become a leader in lysosomal storage disorders with the goal of addressing neurological symptoms, today announced that it will present at J.P. Morgan’s 44th Annual Healthcare Conference on Thursday, January 15. The company’s presentation will begin at 9:30 am PT/12:30 am ET/6:30 am CET. The presentation will focus on the company’s lead product, nizubaglustat, a potential treatment for rare lysosomal storage disord...
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NeuraLight Reaches Key Milestone with Completion of International Multicenter Parkinson’s Clinical Trial

NEW YORK & TEL AVIV, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NeuraLight, the leader in developing precision biomarkers for neurology, today announced the completion of PALOMA, a pioneering study comparing eye-movement measures with standard clinical Parkinson’s assessments. The 12-month, multi-center longitudinal study had a cohort of 300 participants across multiple clinical sites, making it one of the largest longitudinal clinical trials using eye-movement biomarkers to follow disease progression in patient...
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Alpha Cognition Provides 2026 Corporate Update Highlighting Strategic Priorities and 2025 Commercial Execution

VANCOUVER, British Columbia & GRAPEVINE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alpha Cognition, Inc. (the “Company”, “we”, “us” and “ours”) (NASDAQ: ACOG), a commercial-stage neuroscience company focused on advancing treatments for cognitive and neuropsychiatric disorders, today announced a corporate update outlining strategic priorities for 2026 and summarizing key accomplishments achieved in 2025. Management Commentary, Michael McFadden, Chief Executive Officer “We are pleased with the transition from the...