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Neuren says its partner Acadia has received a US Notice of Allowance for a trofinetide patent that could protect weight-banded dosing through 28 March 2041. The patent has not yet formally issued, but the allowance could extend US protection by almost five years beyond the existing method-of-use patent.

Memphasys will receive an A$3.5 million advance from major shareholder Peters Investments to expand Felix production, inventory and sales capacity as repeat orders emerge across international markets. The funding carries a 12.5% interest rate, potential equity dilution and requires shareholder and ASX approvals before the convertible notes can be issued.

Patrys has moved its injectable quetiapine program into human testing, while its FY2026 annual report warns the company will need further funding within 12 months. The company ended the year with $3.36 million in cash after raising capital and acquiring the RLS-2202 development program.

Cynata Therapeutics (ASX:CYP) has reported a $9.25 million loss, negative net assets and a material uncertainty over going concern after its two major clinical trials failed to demonstrate efficacy. The company has since cut its workforce to zero, shifted management to the board and secured a $600,000 R&D tax incentive loan while it considers the future of its Cymerus platform.

Paradigm Biopharmaceuticals will keep its ASX securities suspended until at least 30 September while it reviews interim Phase 3 data and assesses the operational and financial consequences. The company also remains in discussions with Obsidian Global GP, LLC, but has not disclosed the trial results or their direction.

Global X S&P Biotech ETF (ASX:CURE) reported a AUD22.601 million profit for the year to 30 June 2026, reversing the prior year’s AUD2.863 million loss. The turnaround was driven overwhelmingly by gains in listed biotech securities and foreign exchange, rather than recurring income.

Immuron delivered record FY26 sales, a narrower loss and a much stronger cash balance, while shifting clinical development towards commercial partners. The annual report also flags a material weakness in inventory controls and confirms that IMM-529 remains dependent on a future licensing deal.

Paradigm will return the US$2 million drawn from Obsidian earlier this month and cancel the associated convertible notes, without an additional payment. The decision comes as the biotechnology company reviews interim data from its pivotal knee osteoarthritis trial and prepares a separate update on funding and operations.

Mesoblast has secured FDA approval to add a new potency assay to commercial release and stability testing for Ryoncil, its approved cell therapy for paediatric graft-versus-host disease. The regulatory decision supports tighter monitoring as manufacturing processes evolve, but the company disclosed no direct financial impact or clinical outcome data.

Prescient Therapeutics has raised approximately $6 million through its Share Purchase Plan and a shortfall placement, giving PTX-100 additional funding beyond a key clinical review in December. The next test is whether early results support a move into Phase 2b development.

Paradigm Biopharmaceuticals has secured a voluntary suspension of its ASX securities while it prepares to release interim analysis results from its PARA_OA_012 Phase 3 trial. The announcement gives no indication whether the clinical readout is favourable or unfavourable, with trading potentially resuming on 28 September subject to ASX approval.

Patrys has dosed the first participants in the Phase 1a trial of RLS-2202, moving its intravenous quetiapine formulation into human clinical evaluation. The next test comes in October, when an independent safety committee will decide whether the program can advance to Cohort 2.