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Patrys Limited has formalized the redundancy of CEO Dr James Campbell, with a $535,877 payout partly converted into shares pending shareholder approval. Dr Campbell will continue as a non-executive director.

RLF AgTech has secured exclusive rights to distribute AXIOMA Biologicals’ advanced biostimulant products across Australia, China, and Asia, marking a strategic move into the biologicals market segment.

Nyrada’s Phase I clinical trial for its novel drug Xolatryp has cleared safety reviews through four cohorts and will now test higher doses and longer infusions in an expanded trial design.

Amplia Therapeutics has reported a rare pathological complete response in a patient from its ACCENT trial, highlighting promising potential for its drug narmafotinib in treating advanced pancreatic cancer.

Syntara Limited has unveiled encouraging interim Phase 2a data for SNT-5505, an add-on therapy targeting myelofibrosis patients with suboptimal response to ruxolitinib. The data highlight meaningful symptom relief and spleen volume reduction, positioning the drug as a potential game-changer in a challenging treatment landscape.

Clarity Pharmaceuticals’ novel PET imaging agent Cu-SAR-Bombesin demonstrated safety and effectiveness in detecting prostate cancer recurrence missed by standard scans in its Phase II SABRE trial. The agent identified lesions in about one-third of patients with negative or equivocal standard imaging.

Invion Limited launches a Loyalty Option entitlement offer aimed at raising up to $16 million to support its advancing cancer clinical trials, including a promising anogenital cancer study with Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre.

AdAlta Limited has successfully placed the remaining shortfall in its renounceable rights issue, raising a total of $1.3 million to advance its cellular immunotherapy pipeline. The company also addressed an administrative breach involving director share allocations, ensuring compliance with ASX rules.

Syntara Limited reports encouraging interim Phase 2 data for its drug SNT-5505 combined with ruxolitinib, demonstrating significant symptom relief and spleen volume reduction in myelofibrosis patients. The company plans to engage the FDA soon to discuss pivotal trial design.

Syntara Limited is set to reveal fresh interim results from its Phase 2 trial of SNT-5505, targeting myelofibrosis, during an investor webinar ahead of a major European hematology conference.

Mesoblast reports positive FDA progress on accelerated approval for Revascor in ischemic heart failure and plans a pivotal trial to extend Ryoncil’s label to adults with graft versus host disease, while its US commercial launch outpaces expectations.

Island Pharmaceuticals has reported encouraging Phase 2a/b trial results for ISLA-101, demonstrating meaningful reductions in dengue viral load and symptoms in humans. The findings support further clinical development of this antiviral candidate.