Ceapro Inc. Reports 2015 Financial Results, Best Financial Year in Company's History

2016-04-14 08:08 ET - News Release ---- EDMONTON, ALBERTA -- 04/14/16

Ceapro Inc. (TSX VENTURE:CZO) ("Ceapro" or the "Company"), a growth-stage biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of active ingredients for healthcare and cosmetic industries, today announced its financial results for the twelve-months ended December 31, 2015. The Company's 2015 Financial Results reveal the best year in Ceapro's history.

PharmAthene Reports Court Approval of SIGA Reorganization Plan to Exit from Bankruptcy

2016-04-13 08:03 ET - PharmAthene has received a $5 million initial payment from SIGA -

ANNAPOLIS, Md., April 13, 2016 -- PharmAthene, Inc. (NYSE MKT: PIP) reported today that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York approved a reorganization plan that lays out the terms and conditions under which SIGA Technologies, Inc. will exit from bankruptcy, effective April 12, 2016. The plan was negotiated between SIGA and the Statutory Creditor's Committee of which PharmAthene is a member. PharmAthene has received a $5 million initial payment from SIGA. The payment is creditable against final satisfaction of PharmAthene's claim of approximately $205 million plus interest and is not refundable.

AmpliPhi Biosciences Presents Data Showing Bacteriophage Product Candidate Kills Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates from Cystic Fibrosis Patients

2016-04-12 16:15 ET - SAN DIEGO -- AmpliPhi Biosciences Corporation (NYSEMKT: APHB), a global leader in the development of bacteriophage-based antibacterial therapies to treat drug-resistant infections, presented data at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) summarizing both the in vitro and in vivo activity of its proprietary, investigational phage mix AB-PA01.

The data showed that AB-PA01 was capable of infecting and killing 87.8% of 369 Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) clinical isolates from a global population of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. AB-PA01 also demonstrated activity against 83.3% of 60 P. aeruginosa global, clinical isolates from non-CF patients. In total, AB-PA01 was shown to be active in vitro against 87.2% of the 429 clinical isolates tested, including both multi-drug resistant (MDR) and sensitive strains of P. aeruginosa. Additionally, in an acute murine lung infection model all AB-PA01 doses administered demonstrated activity similar to meropenem.

Pluristem Continues to Strengthen its Position in Japan – Granted Two Key Cell Therapy Patents

HAIFA, Israel, April 13, 2016  -- Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:PSTI) (TASE:PLTR), a leading developer of placenta-based cell therapy products, today announced that the Japan Patent Office has granted the Company two key patents addressing: 1) Pluristem’s core technology of three-dimensional expansion methods for producing therapeutic cell products derived from placental or fat cells; 2) the use of placenta-derived cells grown with this 3D technology to treat disorders of the hematopoietic system, such as disorders caused by exposure to radiation or chemotherapy, and failed engraftment of hematopoietic stem cell transplants. Pluristem continues to strengthen its IP position in order to support the current negotiations with pharmaceutical companies in Japan regarding potential partnerships for the development and commercialization of its PLacental eXpanded (PLX) cells. Pluristem recently received clearance for its protocol for a Phase 2 trial in critical limb ischemia targeting marketing approval in Japan, via Japan’s accelerated regulatory pathway for regenerative medicines.