Monthly Archives - March 2017

Blind Saskatchewan Rush fan, embracing eSight lenses, never misses a play

Every Saskatchewan Rush play is an eye-opening experience for Bobbi Janzen. The legally blind Saskatoon woman has watched every Rush home game this season thanks to pair of eSight glasses she fundraised for last year. “It’s amazing. These are things I didn’t even know existed — from down to the net to the lacrosse sticks themselves, the ball,” Janzen said. “I hadn’t seen a ball in motion in my life, so putting those glasses on and seeing these things, reading jerseys, it...
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Siamab Therapeutics Announces Publication of New Preclinical Data

Siamab Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing novel cancer immunotherapies, today announced the publication of new preclinical data describing its novel ST1 antibodies targeting, with high affinity and specificity, the Sialyl-Thomasen-nouveau antigen (STn), a tumor-associated carbohydrate antigen (TACA). Read more >>
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Corbus Pharmaceuticals to Present Gene Expression Data from Recent Phase 2 Systemic Sclerosis Study Demonstrating JBT-101 Inhibits Inflammation and Fibrosis Pathways

Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRBP) ("Corbus" or the "Company"), a clinical stage drug development company targeting rare, chronic, serious inflammatory and fibrotic diseases, announced today that Michael L. Whitfield, Ph.D., Professor of Molecular and Systems Biology, Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine and Scientific Founder of Celdara Medical, LLC, will present data demonstrating JBT-101 treatment of systemic sclerosis patients inhibits gene expression of key regulatory proteins in molecular pathways associated with activating inflammation and fibrosis, while increasing gene expression in...
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See That Smile

Forget virtual reality; Christian Cardenas is seeing in actual reality for the first time. “I can see you,” Christian told Jeff Fenton, marketing director for eSight, as he turned on Christian’s new eSight glasses. Christian was not shy about telling everyone Friday morning he could see them, and it was not just their shapes and voices registering. He was seeing them for the first time. Read more >>
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Corbus Pharmaceuticals to Present at the Cowen and Company 37th Annual Health Care Conference

Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc., a clinical stage drug development company targeting rare, chronic, serious inflammatory and fibrotic diseases, announced today that Yuval Cohen, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, will present at the Cowen and Company 37th Annual Health Care Conference on Wednesday, March 8 at 10:40 a.m. ET in Boston, MA. Read more >>
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Think pain relief without meds: sam® Sport shows adjunct, ultrasound therapy at APTA meeting Feb. 15-18

Patients can heal from chronic conditions and recover from pain faster – without the need for meds – through a simple, unique adjunct therapy: portable and wearable ultrasound. sam® Sport, made by ZetrOZ Systems, sustained acoustic medicine, will participate as a first-time exhibitor at the American Physical Therapy Association’s 2017 Combined Sections Meeting Feb. 15-18. Read more >>
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