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Atlanta pharmaceutical company Inhibikase plans $18 million IPO
Atlanta-based pharmaceutical company Inhibikase Therapeutics Inc. is planning to raise $18 million in an initial public stock offering. Inhibikase is a clinical stage pharmaceutical company developing therapeutics for Parkinson’s Disease, or PD, and related disorders. PD is the second most prevalent neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system, with 7 million to 10 million cases…
Read MoreSEC Adopts Rule Amendments to Provide Investors Using Proxy Voting Advice More Transparent, Accurate and Complete Information
SEC Issues Supplemental Guidance Concerning Proxy Voting Responsibilities of Investment Advisers Washington D.C., July 22, 2020 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to adopt amendments to its rules governing proxy solicitations designed to ensure that clients of proxy voting advice businesses have reasonable and timely access to more transparent, accurate and complete information…
Read MoreNew plasma treatment under development in Georgia
As a COVID-19 survivor, Kevin Weinrich could be a key to helping others fight the disease by simply donating his blood. The idea is the antibodies in Weinrich’s plasma can help a sick patient fend off the infection. The 58-year-old computer programmer has donated his plasma, the antibody-rich liquid portion of his blood, four times over…
Read MoreBayer takes steps to make carbon sequestration a farmer’s newest crop opportunity
Agriculture may now have another solution to positively impact climate change thanks to a new initiative launched by Bayer. Beginning this month, Bayer will start rewarding farmers in Brazil and the U.S. for generating carbon credits by adopting climate-smart practices – such as no-till farming and the use of cover crops – designed to help…
Read MoreAdvaMed Unveils National Testing Registry to Aid in Fight Against COVID-19, Releases First Data Set
In its latest action to help ensure the widespread availability of testing to detect and contain the coronavirus, the Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) today announced the creation of a comprehensive, national COVID-19 diagnostic supply registry to help state and federal governments in their pandemic responses. The national registry is being launched in partnership with…
Read MoreNIH Project Homes In on COVID Racial Disparities
While the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Black and Hispanic Americans is no secret, federal officials have launched studies of the disparity that they hope will better prepare the country for the next great epidemic. The National Institutes of Health began the ambitious “All of Us” research project in 2018 with the goal of enrolling…
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