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Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, a global pharmaceutical company, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the Company’s Investigational New Drug (IND) application to initiate a phase I study of its lead candidate, GBR 1302-BEAT™, in patients with HER2+ cancers. The company plans to expand the ongoing phase I clinical study to include sites in the United States for this potential first-in-class treatment, a humanized, bispecific monoclonal antibody targeting HER2 and CD3, based on the BEAT™ (Bi-specific Engagement of Antibodies based on the T cell receptor) technology platform.

Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.  announced that its Investigational New Drug Application (IND) for AXS-05 in the treatment of agitation in patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has been cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The IND clearance permits Axsome to proceed with its planned Phase 2/3 clinical trial of AXS-05 in this indication. Axsome anticipates commencing this trial in the first half of 2017.

Innocoll  announced that it has received a Refusal to File letter from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for XARACOLL, the company’s product candidate for the treatment of postsurgical pain.

Cempra, Inc. announced that the company has received a Complete Response Letter (CRL) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) relating to the company's new drug applications (NDAs) for oral and intravenous solithromycin for the treatment of community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP) in adults.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved  Biogen’s SPINRAZA™ (nusinersen) under Priority Review for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in pediatric and adult patients. SPINRAZA is the first and only treatment approved in the U.S. for SMA, a leading genetic cause of death in infants and toddlers that is marked by progressive, debilitating muscle weakness.

Cipla Ltd, a global pharmaceutical company, has yielded a final approval for its lead MDI product Fluticasone + Salmeterol (Sereflo) from UK MHRA for its partner in the UK.

GenMark Diagnostics, Inc., a leading provider of automated, multiplex molecular diagnostic testing systems, has submitted 510(k) applications to the FDA for its ePlex sample-to-answer instrument and Respiratory Pathogen Panel.

Avinger, Inc., a leading developer of innovative treatments for Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD),  announced that the company has received a new 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Lightbox L250 imaging console. With this new FDA clearance, the Lightbox L250 now provides detailed measurement of vessels with a few simple taps to a touch screen, helping further improve visualization inside the vessel before, during, and after Pantheris™ Lumivascular atherectomy procedures for the treatment of PAD.

Janssen Biotech, Inc. (Janssen) announced the submission of two Supplemental Biologics License Applications (sBLAs) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking approval of Simponi Aria (golimumab) for the treatment of adults living with active psoriatic arthritis and the treatment of adults living with active ankylosing spondylitis (AS).

Biocartis Group NV (‘Biocartis’), an innovative molecular diagnostics company (Euronext Brussels: BCART),  announced the 510(k) submission to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of its rapid, fully automated molecular diagnostics platform Idylla™, consisting of the Idylla™ Instrument and the Idylla™ Console.