On September 22, 2020 GENFIT (Nasdaq and Euronext: GNFT), a late-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to improving the lives of patients with metabolic and liver diseases, reported that it will announce its first half-year 2020 financial results and new corporate strategy following market close on Wednesday, September 30, 2020 (Press release, Genfit, SEP 22, 2020, View Source [SID1234565521]). The press release will be followed by two conference calls hosted by GENFIT management to discuss the results and new strategy:

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Conference Call in English on September 30, 2020 at 4:30pm EDT / 22:30 CEST, and in French on October 1, 2020 at 1:30am EDT / 07:30am CEST

Both the English and French conference calls will be accessible on the investor page of our website, under the events section at https://ir.genfit.com/ or by calling 877-407-9167 (toll-free U.S. and Canada), 201-493-6754 (international) or 0 800 912 848 (France) five minutes prior to the start time (no passcode needed). A replay will be available shortly after the call.

On September 22, 2020 BioCanRx, Canada’s Immunotherapy Network, reported funding of $10M for 14 cancer immunotherapy research projectsand eight core and biomanufacturing facilities (Press release, BioCanRx, SEP 22, 2020, View Source [SID1234565514]). In addition to BioCanRx’s investment, matching partner contributions of $16.5M increase the total investment in Canadian translational cancer immunotherapy research and manufacturing facilities to $26.5M.

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Cancer is one of the biggest health challenges facing Canadians. Nearly 1 in 2 Canadians is expected to develop cancer in their lifetime. BioCanRx is working to turn the tide and improve outcomes for patients by accelerating the development of promising immunotherapy treatments which could be more effective, affordable and safe than conventional cancer therapies.

"We’re collaborating and building teams across Canada to find new ways for the body’s immune system to outsmart and kill cancer. This new funding is helping to bridge the research gap between lab discoveries and clinical trials to ultimately benefit patients," said Dr. John Bell, BioCanRx’s Scientific Director and a senior cancer research scientist at The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa.

BioCanRx’s investments in the development of novel therapies continue to be guided and benchmarked by its Research Management Committee composed of internationally renowned academics and industry leaders in the field of cancer immunotherapy. The focus of the newly funded projects includes highly innovative and novel approaches to cancer treatment, targeting difficult to treat cancers where current options are limited. The project investment portfolio includes cross-disciplinary teams from across the country working on new, rational combination approaches and unique cell, vaccine/virus-based and antibody immunotherapies.Investments in Canada’s biomanufacturing capacity also feature prominently and additional sites across the country will be added to our point-of-care cell manufacturing network to enhance access to life-saving therapies to patients across the country.

On September 22, 2020 ENTEROME SA, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company leveraging its unique knowledge of the microbiome-immunoinflammation axis to develop next-generation therapeutics, reported that Pierre Belichard, Chief Executive Officer, and Christophe Bonny, Chief Scientific Officer, will present at the Jefferies Virtual Next Generation IBD Therapeutics Summit, which will take place September 23-24, 2020 (Press release, Enterome, SEP 22, 2020, View Source [SID1234565504]).

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The presentation, in the form of a live fireside chat, will take place on Wednesday, September 23, at 11:30-12:10 Eastern Daylight Time.

On September 22, 2020 Instrumentation Laboratory (IL) reported that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted De Novo marketing authorization for the HemosIL Liquid Anti-Xa test kit to measure apixaban (Press release, Instrumentation Laboratory, SEP 22, 2020, View Source [SID1234565502]). This is the first direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) test for automated Hemostasis analyzers authorized by the FDA.

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The FDA indication for HemosIL Liquid Anti-Xa has been expanded from the current quantitative determination of unfractionated heparin and low molecular-weight heparin, to include apixaban measurement, when used with HemosIL Apixaban Calibrators. The test is intended to measure apixaban concentrations in patients on apixaban therapy in the following situations where measurement of apixaban levels could be useful to have as additional information: patients at risk for major bleeding and patients experiencing a bleeding episode.

"DOACs are essential treatment for hundreds of thousands of patients around the world. Providing a means for clinicians to assess appropriate patients who take apixaban is an important step in enhancing care," said Remo Tazzi, Director, Worldwide Marketing at IL. "We are very proud to add another milestone "first" to our 60-year history of innovation in in vitro diagnostics."

Fully validated for use on the ACL TOP Family and ACL TOP Family 50 Series Hemostasis Testing Systems, HemosIL Liquid Anti-Xa assay for apixaban measurement delivers an automated result with excellent linearity, limit of detection, precision and accuracy, for reliable results and enhanced patient management.

The HemosIL Liquid Anti-Xa assay is not a stand-alone test and the results should be used in conjunction with other clinical and laboratory findings. Apixaban is a direct factor Xa (FXa) inhibitor, developed by Pfizer Inc. and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, and is sold under the trademark Eliquis.

On September 22, 2020 Odyssey Investment Partners ("Odyssey") reported that it has entered into an agreement to acquire ProPharma Group (or the "Company") from Linden Capital Partners (Press release, Odyssey Pharmaceuticals, SEP 22, 2020, View Source [SID1234565501]). Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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Founded in 2001, ProPharma Group is a leading provider of regulatory and compliance services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device customers. The Company’s primary service offerings include regulatory affairs, life science consulting, pharmacovigilance and medical information services. ProPharma Group partners with its clients from early concept development through each clinical phase, product launch, and commercialization to help ensure regulatory expectations are met, business goals are achieved, and patient health and safety is improved. ProPharma Group is headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, with 5 US-based offices and 10 additional offices across Canada, UK, Netherlands, Sweden, Germany, Japan and Australia.

Dawn Sherman, CEO, as well as the ProPharma Group management team are investing in ProPharma Group alongside Odyssey and will continue to lead the Company.

Jeffrey McKibben, a Senior Managing Principal of Odyssey, said: "ProPharma Group represents a compelling opportunity to invest in a growing business with attractive demand characteristics given its critical role in helping customers comply with regulatory and safety requirements. Dawn and the management team have done an outstanding job of establishing a comprehensive offering of services in a large, growing and fragmented industry. We have identified numerous organic and inorganic opportunities to build on ProPharma Group’s leadership position by expanding its four business verticals and expect to capitalize on these in the coming years."

Ms. Sherman said: "We are enthusiastic about our new partnership with Odyssey, given their long track record of supporting management teams looking to further drive and expand their businesses. Our team has a lot of runway in front of us, including continuing to expand our operations and customer base both domestically and internationally, and identifying new ways to assist pharma along the lifecycle of a drug. Odyssey understands our business and the opportunities that lie ahead and is well-positioned to help us build on our accomplishments to date and reach our full potential."

Tug Fisher, a Principal of Odyssey, added: "Our investment is a continuation of Odyssey’s macro thematic work in the pharma services industry, and ProPharma Group represents our second investment in the sector. We believe the business is uniquely positioned as a leading specialty player to execute on the underlying market opportunity and we are excited to support the team in achieving their growth objectives."

Closing of the transaction is expected to occur in October.

Latham & Watkins and Smith Anderson served as legal advisors and Jefferies LLC served as financial advisor to Odyssey.