DelMar IPO Obscurity Could Offer Investors Favorable Entry

April 26, 2013 OneMedPlace Contributor 0

DelMar Pharmaceuticals (DMPI.OB) started 2013 with a revealing corporate update on January 8th. In the update, president and CEO Jeffrey Bacha outlined his goals with an exciting year ahead for the company and its employees. Mr. Bacha focused primarily on the company’s lead product candidate, VAL-083, a small molecule (chemotherapy) agent that DelMar is developing in a dose escalation trial for recurrent glioblastoma multiforme (GBM).

Idrasil: The First Medical Marijuana Pill, and Parallels in Opiate Market

April 24, 2013 OneMedPlace Team 0

California-based C3 International has brought to market the first medical marijuana pill, known as Idrasil. OneMedRadio spoke with C3 International Chairman Steele Clarke Smith III about the unique delivery technology behind Idrasil, and trends in the sector related to market opportunity, necessity for non-inhaled delivery and dialogue in the medical community.

The Beginning of a Shift at Tekmira: From Focus on Delivery to Therapy

April 23, 2013 Jake King 0

Tekmira’s (TKMR) story over the last few years has largely been focused on its siRNA delivery technology, lipid nanoparticles (LNPs), and the ability of the platform to be used in broader RNAi applications. But the focus of investors is shifting as Tekmira brings a new therapy into the clinic this year and moves out of early-stage clinical development and into proof-of-concept studies.

Caprion’s Proteomic Biomarkers — Diverse Clientele Leads to In-House Pipeline

April 16, 2013 OneMedPlace Team 0

Montreal-based Caprion has established itself as a leader in the proteomic biomarker discovery field, using its proteomics discovery platform CellCarta® to develop pharmacodynamic biomarkers, disease markers and predictive biomarkers. OneMedRadio spoke with Caprion President and CEO Martin Leblanc about industry trends concerning increased risk factors, securing intellectual property and developing an in vitro diagnostics platform.

MicroRNA: The Diamond in the Rough?

April 15, 2013 OneMedPlace Team 0

MicroRNA’s are very small endogenous, non-coding, oligonucleotides. They are implicated in regulating a broad range of biological processes. These are molecules which are involved in important regulation of biological processes, and the potential of using these molecules as targets for treatment is becoming ever more apparent. With increased interest from big pharma, it is now important to identify a handful of smallcap companies specializing in this field.