Articles from ReAlta Life Sciences, Inc.
ReAlta Life Sciences, Inc. (“ReAlta” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to saving lives by rebalancing the inflammatory response to address rare and acute inflammatory diseases, today announced new clinical data from its hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) program, to be presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Annual Meeting, taking place April 24-28, 2025 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
By ReAlta Life Sciences, Inc. · Via Business Wire · April 25, 2025
ReAlta Life Sciences, Inc. (“ReAlta” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to saving lives by rebalancing the inflammatory response to address rare and acute inflammatory diseases, today announced two upcoming poster presentations featuring new clinical data from its hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) program at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Annual Meeting, taking place April 24-28, 2025 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
By ReAlta Life Sciences, Inc. · Via Business Wire · April 8, 2025
ReAlta Life Sciences, Inc. (“ReAlta” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to saving lives by rebalancing the inflammatory response to address rare and acute inflammatory diseases, today announced the appointment of Laurie Glimcher, M.D., to its Board of Directors, effective immediately.
By ReAlta Life Sciences, Inc. · Via Business Wire · April 1, 2025

ReAlta Life Sciences, Inc. (“ReAlta” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to saving lives by rebalancing the inflammatory response to address rare and acute inflammatory diseases, today announced the appointment of Andrew Miller, Ph.D., to its Board of Directors, effective immediately.
By ReAlta Life Sciences, Inc. · Via Business Wire · February 25, 2025

ReAlta Life Sciences, Inc. (“ReAlta” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to saving lives by rebalancing the inflammatory response to address rare and acute inflammatory diseases, today announced positive preclinical data for its lead asset RLS-0071 (pegtarazimod) in acute Graft-versus-Host Disease (aGVHD). These data will be presented in a poster session at the 66th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting & Exposition in San Diego, California.
By ReAlta Life Sciences, Inc. · Via Business Wire · December 8, 2024

ReAlta Life Sciences, Inc. (“ReAlta” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to saving lives by rebalancing the inflammatory response to address rare and acute inflammatory diseases, today announced the appointment of Lewis T. “Rusty” Williams, M.D., Ph.D. as Chairman of its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Edward A. “Buzz” Heidt Jr., who has served as Chairman since 2020, will continue to serve as a member of the Board of Directors.
By ReAlta Life Sciences, Inc. · Via Business Wire · November 21, 2024

ReAlta Life Sciences, Inc. (“ReAlta” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to saving lives by rebalancing the inflammatory response to address rare and acute inflammatory diseases, today announced a poster presentation of its lead asset, RLS-0071 (pegtarazimod), will be presented at the 66th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting & Exposition, being held December 7-10, 2024, in San Diego, California.
By ReAlta Life Sciences, Inc. · Via Business Wire · November 5, 2024

ReAlta Life Sciences, Inc. ("ReAlta" or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to saving lives by rebalancing the inflammatory response to address rare and acute inflammatory diseases, today announced that the first patient has been dosed in its Phase 2 study of RLS-0071, the Company’s lead therapeutic candidate, for the treatment of hospitalized patients with moderate to very severe steroid-refractory acute graft-versus-host disease (aGvHD), a serious and often fatal complication following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
By ReAlta Life Sciences, Inc. · Via Business Wire · September 23, 2024

ReAlta Life Sciences, Inc. ("ReAlta" or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to saving lives by rebalancing the inflammatory response to address rare and acute inflammatory diseases, today announced that Peter Ho, Ph.D., has joined the Company as Head of Business Development and Corporate Strategy.
By ReAlta Life Sciences, Inc. · Via Business Wire · September 4, 2024

ReAlta Life Sciences, Inc. ("ReAlta" or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to saving lives by rebalancing the inflammatory response to address rare and acute inflammatory diseases, today announced two distinguished biopharmaceutical veterans to lead the Company: David Marek appointed as Chief Executive Officer and Paolo Martini, Ph.D., appointed as Chief Research and Development Officer.
By ReAlta Life Sciences, Inc. · Via Business Wire · August 22, 2024

ReAlta Life Sciences, Inc. (“ReAlta” or the “Company”), a mid-stage clinical biotech company dedicated to saving lives by rebalancing the inflammatory response to address life-threatening diseases, today announces that the company will be utilizing the preclinical services program offered by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to evaluate RLS-0071 as a medical countermeasure for Acute Radiation Syndrome (ARS). Under a research collaboration, scientists at the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute (AFRRI), working with support from the Radiation and Nuclear Countermeasures Program (RNCP) at NIAID, will evaluate the ability RLS-0071 to mitigate the gastrointestinal effects of ARS (GI-ARS) in a preclinical mouse model.
By ReAlta Life Sciences, Inc. · Via Business Wire · March 28, 2024

ReAlta Life Sciences, Inc. (“ReAlta” or the “Company”), a mid-stage clinical biotech company dedicated to saving lives by rebalancing the inflammatory response to address life-threatening diseases, today announced enrollment of the first patient in a Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of RLS-0071, an investigational new drug based on ReAlta’s novel EPICC peptide platform, for the treatment of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AE-COPD) in hospitalized patients. RLS-0071 is the Company’s lead dual-targeting peptide that uniquely inhibits both complement and neutrophil-associated inflammation and is currently in development for the treatment for hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, acute graft-versus-host disease, and other rare and acute inflammatory diseases.
By ReAlta Life Sciences, Inc. · Via Business Wire · February 21, 2024

ReAlta Life Sciences, Inc. (“ReAlta” or the “Company”), a mid-stage clinical biotech company dedicated to saving lives by rebalancing the inflammatory response to address life-threatening diseases, today announced the appointment of two experienced R&D leaders, John Baldoni, PhD and Eric Van Gieson, PhD to its Board of Directors, effective immediately.
By ReAlta Life Sciences, Inc. · Via Business Wire · January 24, 2024

ReAlta Life Sciences, Inc. (“ReAlta” or the “Company”), a mid-stage clinical biotech company dedicated to saving lives by rebalancing the inflammatory response to address life-threatening diseases, today announced the appointment of three seasoned biotechnology executives, Christi Shaw, Mert Aktar, and David Marek, to its Board of Directors, effective immediately.
By ReAlta Life Sciences, Inc. · Via Business Wire · January 3, 2024

ReAlta Life Sciences, Inc. (“ReAlta” or the “Company”), a mid-stage clinical biotech company focused on harnessing the power of the immune system to address life-threatening diseases, today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of an Investigational New Drug (IND) application for a Phase 2 clinical trial of RLS-0071 in patients with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AE-COPD). RLS-0071 is the Company’s lead dual-action complement and innate inflammatory inhibitor peptide in development for AE-COPD, acute graft-versus-host disease (aGvHD), hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), and other rare and acute inflammatory diseases.
By ReAlta Life Sciences, Inc. · Via Business Wire · October 24, 2023

ReAlta Life Sciences (“ReAlta”), Inc., a clinical mid-stage biotech company focused on harnessing the power of the immune system to address life-threatening diseases, was pleased to welcome Senator Mark R. Warner (D-Va) for an in-depth visit with the ReAlta management team, members of the ReAlta board of directors, and local investors on October 2, 2023.
By ReAlta Life Sciences, Inc. · Via Business Wire · October 12, 2023

ReAlta Life Sciences, Inc. (“ReAlta” or the “Company”), a clinical mid-stage biotech company focused on harnessing the power of the immune system to address life-threatening diseases, today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of an Investigational New Drug (IND) application for a Phase 2 clinical trial of RLS-0071 in hospitalized patients with steroid-refractory acute graft-versus-host disease (aGvHD). RLS-0071 is the Company’s lead dual-action complement and innate inflammatory inhibitor peptide in development for aGvHD, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), and other rare and acute inflammatory diseases.
By ReAlta Life Sciences, Inc. · Via Business Wire · September 6, 2023

ReAlta Life Sciences (“ReAlta”), Inc., a clinical-stage biotech company addressing life-threatening rare diseases through harnessing the power of the immune system, today announced that it will be presenting additional clinical data from its Phase 1b trial in healthy volunteers on RLS-0071 at the European Respiratory Society 2023 International Congress taking place in Milan, Italy on 9-13 September, 2023. RLS-0071, the Company’s complement inhibitor and innate anti-inflammatory product candidate, is being developed as a treatment for hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy and other acute inflammatory and rare diseases.
By ReAlta Life Sciences, Inc. · Via Business Wire · September 5, 2023

ReAlta Life Sciences (“ReAlta”), Inc., a clinical mid-stage biotech company dedicated to addressing life-threatening rare diseases by harnessing the power of the immune system, today announced dosing of the first patient in a Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of RLS-0071 for the treatment of hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) in newborns. RLS-0071, an investigational new drug, is the Company’s lead dual action complement inhibitor and innate anti-inflammatory peptide in development for the treatment of HIE, acute GvHD and acute COPD.
By ReAlta Life Sciences, Inc. · Via Business Wire · August 1, 2023

ReAlta Life Sciences (“ReAlta”), Inc., a company addressing life-threatening rare diseases through harnessing the power of the immune system, was pleased to welcome Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-Va) for an in-depth visit and tour of our Norfolk-based research and development facilities on July 24, 2023.
By ReAlta Life Sciences, Inc. · Via Business Wire · July 27, 2023

ReAlta Life Sciences (“ReAlta”), Inc., a company addressing life-threatening rare diseases through harnessing the power of the immune system, today announced that it will be presenting clinical data from its Phase 1b trial in healthy volunteers on RLS-0071 at the American Thoracic Society 2023 Annual Meeting taking place in Washington, DC on May 19-24, 2023. RLS-0071, the Company’s complement inhibitor and innate anti-inflammatory product candidate, is being developed as a treatment for hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy and other rare diseases.
By ReAlta Life Sciences, Inc. · Via Business Wire · March 30, 2023

ReAlta Life Sciences (“ReAlta”), Inc., a clinical stage, rare disease company dedicated to harnessing the power of the immune system to address life threatening diseases, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation to RLS-0071 for the treatment of hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE). RLS-0071 is the Company’s lead dual action complement inhibitor and innate anti-inflammatory peptide.
By ReAlta Life Sciences, Inc. · Via Business Wire · June 23, 2022

ReAlta Life Sciences, Inc. (“ReAlta”) a clinical stage, rare disease company addressing life-threatening diseases through harnessing the power of the immune system, today announced the dosing of the first patient in its Phase 1b Inhaled- lipopolysaccharide (LPS) challenge clinical trial in healthy volunteers to support development of RLS-0071 in severe asthma. RLS-0071 is the Company’s lead dual-action complement inhibitor and innate anti-inflammatory peptide in development as a treatment for hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, severe asthma, and other rare diseases.
By ReAlta Life Sciences, Inc. · Via Business Wire · June 1, 2022

ReAlta Life Sciences (“ReAlta”), Inc., a clinical stage, rare disease company dedicated to harnessing the power of the immune system to address life threatening diseases, today announced the company secured regulatory approval from Germany’s Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte, BfArM) to conduct a Phase 1b inhaled lipopolysaccharide (LPS) challenge clinical trial in healthy volunteers to support development of the Company’s lead compound, RLS-0071, in severe asthma. RLS-0071 is the Company’s lead dual action complement inhibitor and innate anti-inflammatory peptide in development as a treatment for hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, severe asthma, and other rare diseases.
By ReAlta Life Sciences, Inc. · Via Business Wire · May 10, 2022

ReAlta Life Sciences (“ReAlta”), Inc., a company addressing life-threatening diseases through harnessing the power of the immune system, today announced that it has received a $3.2 million grant award from The Virginia Catalyst, also known as the Virginia Biosciences Health Research Corporation (VBHRC), to accelerate the Company’s Phase 1b clinical trial evaluating RLS-0071 for the treatment of acute lung injury (ALI) due to COVID-19. The award, which is granted to Virginia companies to support the acceleration of clinical testing of therapeutic drugs that treat life-threatening symptoms caused by COVID-19, includes additional funding for the Company’s research partner, Old Dominion University of Norfolk, Virginia, to explore other clinical biomarkers relevant for RLS-0071 treatment of COVID-19 patients.
By ReAlta Life Sciences, Inc. · Via Business Wire · June 8, 2021

ReAlta Life Sciences, Inc., today announced that the Company has successfully closed a Series A3 financing of $20 million. The financing was led by Marathon Pharma, with support from existing Series A investors and new, undisclosed investors. Funding obtained in this financing will advance multiple programs addressing ALI and HIE, including lead candidate RLS-0071, into Phase 2 clinical trials.
By ReAlta Life Sciences, Inc. · Via Business Wire · April 28, 2021