José Lopes, PhD, managing science editor —

José holds a PhD in neuroscience from the University of Porto, Portugal. After postdocs at Weill Connell Medicine and Western University, where he studied the processes driving hypertension and Alzheimer’s disease, he moved on in 2016 to a career in science writing and communication. José is the author of several peer-reviewed papers and a book chapter and has presented his research in numerous international meetings.

Articles by José Lopes

Catalyst, Korea’s ISU ABXIS Plan Clinical Studies of Coagulation Factor for Hemophilia B

San Francisco-based Catalyst Biosciences has completed toxicology studies of its new drug CB 2679d/ISU304 — a highly potent next-generation coagulation factor to treat hemophilia B. This  follows the therapy’s recent Investigational New Drug (IND) approval, a necessary step before starting clinical studies, by the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety. Patients…

SPK-9001 Boosts Clotting Factor, Cuts Hemophilia B Bleeding Episodes, Study Shows

All of the hemophilia B patients in an ongoing Phase 1/2 clinical trial of SPK-9001 experienced clotting-factor increases and reductions in bleeding episodes, according to the therapy’s maker, Spark Therapeutics. University of Pennsylvania medical researcher Adam Cuker will present the updated preliminary results today at the Hemostasis and Thrombosis Research Society (HTRS)…

NovoSeven Counters Bleeding in Children with Hemophilia, Study Shows

NovoSeven stops or slows bleeding in children with hemophilia but is associated with blood clotting, a study of hospital medical records indicates. The team that did the retrospective study said more risk-benefit studies of children’s use of NovoSeven are needed. NovoSeven is also known as recombinant activated factor VII – rFVIIa. The…