VIENNA, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–

CEL-SCI Corporation (NYSE MKT: CVM) (“CEL SCI” or the “Company”) today announced that its investigational LEAPS rheumatoid arthritis vaccine candidate has been accepted for a new program of technology commercialization and niche analysis managed by Foresight Science & Technology for the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH). CEL-SCI’s selection into this commercialization program, including market entry strategy and launch tactics, is an extension of the Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant in the amount of $225,000 awarded to CEL-SCI in July 2014 from the NIH’s National Institute of Arthritis Muscoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS).

Only a select number of SBIR recipients are additionally awarded the commercialization and launch niche analysis program, which will examine the market in depth for the LEAPS rheumatoid arthritis vaccine. This analysis will include interviews with experts and end-users, recommendations for a market entry, launch tactics and revenue projections. According to Visiongain, the world rheumatoid arthritis drug market will generate revenues of $38.5 billion in 2017.

“As we advance the clinical development program for our LEAPS rheumatoid arthritis vaccine, we are very pleased that the NIH has recognized the potential market value of this product. We believe the commercialization and program niche analysis will be of value to CEL-SCI as we apply for a Phase II SBIR grant to continue to support our efforts of bringing LEAPS into human clinical trials,” stated Daniel Zimmerman, Ph.D., Senior Vice President Research and Development, Cellular Immunology.

ROCKVILLE, Md., Nov. 05, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (RNN), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing next generation therapeutics for the treatment of cancer, announced today that interim clinical data from an ongoing Phase IIa study of its novel anti-cancer drug candidate, Archexin®, will be presented on Friday, November 6, 2015 at the 14th International Kidney Cancer Symposium in Miami, Florida.

“We are excited to present interim data from the ongoing Phase IIa clinical trial showing that Archexin, in combination with everolimus (Afinitor®), appears to be safe and well tolerated at the doses tested to date. We have also noted early evidence of clinical activity at low doses in patients with metastatic kidney cancer,” commented Peter D. Suzdak, Chief Executive Officer. “We look forward to completing the randomized, open-label, 2-arm dose expansion study of Archexin in combination with everolimus versus everolimus alone in order to further evaluate Archexin in metastatic renal cell carcinoma.”

CAESAREA, Israel, Nov. 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — LabStyle Innovations Corp. (DRIO), developer of the Dario™ Diabetes Management Solution, announced today that it has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with one of India’s leading pharmaceutical and medical device networks, Centaur Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd. As one of India’s top ranked healthcare companies, Centaur’s network includes a sales force of 1,000 covering 250,000 doctors and 250,000 retailers.

“We are proud to partner with Centaur, a company that leads the market in bringing improvements and innovation to the health system in India. They are the perfect partner to bring the Dario™ blood glucose monitoring system to the market in India to help the millions of people with diabetes to self-manage and improve their health,” said LabStyle Innovations’ President and Chief Executive Officer Erez Raphael.

According to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) diabetes is growing to epidemic proportions in India, with over 66.8 million people diagnosed. The prevalence of diabetes in the general population is 8.6%, with some regions reported to have up to 20% prevalence.

“Diabetes is the fastest growing epidemic across the region. In India it is a very challenging disease due to our large infrastructure and resource constraints. According to the IDF there is limited availability of much needed self-management education. The Dario Diabetes Management Solution is the perfect tool for the diabetes community in India. For the first time, Dario will enable self-management and education through digital and remote monitoring,” said Mr. S D Sawant, Chairman and Managing Director of Centaur. “We are enthusiastic about bringing the cutting-edge Dario™ platform to the Indian market to assist and improve the health and the quality of care.”