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New study setting the stage for non-opioid analgesic in post-surgical pain management

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AmacaThera collaborates with University Health Network to evaluate the economic impact of post-surgical opioid use. They are developing non-opioid analgesic, AMT-143, aiming to reduce the reliance on opioid medications.Read more

AmacaThera Doses First Subjects in Phase 1 Clinical Trial for AmacaGel™ Therapeutic Platform

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AmacaThera Inc today announced that the first subjects have been dosed in the company's Phase 1 first-in-human clinical investigation of the safety of AmacaGel™.Read more

AmacaThera’s Lung Cancer Applications Recognized in QuickFire Challenge

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AmacaThera has received grant funding from the Innovations for Vets QuickFire Challenge: Lung Cancer & Physical Trauma.Read more

How AMT-143 could reduce the post-surgical need for opioids

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In June 2022, we created and published “Meet AmacaThera and learn about our novel hydrogel platform,” a 35-second animation. Watch the animated explainer inside this article.Read more

AmacaThera featured in Innovate Toronto

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AmacaThera’s drug development platform is featured in Innovate Toronto, an in-depth look at Toronto’s innovation ecosystem. The online compendium and coffee table book features over 300 start-up success stories, including Kepler, which aims to take the Internet into space, and Altus Assessments, which is using data and tech to bring the human side of healthcare education back into focus.
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AmacaThera animation showcases company’s unique biotechnology

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In June 2022, we created and published “Meet AmacaThera and learn about our novel hydrogel platform,” a one-minute animation that outlines its approach to drug development.Read more

AmacaThera CEO Mike Cooke accepted to adMare BioInnovations 2021-22 Executive Institute

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adMare BioInnovations is pleased to announce the nine women and nine men from diverse backgrounds and representing a wide range of life science businesses across the country, selected to join this year’s adMare Academy Executive Institute.Read more

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AmacaThera named CIX Top 20 Early company

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Amacathera Inc. has been named a Canadian Innovation Exchange (CIX)’s Top 20 Early company for 2021.Read more

CBC's Quirks & Quarks features AmacaThera Co-Founder Dr. Molly Shoichet

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ICYMI: Thanks to CBC's Quirks and Quarks for re-running this November 2020 interview with our co-founder, Dr. Molly Shoichet.Read more

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Out of the lab, into the marketplace

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Globe and Mail features AmacaThera’s Series A financingRead more

AmacaThera Announces Close of Oversubscribed Series A Financing

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Clinical trials set to begin on their proprietary drug delivery platform addresses key problem in sustained therapeutic delivery and is applicable to numerous disease indications and therapeutic modalities​.Read more

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Professor Molly Shoichet awarded the Gerzhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal

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Biomedical engineer’s novel hydrogel designs useful for regenerative medicine.Read more

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AmacaThera is a clinical-stage biotechnology company transforming therapeutics to make a difference in patient health. Our unique, injectable hydrogel platform provides localized, sustained drug delivery to improve patient outcomes across multiple therapeutic areas, including post‑surgical pain management, cancer and other hard‑to‑reach target areas.

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