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Novavax and SK bioscience expand manufacturing agreement
Novavax and SK bioscience expand manufacturing agreement

By IPP Bureau - December 24, 2021

SK bioscience secures long-term license to supply the Novavax vaccine for the Korean market

Granules India appoints Sucharita Rao Palepu as Non-executive Independent Director
Granules India appoints Sucharita Rao Palepu as Non-executive Independent Director

By IPP Bureau - December 24, 2021

Sucharita brings with her a rich and varied experience of two decades in Information Technology and Financial Services

Biocon partner Equillium initiates clinical study for Itolizumab in Lupus Nephritis
Biocon partner Equillium initiates clinical study for Itolizumab in Lupus Nephritis

By IPP Bureau - December 24, 2021

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, or Lupus, is an autoimmune chronic inflammatory disease. The prevalence of SLE in the U.S. has been reported to be between 20 to 150 cases per 100,000. In India, the reported prevalence of SLE is 3.2 per 100,000

Lecanemab granted Fast Track designation by the U.S. FDA
Lecanemab granted Fast Track designation by the U.S. FDA

By IPP Bureau - December 24, 2021

Alzheimer's disease is a serious, progressive and devastating disease with few treatment options

CanSinoBio’s Convidecia vaccine largely effective against Covid-19 in phase III trial
CanSinoBio’s Convidecia vaccine largely effective against Covid-19 in phase III trial

By IPP Bureau - December 24, 2021

The single-dose vaccine has been approved in China, Mexico, Ecuador, Chile, Argentina, Hungary, Kirghizstan, Pakistan, Indonesia and Malaysia

Study shows AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 booster dose protects against Omicron
Study shows AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 booster dose protects against Omicron

By IPP Bureau - December 23, 2021

Neutralising antibody levels against Omicron following a third dose boost of Vaxzevria were broadly similar to levels achieved after two doses against the Delta variant

Pfizer’s Covid-19 pill gets U.S. FDA clearance
Pfizer’s Covid-19 pill gets U.S. FDA clearance

By IPP Bureau - December 23, 2021

Pfizer raises production projections from 80 million to 120 million courses of treatment in 2022, as a result of continued investments to support the manufacturing and distribution of Paxlovid

Evusheld neutralises Omicron in latest studies
Evusheld neutralises Omicron in latest studies

By IPP Bureau - December 23, 2021

Only antibody authorised in the US for pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19

U.S. FDA grants De Novo Clearance for Philips IVC filter removal laser sheath
U.S. FDA grants De Novo Clearance for Philips IVC filter removal laser sheath

By IPP Bureau - December 23, 2021

Philips’s CavaClear is intended to safely ablate tissue to remove embedded IVC filters

Manipal Hospital Delhi opens advanced cancer care centre
Manipal Hospital Delhi opens advanced cancer care centre

By IPP Bureau - December 23, 2021

The hospital has recently launched Radionuclide therapy

U.S. FDA approves Novartis Leqvio to lower cholestrol
U.S. FDA approves Novartis Leqvio to lower cholestrol

By IPP Bureau - December 23, 2021

With two maintenance doses a year, Leqvio is the first and only FDA-approved small interfering RNA (siRNA) therapy for LDL-C (bad cholesterol) reduction1

Windlas Biotech appoints Shailendra Rastogi as CBO
Windlas Biotech appoints Shailendra Rastogi as CBO

By IPP Bureau - December 22, 2021

He has over 22 years of experience in pharmaceutical sales & business development

Piramal Pharma takes a minority stake in Yapan Bio
Piramal Pharma takes a minority stake in Yapan Bio

By IPP Bureau - December 22, 2021

The investment in Yapan Bio allows Piramal Pharma Solutions to broaden its service offerings in the fast-growing biologics CDMO space

World Health Organisation SAGE recommends use of Novavax Covid-19 vaccine as booster
World Health Organisation SAGE recommends use of Novavax Covid-19 vaccine as booster

By IPP Bureau - December 22, 2021

SAGE recommends additional third dose of the vaccine administered to immunocompromised persons

Merck acquires Chord Therapeutics to expand its neuroinflammatory pipeline
Merck acquires Chord Therapeutics to expand its neuroinflammatory pipeline

By IPP Bureau - December 22, 2021

Acquisition provides opportunity to develop cladribine in generalized Myasthenia Gravis (gMG) and Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (NMOSD)

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