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Biotech
Biotech | 04 January 2022

Amyris and ImmunityBio JV for next gen Covid-19 RNA vaccine

Upon completion of successful human trials and regulatory approval, the joint venture's goal is to start delivering the second-generation vaccine in 2022 as soon as is practically possible

Biotech
Biotech | 04 January 2022

Kyverna Therapeutics announces licence agreement with NIH

This next-generation CAR T construct was designed to improve the tolerability profile of conventional CD19 CAR Ts and developed in the laboratory of James N. Kochenderfer, M.D., at the National Cancer Institute, part of the NIH, the same laboratory that discovered axicabtagene ciloleucel

Biotech
Biotech | 04 January 2022

Yokogawa invests in glycan production company GlyTech

Partnering to build biosynthesis processes and a pharmaceutical production platform

Biotech
Biotech | 03 January 2022

Novavax submits data to U.S. FDA for Covid-19 EUA

Emergency Use Authorisation application request to be submitted following one month required by FDA EUA guidance

Biotech
Biotech | 03 January 2022

Ascletis expands ritonavir oral tablet production

ASC10 is an oral direct-acting antiviral drug candidate targeting RNA dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) to treat SARS-CoV-2 infection

Biotech
Biotech | 03 January 2022

Celltrion announces positive results for its cocktail Covid-19 therapy candidates

Celltrion plans to provide dual treatment options for COVID-19; Regkirona for hospitalised patients and a nebulised cocktail therapy (CT-P63 in combination with Regkirona) for at- home settings

Biotech
Biotech | 30 December 2021

Tan Thanh Holdings to pre-purchase 10 million doses of Covid-19 oral vaccines for ASEAN region

Oravax's oral VLP vaccine in development targets three SARS CoV-2 virus surface proteins, including proteins less susceptible to mutation, thus making the vaccine potentially more effective against current and future variants of the Covid-19 virus

Biotech
Biotech | 29 December 2021

G42 Healthcare, Abu Dhabi and AstraZeneca to collaborate on clinical research

G42 Healthcare and AstraZeneca will work closely together to explore real-world evidence and conduct clinical trials through IROS – the first-of-its-kind Contract Research Organization (CRO) in the UAE

Biotech
Biotech | 28 December 2021

Trastuzumab deruxtecan type II variation application validated by EMA

Application based on DESTINY-Breast03 results showing Daiichi Sankyo and AstraZeneca’s trastuzumab deruxtecan reduced risk of disease progression or death by 72% versus trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1)

Biotech
Biotech | 24 December 2021

Novavax and SK bioscience expand manufacturing agreement

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

Biotech
Biotech | 24 December 2021

Biocon partner Equillium initiates clinical study for Itolizumab in Lupus Nephritis

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

Biotech
Biotech | 24 December 2021

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

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

Biotech
Biotech | 22 December 2021

Piramal Pharma takes a minority stake in Yapan Bio

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

Biotech
Biotech | 22 December 2021

Novartis to acquire Gyroscope Therapeutics for up to US $ 1.5 bn

Acquisition will add GT005 to the Novartis portfolio, an investigational, one-time gene therapy currently in Phase 2 for the treatment of people living with Geographic atrophy

Biotech
Biotech | 21 December 2021

Sandoz submits Biologics License Application for proposed biosimilar trastuzumab to US FDA

Trastuzumab is monoclonal antibody used to treat human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 positive (HER2+) breast cancer and metastatic gastric cancers

Biotech
Biotech | 21 December 2021

Novartis collaborates with BeiGene to strengthen immunotherapy pipeline

Innovative market development collaboration also signed, expanding the availability of select Novartis oncology products in regions across China currently not covered by Novartis

Biotech
Biotech | 20 December 2021

Merck’s tepmetko receives positive CHMP opinion in Europe

The medicine is the first and only oral MET inhibitor to receive CHMP positive opinion in Europe for adult patients with advanced NSCLC harbouring alterations leading to METex14 skipping

Biotech
Biotech | 17 December 2021

Novel Concepts Medical’s formula disrupts Covid-19 spike protein

The company is now ready to offer clinical testing anywhere in the world after early case studies conducted in Israel have demonstrated recovery within 48 hours

Biotech
Biotech | 17 December 2021

New data suggests Covaxin generates robust memory to Covid-19 and variants six months after vaccination

Effectiveness of Covaxin against the Omicron variant is currently being studied

Biotech
Biotech | 16 December 2021

Noorik Biopharma signs contract with Switzerland to develop ambrisentan to treat severe Covid-19

The primary objective of the ongoing trial is to determine whether ambrisentan can prevent the progression to respiratory failure and reduce the need for mechanical ventilation, among others

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