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Biotech
Biotech | 07 January 2022

Maharasthra Health Minister inaugurates BSV research centre at Airoli, Maharashtra

The R&D centre will endeavour to bring scientifically advanced biological, biotechnology products and novel drug delivery systems

Biotech
Biotech | 07 January 2022

Pfizer and BioNTech to develop first mRNA-based Shingles vaccine

Product candidates will be based on BioNTech’s proprietary mRNA technology and on Pfizer’s antigen technology. Clinical trials are expected to start in the second half of 2022

Biotech
Biotech | 07 January 2022

Lilly and Entos collaborate for therapies in multiple neurologic indications

Entos will receive an initial payment of US $50 million, which includes an equity investment by Lilly

Biotech
Biotech | 07 January 2022

SyneuRx oral Covid-19 anti-viral drug Pentarlandir shows promise against Delta and Omicron

Acting as both a Dual Protease and TMPRSS2 Inhibitor, Pentarlandir is about to enter FDA Phase III trial¬

Biotech
Biotech | 07 January 2022

Jubiant Therapeutics gets USFDA clearance for JBI-802 to treat solid tumours

JBI-802 is a novel, oral, potent and selective dual inhibitor of two epigenetic targets of the CoREST complex: LSD1 and HDAC6

Biotech
Biotech | 07 January 2022

AstraZeneca and Neurimmune to develop and commercialise NI006

Investigational human monoclonal antibody in Phase Ib development for the treatment of transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy, a systemic, progressive and fatal condition

Biotech
Biotech | 07 January 2022

Merck KGaA to acquire biopharma CDMO Exelead for $780 million

The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2022

Biotech
Biotech | 06 January 2022

Biotium introduces unique super-sensitive RNA Prestain Loading Dye

EMBER500RNA Prestain Loading Dye allows single-step denaturing, loading, and bright RNA staining on regular agarose gels

Biotech
Biotech | 05 January 2022

Biogen exercises option with Ionis for spinal muscular atrophy

Biogen paid Ionis a US $ 60 million one-time upfront payment

Biotech
Biotech | 05 January 2022

Jemincare confirms its antibody effective against Omicron

The latest research results indicated that JMB2002 had high binding activity to the Omicron variant and showed potent Omicron pseudovirus neutralization function

Biotech
Biotech | 04 January 2022

USFDA grants ILiAD Biotechnologies Fast Track Designation for pertussis vaccine

BPZE1 is the most advanced next-generation pertussis vaccine currently in clinical development

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)

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