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Biotech
Biotech | 07 October 2021

Janssen announces novel mechanism that shows promise against dengue

Early-stage research suggests the potential to prevent and treat all dengue serotypes and builds on Johnson & Johnson's work to advance science against emerging and entrenched global public health threats

Biotech
Biotech | 05 October 2021

AstraZeneca requests Emergency Use Authorisation for drug to prevent Covid

The filing includes data from PROVENT Phase III trial showing 77% reduction in risk of developing symptomatic Covid-19 with a long-acting antibody combination (non-vaccine)

Biotech
Biotech | 04 October 2021

Moderna Science Centre coming up in Cambridge, MA

The 462,000 square foot state-of-the-art building targeting LEED Zero certification and is designed to be the most sustainable commercial lab building in Cambridge

Biotech
Biotech | 01 October 2021

Jubilant concludes pre-IND meeting of JB1-802 with U.S. FDA

The company plans to submit the IND application by the end of 2021

Biotech
Biotech | 01 October 2021

Takeda to collaborate with JCR Pharma to commercialise next-gen Hunter Syndrome therapy

Takeda to exclusively commercialize JR-141 outside the U.S. (except Japan and certain other Asia-Pacific countries) upon regulatory approval

Biotech
Biotech | 01 October 2021

Merck and Ridgeback’s molnupiravir offer hope to Covid-19 patients

If cleared, Merck's drug would be the first pill shown to treat Covid-19, a potentially major advance in efforts to fight the pandemic

Biotech
Biotech | 28 September 2021

Eisai initiates rolling submission for Biological Licence Application of Lecanemab

The BLA is being submitted under the accelerated approval pathway and is primarily based on clinical, biomarker and safety data from the Phase 2b clinical trial in people with early AD and confirmed amyloid pathology

Biotech
Biotech | 26 September 2021

U.S. FDA completes inspection of Biocon Biologics, Malaysia with six observations

The company does not expect the outcome of this inspection to impact its plans

Biotech
Biotech | 26 September 2021

SAB Biotherapeutics’ SAB-185 moves to Phase 3 trial for Covid-19 treatment

Advancement to Phase 3 is a major milestone for SAB’s unique DiversitAb immunotherapy platform that produces fully human polyclonal antibodies without human donors

Biotech
Biotech | 24 September 2021

AstraZeneca to collaborate with VaxEquity for self-amplifying RNA therapy

saRNA is a new platform for the development of medicines and vaccines which uses similar technology to mRNA but with the added ability to self-amplify, thereby expressing proteins for longer, resulting in higher protein levels per dose level

Biotech
Biotech | 23 September 2021

Aurobindo subsidiary submits MAA for oncology biosimilar

CuraTeQ Biologics is on track for filing a second oncology biosimilar

Biotech
Biotech | 23 September 2021

Lonza to expand its drug manufacturing network in Switzerland

Lonza, a global manufacturing partner to the pharma, biotech and nutrition industries, has announced it will invest in additional drug product manufacturing capabilities in Switzerland

Biotech
Biotech | 22 September 2021

Boehringer Ingelheim acquires Abexxa Biologics to advance its cancer research

The addition of Abexxa’s expertise complements Boehringer Ingelheim’s current approaches to the treatment of difficult-to-treat solid cancers and especially those resistant to available immunotherapies

Biotech
Biotech | 22 September 2021

DCGI approves Ampio Pharma’s Phase II trials to tackle Covid-19 induced respiratory distress

Ampion is directly administered by inhalation and it allows the drug to directly target and attenuate inflammation in the lungs

Biotech
Biotech | 21 September 2021

HUTCHMED initiates a Japan bridging study to Support Surufatinib

Surufatinib is the third potential new medicine discovered by the company to enter into clinical development in Japan

Biotech
Biotech | 21 September 2021

Pfizer and BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine safe for children aged 5 to 11: study

In participants 5 to 11 years of age, the vaccine was safe, well-tolerated and showed robust neutralising antibody responses. Results in children under 5 years of age are expected as soon as later this year

Biotech
Biotech | 20 September 2021

Imfinzi plus chemotherapy tripled patient survival at 3 years

The CASPIAN Phase III trial in extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer is the longest survival follow-up ever reported for immunotherapy treatment in this setting

Biotech
Biotech | 18 September 2021

Excision receives U.S. FDA clearance for first-in-human CRISPR Phase I/II trail for HIV

Initiation of EBT-101 Phase 1/2 clinical trial expected later this year

Biotech
Biotech | 17 September 2021

LifeCell receives DCGI approval for Mesocel clinical trial to treat Covid-19

The clinical trial, to be conducted in two phases, will evaluate the safety and efficacy of Mesocel for the treatment of patients with moderate to severe Covid-19

Biotech
Biotech | 17 September 2021

PharmaZell and Novasep come together to form a formidable API and CDMO platform

They enter into exclusive negotiations in a new drive to create a technology-driven leader for complex small molecules and ADCs of global scale

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