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In 2000, China did not have one company on the Forbes Global 2000 list. In 2021, it had 14. This is good for second place on this list, behind the United States which had 31.
FDA Weekly Review looks at the FDA’s actions related to drug approvals, IND approvals, designations and more. Here’s a look at what happened this week.
VistaGenTherapeutics announced data showing that its nasal spray candidate for anxiety, depression and other central nervous system disorders, fell short of its primary endpoint.
“The applications for mRNA are quite broad, because, basically, you are giving information to a cell to make any protein you want,” CureVac CFO Pierre Kemula told BioSpace.
Maxvax and Luzhu are raising funds to move their respective research and development programs for recombinant herpes zoster vaccine candidates and new adjuvant products.
Researchers evaluate just how well therapeutic antibodies and antivirals work against Omicron, Vaxart’s oral vaccine shows early promise and hypertension doubles the risk of hospitalization.
Increasing gender inclusion in the life science industry is critical to its success. By making a commitment to diversity, companies can create an environment that will lead to long-term success.
The data used to support the argument that Aβ*56 is responsible for the Alzheimer’s Disease hallmark of memory loss appears to have been fabricated or heavily tampered with.
Prometheus completed its Phase II trial in UC, Algernon announced its Phase II trial of IPF and chronic coffee, Seelos dosed the first patient of SLS-005 for patients with ALS.
Pfizer and Flynn Pharma are under the scrutiny of British watchdogs once again, after officials said the companies have been overcharging for an anti-epilepsy medication in the U.K. for over four years.
Astellas is investing around $70 million, providing lab and co-working spaces to support current and future growth initiatives in the cell and gene therapy space for cancer and rare diseases.
In a recent interview with BioSpace, Imagine Pharma CEO Ngoc Thai shared the vast potential posed by a polypeptide called IMG-1 to treat Type 1 diabetes.
Pfizer is looking to strengthen its grip on mRNA research and development with a $470 million new facility, and Eikon is planning to open a 25,000 facility. Both will be based in New York.
Companies from across the life sciences added new executive and financial leaders, as well as scientific and regulatory additions. Here are this week’s Movers & Shakers.
Researchers at MD Anderson Cancer Center have uncovered a new method in which some solid tumor cells are evading detection: the formation of their own type of collagen.
Freeline Therapeutics’ hemophilia B drug demonstrated the strong possibility that a single injection of FLT180a, an experimental gene therapy, can reduce or eliminate the need for weekly injections.
Assembly Biosciences and X4 Pharmaceuticals have announced significant layoffs and reprioritization endeavors to let go of underperforming initiatives.
Frontera Therapeutics closed on a Series B funding round worth $160 million and announced an IND approval by the FDA for rare genetic retinal disease
The whistleblower claim was brought by former employee Michael Bawduniak, who accused the company of paying off doctors to favor its multiple sclerosis drugs over those of its competitors.
Sandoz hopes its high-concentration formulation of an already greenlit biosimilar will be approved by the time AbbVie’s blockbuster drug Humira loses patent protection in the United States.