BioSpace News Archive

Drug Development

Genentech’s Tecentriq Comes Up Short in Phase III Breast Cancer Study

Genentech’s checkpoint inhibitor Tecentriq combined with chemotherapy failed to hit the mark in a Phase III metastatic triple-negative breast cancer study.

August 7, 2020
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Alex Keown
Policy

FDA Accepts BLA for Biogen’s Alzheimer’s Drug, Grants Priority Review

The FDA set a PDUFA target date of March 7, 2021 for aducanumab, Biogen said.

August 7, 2020
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Alex Keown
Business

Aerovate Therapeutics Launches with $72 Million and Repurposed Cancer Drug for PAH

Aerovate Therapeutics secured $72.6 million in Series A funding to advance trials of AV-101, an inhaled, dry powder aerosol version of Novartis’ cancer drug Gleevec (imatinib) in a repurposed effort to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).

August 7, 2020
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Alex Keown
Genetown

Vigeo’s Tumor Microenvironment Platform Expands Indications and Combo Therapy Possibilities

Vigeo Therapeutics is expanding indications for its tumor microenvironment (TME)-targeting oncology platform, which inhibits tumor growth by reprogramming normal cells that were recruited and coopted by a tumor.

August 7, 2020
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Gail Dutton
Business

Kite, a Gilead Company, Looks to Expand Its Cell Therapy Maryland Operations

Maryland has become a key part of the strategy for Kite, a Gilead company, and its mission to find a cure for cancer.

August 7, 2020
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Alex Keown
Business

Novavax and SIPL to Develop 1 Billion COVID-19 Vaccine Doses for India, Other Countries

Novavax said the agreement will allow for the development and distribution of NVX‑CoV2373, a recombinant vaccine engineered from the genetic sequence of SARS-CoV-2, in India and in low- and middle-income countries.

August 7, 2020
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Alex Keown
Policy

White House Executive Order Aims to Boost Domestic Production of ‘Essential Drugs’

In an aim to create a strong domestic supply chain, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order on Thursday that calls for federal agencies to purchase “essential drugs” and medical supplies that are produced in the United States, rather than from abroad as is the current practice.

August 7, 2020
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Alex Keown
Tooth Filling Materials Market is still evolving by upgrading and implementing newer technologies

Tooth filling material is used when a tooth gets damaged, detached, or in the areas from where the cavity is removed.

August 7, 2020
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Surgical Face Masks Market: Focus on Enhancing Manufacturing Capabilities by Key Players to Propel Global Market

According to the report, the global surgical face masks market was valued at ~US$ 2 Bn in 2019 and is projected to expand at a high CAGR during the forecast period.

August 7, 2020
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Peptide Therapeutics Market: Immunopeptides Segment to exhibit Rapid Growth in Global Market

Transparency Market Research has published a new report titled, ‘Peptide Therapeutics Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecast, 2019–2027’.

August 7, 2020
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