BioSpace News Archive

FDA

Roche’s Venclexta Granted Full Approval Under Project Orbis and Real-Time Review

The U.S. FDA granted Roche’s Venclexta (venetoclax) full approval in combination with azacytidine, or decitabine, or low-dose cytarabine for newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia in adults 75 years or older.

October 19, 2020
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Mark Terry
Policy

Catalyst Continues Legal War Against Jacobus Pharmaceuticals

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals has filed new patent infringement lawsuits against Jacobus Pharmaceuticals and PantherRX Rare LLC over a treatment for the rare autoimmune disease Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome.

October 19, 2020
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Alex Keown
Business

Vanquishing COVID-19 by Decreasing Viral Inoculum

Dr. Monica Gandhi, MD, an infectious diseases doctor and professor of medicine at UC San Francisco, poses the hypothesis that masks and other social distancing measures may reduce the viral inoculum – or amount – of the SARS-CoV-2 we contract.

October 19, 2020
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Heather McKenzie
Drug Development

Intellia Aims Big with CRISPR Therapy to Cure ATTR

Intellia has received approval to launch their Phase I trial of NTLA-2001 in hereditary ATTR.

October 19, 2020
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Kate Goodwin
Drug Development

Johns Hopkins Scientists Discover Possible Key to Controlling COVID-19 Immune Response

They believe that by inhibiting factor D, it would reduce the inflammatory reactions that make COVID-19 so deadly.

October 19, 2020
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Mark Terry
Business

Pfizer: Expanding North Carolina Gene Therapy Facility and Adding Jobs

Pfizer is continuing to invest in gene therapy research and development and other areas going on throughout the company, specifically in its North Carolina sites in Chapel Hill and Kit Creek.

October 19, 2020
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Mark Terry
Drug Development

Keytruda Flexes its Muscle in Long-Term Lung Cancer Studies

New data presented at the IASLC 2020 North America Conference on Lung Cancer shows a combination of Keytruda with other medications has a positive impact on non-small cell lung cancer.

October 19, 2020
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Alex Keown
Business

Genesis Therapeutics and Genentech Enter AI-Driven Drug Discovery Collaboration

In this multi-target partnership, Genentech will leverage Genesis’ Dynamic PotentialNet AI platform and other novel neural network algorithms.

October 19, 2020
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Brandon May
Orthostatic Hypotension Drugs Market | Rising Incidence of Anaemia and Parkinson’s Disease Drive the Market Growth

The global orthostatic hypotension drugs market is expanding at the back of improvements in blood pressure management tools and equipment.

October 19, 2020
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Motion Sickness Drugs Market is on an Upward Growth Curve Owing to Various Trends and Drivers

Brain is a peculiar organ, dealing with a massive load of instructions every day. Sometimes, it takes multiple inputs, like when the body is moving on a mountain road with many twists and turns.

October 19, 2020
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