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AstraZeneca, which is jointly developing a COVID-19 vaccine with the University of Oxford, plans to begin clinical trials testing its vaccine in combination with Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine by the end of the year.
Palbociclib is the standard of care for patients with advanced breast cancer, yet researchers still have no molecular profile to predict which patients will progress, which will continue benefitting from this therapy after their initial treatment, and which combination therapies are most effective.
A COVID-19 vaccine being developed by CSL Ltd., and the University of Queensland was scrapped this week after numerous vaccine recipients reported receiving false positives on certain HIV tests.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a day after a positive advisory committee recommendation, granted an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to Pfizer and BioNTech for their COVID-19 vaccine. Dosing is expected to begin in days.
Biopharma and life science companies and organizations strengthen their leadership teams and boards with these Movers & Shakers.
Pharma giant Boehringer Ingelheim strengthened its immuno-oncology portfolio this week by inking an acquisition deal with NBE Therapeutics for a tidy $1.4 billion US.
Every week there are numerous scientific studies published. Here’s a look at some of the more interesting ones.
Viruses mutate, and SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is not different. Luckily, it appears to mutate relatively slowly. Meanwhile, researchers are beginning to get a grip on the virus’s evolution.
Documents related to the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech that were in possession of the European Medicines Agency have been accessed by hackers.
Biopharma and life sciences companies from across the globe provide updates on their businesses and pipelines.
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