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The FDA’s refusal to review Moderna’s mRNA-based flu vaccine is part of a larger communications crisis unfolding at the agency over the past nine months that has also ensnarled Sarepta, Capricor, uniQure and many more.
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The Senate failed to pass a massive spending bill on Thursday—which includes the rare pediatric PRV program but also funding for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s large-scale crackdown in Minnesota and other states.
Some 200 rare disease therapies are at risk of losing eligibility for a pediatric priority review voucher, a recent analysis by the Rare Disease Company Coalition shows. That could mean $4 billion in missed revenue for already cash-strapped biotechs.
Together with robust data-driven modeling, rethinking regulation and data use could push forward a notoriously challenging field.
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Ocugen submitted a “Master File” to the U.S. FDA for COVAXIN, the vaccine that has already received authorization in India for people ages 12 and above.
LION-101 is a novel recombinant AAV being developed as a one-time intravenous infusion for the treatment of adult and adolescent patients with Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2I/R9.
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The White House has also called for an independent investigation and more information from China about the pandemic’s origins.
AbbVie is aiming Skyrizi and Rinvoq at various indications to augment expected declines in the use of its $20-billion-generating-powerhouse Humira, which will lose patent protection in 2023.
NGM Bio’s aldafermin failed to hit its primary endpoint in its Phase IIB trial because of that, the company decides to shift resources to other programs.
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It’s a busy week for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, with a number of drug approvals on the calendar and an advisory committee meeting. Read on for more information.
If approved, Takeda said Maribavir would become the first and only treatment indicated for CMV infection in refractory patients.
Janux plans to use the funds raised from the IPO to submit four Investigational New Drug applications to the U.S. FDA in the first half of 2022.
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CARsgen is building a new $157 million CAR-T manufacturing facility in Durham, that is expected to create approximately 200 new jobs.
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Maria Fardis, who has been with the company since 2016, stepped down as CEO following FDA’s delay on its Biologics License Application.