Infectious disease
kENUP had called the mRNA vaccine efforts in Africa “doomed to fail” since the project likely infringes on BioNTech and Moderna patents on the vaccine.
It’s uncertain if the origins of COVID-19 will ever be determined, but the current top theories split about evenly between a lab leak from the Wuhan Institute of Virology and a natural evolution from bats to animals to humans at a Wuhan “wet market.”
The EUA request is based on the Phase II study that showed treatment with ensovibep reduced the viral load from the SARS-CoV-2 virus within eight days of use compared to placebo.
Biopharma and life sciences organizations from across the globe provide updates on their businesses and pipelines.
Johnson & Johnson has temporarily paused production of its COVID-19 vaccine at its manufacturing site in The Netherlands.
A week after Novavax submitted its Emergency Use Authorization materials to the FDA for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate. reports are coming out about the company’s problems with the production and delivery.
The COVID-19 pandemic has seen a full-blown effort from biopharma and researchers to develop new drugs and test old ones against the disease, with highly mixed results.
Antiviral pills against COVID-19 show promise for treating the disease, but they are not broadly accessible yet.
The same advantage against HIV-1 possessed by a person with the inactive CCR5 variant potentially doubles as resistance to any virus that capitalizes on or manipulates that receptor.
Business with customers in the pharma and biotech sector was a key revenue driver, said Thermo Fisher CEO Marc Casper, adding that this business grew by 25% over the year.
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