Infectious disease

Heading into the middle of January, companies announced plenty of new clinical trial news. Here’s a look.
FDA
Researchers from the Medical University of Bialystok in Poland identified a gene that appears to double the risk of severe COVID-19.
Vaccine development is experiencing a resurgence in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, with companies developing a variety of approaches.
Looking at long-term growth, Michael said that will be driven by numerous differentiated assets across each of Abbvie’s core areas.
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Adagio cited three recent independent, in vitro studies showing that ADG20, which is currently undergoing Phase II/III clinical trials, has neutralization activity against Omicron.
NRx is seeking $185 million in damages and claims that Relief has breached the collaboration agreement established in 2020 regarding the development of the COVID-19 drug, aviptadil.
Pardes is funneling the funds into financing the next stage of clinical trials and commercial production of its lead oral antiviral drug, PBI-0451, for the treatment and prevention of SARS-CoV-2 infections.
One hundred percent of test serum samples showed neutralization of the delta variant, and more than ninety percent of serum samples showed neutralization of the Omicron variant.
The FDA informed Johnson & Johnson that adverse-event reports indicated a possible increased risk of immune thrombocytopenia within 42 days after vaccination with their COVID-19 vaccine.
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