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FDA
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for all Americans ages 18 and over Friday morning.
The extension will give the FDA sufficient time to look into the drug for the treatment of patients with symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (oHCM).
While COVID-19 appears to be battling back in cold-weather states in the U.S. and parts of Europe, researchers continue to study vaccine efficacy and new approaches to dosing. Here’s a look.
BioNTech is on the Fast Track. This morning, the company announced it received Fast Track Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its cancer immunotherapy candidate.
A week after announcing its intention to spin off its consumer health division, J&J revealed ambitious plans for its pharmaceutical business.
A recent study has highlighted the need for more stringent Phase II trial protocols on the basis that over 80% of candidate oncology treatments that go into Phase III failed to achieve OS goals.
Scientists from Stanford University investigated the effectiveness of an oral tablet flu vaccine called VXA-A1.1 by Vaxart, which uses cellular correlates of protection.
Biopharma and life sciences companies strengthen their leadership teams and boards with these Movers & Shakers.
FDA
Monoclonal antibodies have proven to be an important therapeutic option in the ongoing battle against COVID-19.
Avrobio’s ex vivo lentiviral gene therapy platform led to durable responses measured in years, and significant reductions in disease-related biomarkers that far exceed today’s standard of care.
Every week there are numerous scientific studies published. Here’s a look at some of the more interesting ones including T helper cells for COVID-19, new gene found that could contribute to type 1 diabetes and more.
Gilead Sciences announced it exercised its options to three of Arcus Biosciences’ programs. Two are anti-TIGIT molecules, domvanalimab and AB308, and the other is etrumadenant and quemliclustat.
UPCOMING EVENTS
PRESS RELEASES
Acceptance of TempraMed’s products by Meuhedet Health Services strengthens TempraMed’s B2B institutional commercialization strategy as the Company advances reimbursement initiatives and expands relationships with leading healthcare organizations globally Highlights Meuhedet Health Services, Israel’s third-largest Health Maintenance Organization (HMO), serving more than one million insured members, has accepted TempraMed’s flagship VIVI Cap™ and VIVI Epi™ products. TempraMed products are now accepted by two of Israel’s four national HMOs—Maccabi Healthcare Services and Meuhedet—providing institutional access to approximately four million insured lives. The Company is executing a global B2B institutional strategy focused on healthcare organizations, insurers, distributors and government healthcare systems.
· New research team expands capabilities at Boehringer’s U.S. R&D site in Ridgefield, Connecticut.
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