Phase II

Less than two weeks after Ginkgo Bioworks announced a merger with SPAC Soaring Eagle Acquisition Corp., it announced a collaboration partnership with Biogen.
Companies have already begun their announcements of new clinical studies for various treatment settings in preparation for ASCO 2021.
Shares of Voyager Therapeutics fell in aftermarket trading after its CEO and CMO announced plans to depart the company following clinical setbacks with a Parkinson’s disease program.
Several biopharmaceutical companies have submitted NDAs to the U.S. FDA covering treatment indications ranging from an opioid overdose, bipolar disorder and rare disease.
Medicago and GSK announced their positive interim data from a mid-range study of a plant-based vaccine for COVID-19.
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A recent Phase II trial show Regeneron’s monoclonal antibody evinacumab significantly reduced fasting triglycerides in patients with severe hypertriglyceridemia.
Sanofi and GSK expect to launch a global pivotal Phase III trial of its COVID-19 vaccine in the coming week.
Landos Biopharma partnered with Shanghai, China-based LianBio to develop and commercialize omilancor and NX-13 in Greater China and select Asian markets.
A platform trial is also efficient in that it enables the investigators to share placebo information.
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