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Nov 12, 2020

FDA authorizes first diagnostic test for COVID-19 antibodies that obstruct the virus from entering cells The FDA has authorized the first COVID-19 diagnostic test, which identifies whether a person has the specific antibodies known to hinder the coronavirus from entering and infecting human cells. These neutr...

Sep 24, 2020

J&J commences COVID-19 vaccine phase 3 Johnson & Johnson has begun a 60,000-subject phase 3 evaluation of its COVID-19 vaccine. The trial will enroll participants in the U.S. and other countries with a high incidence of COVID-19 to generate data to bolster emergency use authorization early next year. ...

Sep 17, 2020

Lilly links COVID-19 antibody to a reduce hospitalization rate Eli Lilly has linked its anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody to a lower rate of hospitalization in patients lately diagnosed with mild to moderate cases of COVID-19. Nevertheless, two of the three doses, including the highest studied in the phase 2 trial, flunk...

Sep 03, 2020

Amylyx's neuron-protecting drug slows ALS decline in the late-phase study A novel combination of compounds has displayed that it can help decrease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) by supporting the brain's neurons' inner workings. After six months of treatment, AMX0035 of Amylyx Pharmaceuticals demonstrate...

Sep 01, 2020

Nestle acquires peanut allergy treatment with USD 2 Billion Aimmune buyout Nestle has announced a definitive agreement to extend its acquisition of Aimmune Therapeutics. Nestle will pay an additional amount of USD 2 Billion to buy the remaining shares of Aimmune. With the acquisition, Nestle will gain Aimmune's ...

Aug 27, 2020

Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine triggers an immune response in older adults Moderna showed robust phase 1 results for its COVID-19 vaccine in adults up to 55 last month. It is now following up with data from a small group of older adults, and they look positive. The phase 1 study that is being run by the National ...

Aug 20, 2020

FDA rejects BioMarin's gene therapy and Gilead's filgotinib over concerns The FDA refused to approve BioMarin's hemophilia A gene therapy valoctocogene roxaparvovec. The U.S. regulator that had earlier told there was no requirement of an AdComm for the drug, aka, valrox, has issued a complete response (CRL) lett...

Aug 13, 2020

Researchers call out Gilead over the diversity of remdesivir trials Researchers have challenged the sponsors of COVID-19 clinical trials to run more diverse studies. The call follows an evaluation of Gilead’s remdesivir clinical trials, which found the studies that flunked to offer an equal representation of Bla...

Aug 06, 2020

Zydus starts phase 2 COVID-19 vaccine trial after clearing safety test Zydus Cadila has finished a phase 1 clinical trial of its COVID-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D, setting it up to move straight into a 1,000-subject phase 2 study. The Indian company informed that the DNA vaccine was well tolerated in the first stage of t...

Jul 30, 2020

Roche bets USD 120 Million on UCB's anti-tau Alzheimer's antibody The Swiss pharma, Roche, is handing over USD 120 million upfront for the right of UCB's anti-tau antibody development. If everything goes according to plan, milestone payments and royalties could bring the deal's total near to USD 2 billion. Th...