recent pharma news

Apr 16, 2020

Vir's Hepatitis B drug shows positive results in phase 2 The hepatitis B drug of Vir Biotechnology has shown promising results. Its gene-silencing drug trim levels of the hepatitis B surface antigen in a small phase 2 study in patients who are already taking antiretroviral drugs. The drug, VIR-2218,...

Apr 14, 2020

Eli Lilly has announced to begin clinical trials of rheumatoid arthritis drug Olumiant to treat COVID-19 patients.  The company plans to explore the anti-inflammatory responses that were witnessed in rheumatoid arthritis patients, and how the drug – Olumiant – an oral JAK1/JAK2 inhibitor – might help in cur...

Apr 09, 2020

AstraZeneca aims for summer start for COVID-19 antibody trial AstraZeneca has made its multipronged approach to the development of antibodies against the pandemic SARS-CoV-2 virus. The giant is utilizing its discovery capabilities and assisting in assessing the candidates who were identified in China and the U.S...

Apr 07, 2020

Immunomedics discontinues its trial early – hopes for accelerated approval of Sacituzumab govitecan for mTNBC Immunomedics- a New Jersey-based pharmaceutical company has announced to freeze its Phase III confirmatory ASCENT clinical trial of sacituzumab govitecan aimed at treating metastatic triple-negative brea...

Mar 31, 2020

Johnson & Johnson is fast-forwarding its vaccine development program for COVID-19.  The healthcare company has selected a lead vaccine candidate and is planning to begin human trials in September, with first batches available under potential emergency use authorization in the first part of 2021. The ...

Mar 26, 2020

FDA permits COVID-19 treatments with blood from survivors The FDA revealed the convalescent plasma use that is derived from the donated blood of people that have recovered from COVID-19 and that might have beneficial antibodies. It is being used as an investigational treatment for patients with severe cases of t...

Mar 24, 2020

Thermo Fisher Scientific has announced to invest a hefty amount worth USD 800 Million across pharma manufacturing and services. The company plans to expand its capabilities in pharma manufacturing and services in the coming two years, with USD 475 Million reserved for 2020.  The company has been acquirin...

Mar 19, 2020

Sage Therapeutics seeking out to save flunked depression drug  Sage Therapeutics has strategized on how to come back from the phase 3 failure of SAGE-217 in major depressive disorder. The plan focuses on three short-term studies Sage contemplates that may enable it to bring the GABA receptor positive allost...

Mar 17, 2020

Moderna announces dozing of first patient with its mRNA1273 vaccine The pharmaceutical company, Moderna, has been developing a vaccine for the treatment of COVID-19. The vaccine is an mRNA-1273 is developed by scientist at NAID, in collaboration with Moderna, and the manufacturing of the vaccine for Phase I clin...

Mar 12, 2020

The U.S. FDA has granted Janssen Pharmaceutical’s drug JNJ-6372, a Breakthrough Therapy designation for the treatment of metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)  The drug has been recommended for its use in NSCLC patients with epidermal growth factor (EGFR) Exon 20 insertion mutations, categorized wit...