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Trial to test monoclonal antibody for virus of growing concern

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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is sponsoring a clinical trial to evaluate the safety of an investigational monoclonal antibody to treat enterovirus D68 (EV-D68), which can cause severe respiratory and neurological diseases such as acute flaccid myelitis (AFM). Credit: NIAID and CDC.

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Bayer gets go-ahead for Huntington’s Disease gene therapy trial  

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A Phase I/II clinical trial targeting a treatment for Huntington’s Disease (HD) using a gene therapy has been given the clearance to go ahead in France. . In 2019, BV-101 was granted orphan drug designation in the European Union. . There are currently no approved disease modifying therapies for Huntington’s Disease.

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UK approval for dengue virus vaccine candidate

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Dengue is the fastest spreading mosquito-borne virus and was recognised by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2019 as one of the top ten threats to global health. An estimated 3.9 The post UK approval for dengue virus vaccine candidate appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).

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mRNA universal influenza vaccine enters clinical trials

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A clinical trial of an experimental universal influenza vaccine developed by researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases’ (NIAID) Vaccine Research Center (VRC) has begun enrolling volunteers at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. The trial will enrol up to 50 healthy volunteers aged 18 to 49.

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How to advance AAV-based gene therapies

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Sara Donnelly, Director of Research Planning and Business Development at PhoenixBio USA explores why the right pre-clinical model is essential for teams wanting to advance adeno-associated virus vector-based gene therapies. Adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector-based gene therapies hold exceptional promise across a range of disease areas.

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New drug reduced renal damage in septic patients

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A pilot Phase IIa clinical trial evaluating Abionyx Pharma’s CER-001 as a treatment for septic patients at high risk of developing acute kidney injury (AKI) has met its primary endpoint. million related deaths globally. “The trial shows promising positive results across a variety of primary and secondary endpoints.

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What’s interesting about the Australian drug discovery sector? 

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Its snapshot report aimed to provide both an overview of the sector in Australia to determine how the sector has changed since this data was collected in 2017 and 2019 2. . The number of employees behind our biotech companies has also expanded, increasing 21% compared with 2019 from approximately 87,397 people in 2019 to 105,569 in 2022.

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