NIH Director's Blog: Drug Development

JUNE 30, 2020

It’s now clear that nearly everyone who recovers from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) produces antibodies that specifically target SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes the infection. A major one is: just how well do those particular antibodies neutralize the virus to fight off the infection and help someone recover from COVID-19?

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MARCH 25, 2021

European Medicines Agency to Conduct First-Ever Parallel Assessment of a Medicinal Product, Takeda’s Dengue Vaccine Candidate (TAK-003), for use in the EU; Countries Outside of the EU through the EU-M4all (Previously Article 58) Procedure. About TAK-003. 4,5 Efficacy varied by serotype.

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JANUARY 31, 2021

Clover plans to initiate a global Phase 2/3 efficacy trial of its protein-based S-Trimer COVID-19 vaccine candidate adjuvanted with Dynavax’s CpG 1018 plus alum in the first half of 2021 with an interim analysis for vaccine efficacy potentially in the middle of 2021. EMERYVILLE, Calif. and CHENGDU, China , Feb.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Nasdaq: NVAX), a late-stage biotechnology company developing next-generation vaccines for serious infectious diseases, today provided an update on its COVID-19 vaccine program. Vaccines Taskforce and National Institute for Health Research played pivotal roles in the rapid recruitment and enrollment of volunteers.

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JUNE 24, 2021

This follows the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) positive opinion to authorize the vaccine in this age group. COMIRNATY was the first COVID-19 vaccine to receive authorization in the EU and is the first to have its CMA extended to adolescents. g doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

The new Elecsys Anti-SARS-CoV-2 S test can quantitatively measure the level of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in patients who have been exposed to the virus. This is the focus of vaccines in development and convalescent plasma therapy. The test targets antibodies against the spike protein. said Thomas Schinecker, CEO Roche Diagnostics.

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Drug Target Review

OCTOBER 26, 2023

1 Adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors are the leading platform for in vivo gene delivery for the treatment of various human diseases. 9 In addition, host immune responses further add to the complexity of developing cell-specific AAV capsids for clinical applications. Nature reviews Drug discovery 18 , 358-378 (2019).

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Drug Discovery World

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

A research group from the National Institutes of Health has successfully developed a vaccine against Sudan virus (SUDV) based on the licensed Ebola virus (EBOV) vaccine. SUDV, identified in 1976, is one of the four viruses known to cause human Ebolavirus disease.

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DECEMBER 18, 2020

Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the second vaccine for the prevention of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The emergency use authorization allows the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine to be distributed in the U.S.

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JANUARY 11, 2021

Testing Therapies, Antivirals and Vaccines. By the end of January, Johnson & Johnson is expected to deliver preliminary trial results for its one-dose COVID-19 vaccine candidate. . One of the open questions about the various vaccines against COVID-19 has been how long the protection offered will last. Other Industry News.

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JULY 21, 2021

(NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX) today announced the signing of a letter of intent with The Biovac Institute (Pty) Ltd, known as “Biovac,” a Cape Town-based, South African biopharmaceutical company, to manufacture the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for distribution within the African Union. This press release features multimedia.

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MAY 7, 2021

The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine is currently available in the U.S. Since then, the companies have delivered more than 170 million doses of the vaccine across the U.S. We are proud of the tremendous progress we’ve made since December in delivering vaccines to millions of Americans, in collaboration with the U.S.

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MAY 6, 2021

Under the MoU, the companies and the IOC will coordinate with National Olympic Committees (NOCs) around the world to understand and work to help address the local need for vaccine doses for national delegations’ participation in the Games. We are proud to play a role in providing vaccines to athletes and national Olympic delegations.”.

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JANUARY 24, 2021

(NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that the company is discontinuing development of its SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 vaccine candidates, V590 and V591, and plans to focus its SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 research strategy and production capabilities on advancing two therapeutic candidates, MK-4482 and MK-7110.

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DECEMBER 11, 2020

FDA authorizes COVID-19 mRNA vaccine for emergency use; companies are prepared to deliver first doses in the U.S. In collaboration with Operation Warp Speed, Pfizer and BioNTech, as well as other vaccine companies are expected to deliver hundreds of millions of vaccine doses to Americans by the end of 2021.

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AUGUST 20, 2020

times the GMT of a panel of 38 sera of SARS-CoV-2 convalescent patients, and in older adults (65-85 years of age) the vaccine candidate elicited a neutralizing GMT 1.6 study of the BNT162 mRNA-based vaccine program against SARS-CoV-2, which has advanced into Phase 2/3 evaluation. and Germany. Jansen, Ph.D.,

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The Pharma Data

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

The vaccine supply for the EU would be produced by BioNTech’s manufacturing sites in Germany and Pfizer’s manufacturing site in Belgium. The proposed supply agreement with the European Commission would represent the largest initial order of vaccine doses for Pfizer and BioNTech to date. billion doses by the end of 2021.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2020

Early interim data show Cytomegalovirus (CMV)-negative kidney transplant recipients vaccinated with three doses of HB-101 had reduced incidence of CMV viremia, reduced antiviral use and no CMV disease. Observed CMV-neutralizing antibody responses and tolerability profile are consistent with previous interim results.

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DECEMBER 10, 2020

. Data from 43,448 participants, half of whom received BNT162b2 and half of whom received placebo, showed that the vaccine candidate was well tolerated and demonstrated 95% efficacy in preventing COVID-19 in those without prior infection 7 days or more after the second dose. Jansen, Ph.D.,

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OCTOBER 14, 2020

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin a Phase I clinical trial of hAd5-COVID-19, the company’s novel COVID-19 vaccine candidate that targets both the inner nucleocapsid (N), engineered to activate T cells, and outer spike (S) protein, engineered to activate antibodies against the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2).

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OCTOBER 22, 2020

The Emergency Committee reviewed the data on wild poliovirus (WPV1) and circulating vaccine derived polioviruses (cVDPV). The higher incidence of global WPV1 cases seen during 2020 continues, with 121 cases reported between 1 January – 5 October 2020 compared to 85 for the same period in 2019, a 42% increase. Wild poliovirus. .

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Drug Discovery World

JANUARY 20, 2023

An investigational HIV vaccine regimen was safe but did not provide protection against HIV, an independent data and safety monitoring board (DSMB) has determined. No safety issues In its scheduled data review, the DSMB determined there were no safety issues with the experimental vaccine regimen.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

— Nine CEOs sign historic pledge to continue to make the safety and well-being of vaccinated individuals the top priority in development of the first COVID-19 vaccines. FDA has established clear guidance for the development of COVID-19 vaccines and clear criteria for their potential authorization or approval in the US.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Nine CEOs sign historic pledge to continue to make the safety and well-being of vaccinated individuals the top priority in development of the first COVID-19 vaccines. FDA has established clear guidance for the development of COVID-19 vaccines and clear criteria for their potential authorization or approval in the US.

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PLOS: DNA Science

MAY 16, 2024

Had we grown complacent in a world freed from a list of once-deadly infectious diseases, thanks largely to vaccines and other public health measures? A Novel Virus Appears In retrospect, everything unfolded with astonishing speed. COVID clearly caught us off guard. It’s already starting, apparently, with a return of measles.

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JANUARY 29, 2021

29, 2021 — The new coronavirus is mutating in an attempt to elude vaccines and treatments, putting a greater onus on Americans to get vaccinated and use social distancing measures to avoid infection, U.S. FRIDAY, Jan. health officials said Friday. New COVID-19 variants out of South Africa and Brazil — B.1.351

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

BNT162b2 immunization prevented lung infection in 100% of the SARS-CoV-2 challenged rhesus macaques, with no viral RNA detected in the lower respiratory tract of immunized and challenged animals. Senior Vice President and Head of Vaccine Research & Development, Pfizer. “We Jansen, Ph.D., CEO and Co-founder of BioNTech.

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Drug Discovery World

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Further areas of application for sensitive glycan analysis are in the monitoring and control of therapeutic agents or in providing insights into pathways of viral infection in which glycans have a role in viral attachment and the immune response. Exploitation of glycosylation in enveloped virus pathobiology. Drug Discov.

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OCTOBER 14, 2020

Study May Lead to Biomarkers for Tailoring COVID-19 Vaccines and Therapeutics. The research is part of an ongoing collaboration between Columbia University and Tonix that focuses on T cell and antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 (CoV-2), the virus that causes COVID-19. CHATHAM, N.J., About TNX-1800.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Johnson & Johnson Posts Interim Results from Phase 1/2a Clinical Trial of its Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate. Johnson & Johnson Posts Interim Results from Phase 1/2a Clinical Trial of its Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate. Immune responses were similar across the age groups studied, including older adults.

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Drug Discovery World

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The other EpicentRx platform, which complements and synergises with CyNRGY, is called AdAPT for the development of oncolytic adenovirus-based therapies that deliver transgenes or vaccine antigens to target cells and tissues. 2019 Oct;15(30):3427-3433. However, this overview is focused on RRx-001, not AdAPT-001 and the AdAPT platform.

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MARCH 11, 2021

(NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX) today announced real-world evidence demonstrating dramatically lower incidence rates of COVID-19 disease in individuals fully vaccinated with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine (BNT162b2), underscoring the observed substantial public health impact of Israel’s nationwide immunization program.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Vice President, Clinical Development, Infectious Diseases at Moderna examines the data on cytomegalovirus (CMV), why attempts at vaccines for CMV have so far proved elusive and the emerging options to address this unmet need. . Allison August, M.D., What is cytomegalovirus? . People of all ages worldwide can be infected with CMV 2,3.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2020

November 15, 2020 — The Phase 3 ENSEMBLE study of the single-dose regimen of JNJ-78436735, the investigational vaccine candidate for the prevention of COVID-19 being developed by the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, continues to enroll and vaccinate study participants. PHASE 3 ENSEMBLE 2 STUDY.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Major revenue contributions through 2025 anticipated from Oncology, Vaccines, Rare Disease and Inflammation and Immunology. New stability, immunogenicity, and tolerability data for COVID-19 vaccine candidate, BNT162b2, presented. BNT162 mRNA-based Vaccine Program.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2020

The clinical evidence from Regeneron’s outpatient trial suggests that monoclonal antibodies such as casirivimab and imdevimab have the greatest benefit when given early after diagnosis and in patients who have not yet mounted their own immune response or who have high viral load. Yancopoulos, M.D.,

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AUGUST 22, 2021

AZD7442 is the first antibody combination (non-vaccine) modified to potentially provide long-lasting protection that has demonstrated prevention of COVID-19 in a clinical trial. More than 75% of participants had co-morbidities, which include conditions that have been reported to cause a reduced immune response to vaccination.

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