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AvantGen Announces Licensing of Its Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies to IGM Biosciences for COVID-19 Therapy Development

The Pharma Data

11, 2021 23:59 UTC. a San Diego-based biotechnology company with an array of technology platforms for antibody discovery and optimization, and novel NK and T cell engager generation, today announced licensing of a panel of its anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody clones to IGM Biosciences for COVID-19 therapy development.

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Pfizer and BioNTech Initiate Rolling Submission of Biologics License Application for U.S. FDA Approval of Their COVID 19 Vaccine

The Pharma Data

The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine has not been approved or licensed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), but has been authorized for emergency use by FDA under an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to prevent Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) for use in individuals 16 years of age and older. AUTHORIZED USE IN THE U.S.:

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Post-COVID-19 cognitive impairment: a new target for drug development?

Drug Discovery World

To date, it seems that the likely mechanism of post- Covid-19 cognitive impairment is neuroinflammation triggered by the peripheral / systemic inflammation caused by the virus. Alzheimer’s disease), or by initiating a new one. There is strong evidence for widespread brain changes following Covid-19. depression).

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Addressing the grand challenge of global access to vaccines

Drug Target Review

Most vaccines cannot be self-administered, so distribution requires access to trained healthcare services – a big problem in developing countries, which is where infectious disease burdens are highest. A leading company in this field, Seattle’s Lumen Bioscience, is best known for its orally delivered antibodies targeting diseases such as C.

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Preliminary Findings from a Phase 2a Trial of Investigational COVID-19 Therapeutic Molnupiravir

The Pharma Data

The companies today reported findings on one secondary objective from the Phase 2a study, showing a reduction in time (days) to negativity of infectious virus isolation in nasopharyngeal swabs from participants with symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection, as determined by isolation in Vero cell line culture. About Molnupiravir.

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PFIZER AND BIONTECH ANNOUNCE SUBMISSION OF INITIAL DATA TO U.S. FDA TO SUPPORT BOOSTER DOSE OF COVID-19 VACCINE

The Pharma Data

Vaccination is our most effective means of preventing COVID-19 infection – especially severe disease and hospitalization – and its profound impact on protecting lives is indisputable. We continuously strive to stay at least one step ahead of the virus. today announced that they have submitted Phase 1 data to the U.S. In the U.S.,

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Two billion doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine supplied to countries across the world

The Pharma Data

It uses a replication-deficient chimpanzee viral vector based on a weakened version of a common cold virus (adenovirus) that causes infections in chimpanzees and contains the genetic material of the SARS-CoV-2 virus spike protein. Data on File Number: REF-131228, 10 November, 2021. Available at: [link] [Accessed August 2021] 6.

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