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New MS PATHS Data at ECTRIMS 2021 Confirm Biogen’s Disease-Modifying Therapies Do Not Reduce Antibody Response to COVID-19 Vaccines in People with Multiple Sclerosis

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Biogen today announced results of a new analysis of immune response to the COVID-19 vaccine among people with multiple sclerosis (MS). Germany and Spain, researchers evaluated blood samples from 322 participants 28-90 days after their last COVID-19 vaccine dose. Using data from the MS PATHS network in the U.S.,

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What They Said 2021 – An Overview of FDA Press Statements

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During nearly all of 2021, FDA has been under the direction of an acting commissioner. COVID – 144 announcements were COVID-related in 2021, compared to 274 such announcements during 2020; Approvals – there were 77 announcements related to approvals this year, 22 of which were COVID-related announcements.

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New research presented at IDWeek 2021 reinforces Sanofi’s robust vaccines pipeline and commitment to advancing public health protection

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As one among the leading global vaccines companies, we still bring options which help protect people’s health round the world,” said Michael Greenberg, MD, MPH, Medical Head, Sanofi Pasteur North America. “As 4,5 The CDC recommends a primary dose of the MenACWY vaccine at 11-12 years old and a second dose at 16 years old. In the U.S.,

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Biopharma Executive Perspectives on 2021

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When our backs were against the wall, the biotech/biopharma community came together to create not one, but two vaccines currently approved for emergency use in the U.S. The last year, I think, is a very exciting year for cell therapy against cancer. This has earned the industry a lot of respect. Not because of the local tumor.

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Clinical Catch-Up: December 28, 2020-January 1, 2021

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which demonstrated statistically significant data and completed enrollment of 390 patients in its Phase IIb/III trial in severe-to-critically ill COVID-19 patients with data to be released mid-January 2021. Novavax initiated the PREVENT-19 Phase III trial of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, NVX-CoV2373. Vyrologix is a CCR5 antagonist.

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AdComms – Is FDA Getting Less Advice?

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Below is a chart that looks at 3 numbers – the number of AdComms; the number of new molecular entities approved each year, and the number of drugs that had breakthrough therapy designation. That said, BT would be a lagging indicator since it can be granted so early in the development process. Fewer meetings – more approvals.

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Therapeutic Vaccine Is Keeping Melanoma in Remission 4 Years On

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25, 2021 — Giving melanoma patients a “personalized” vaccine can prompt an anti-tumor immune response that lasts for years, an early study finds. So researchers gave them an experimental vaccine called NeoVax. Unlike traditional vaccines, it is not a one-size-fits-all jab. MONDAY, Jan.

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