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Pfizer launches Phase III trial for Lyme disease vaccine  

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Pfizer has launched a Phase III clinical trial of a vaccine to protect people against Lyme disease, in collaboration with pharmaceutical company Valneva. . The trial will enrol up to 6,000 participants aged five years and older and will be conducted across 50 sites where Lyme disease is highly endemic. Official comments .

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US and UK fast track designations for Parkinson’s gene therapy

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track Designation for Asklepios BioPharmaceutical’s (AskBio) AB-1005 which is being developed for moderate Parkinson’s disease. AB-1005 is an investigational adeno-associated virus 2 glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (AAV2-GDNF) neurorestorative gene therapy.

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Taking a new approach to tackle neurodegenerative diseases

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William Erhardt , President, Head of Development & Operations of biotech Oligomerix, tells Lu Rahman about the company’s differentiated approach to developing disease-modifying therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases. . Overcoming sector challenges .

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AstraZeneca forges licensing agreement with Redx Pharma

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. AstraZeneca has signed a licensing deal with UK-based biotech company Redx Pharma for its fibrotic disease candidate RXC006. Wnt ligands are known to drive fibrotic mechanisms and are highly expressed in a number of diseases, including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Source link.

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EVOQ Therapeutics Announces a License And Collaboration Agreement with Amgen

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13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — EVOQ Therapeutics today announced a license and collaboration agreement with Amgen for the discovery and development of novel drugs for autoimmune disorders. EVOQ Therapeutics today announced a license and collaboration agreement with Amgen. ANN ARBOR, Mich. , www.evoqtherapeutics.com.

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Akari Therapeutics and Peak Bio announce merger

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Akari has been granted orphan drug, fast track and rare paediatric disease designations from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for nomacopan for the treatment of paediatric HSCT-TMA and orphan drug designation from the European Commission for treatment in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

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GSK expands respiratory pipeline with Aiolos Bio acquisition

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The acquisition includes Aiolos’ AIO-001, a potentially best-in-class, long-acting anti-thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) monoclonal antibody ready to enter Phase II clinical development for asthma, with potential for additional indications.