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Pfizer’s PAXLOVID™ receives FDA approval for adult patients at high risk of progression to severe COVID-19

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Pfizer’s PAXLOVID™ receives FDA approval for adult patients at high risk of progression to severe COVID-19 Pfizer Inc. government will continue to oversee the distribution of PAXLOVID, and U.S. NYSE: PFE) announced today that the U.S. ” COVID-19 continues to cause significant burden in the U.S. Source link: [link]

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Three trends in the antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) market 

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According to NCBI, most of the ADCs developed so far are for use in the treatment of cancer, but there is plenty of potential for using ADCs to treat other diseases 1. A Nature publication confirmed that there are currently 12 FDA-approved ADCs on the market, and nine of these secured FDA approval in the past six years 2.

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International Women’s Day: Female life science leaders

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Powers taught for more than six years at the National Institutes of Health, on medical product development and commercialisation, and at Georgetown Law School as an adjunct professor. Ng studied Neuroscience at University College London and Imperial College London, followed by a stint in academic research in the biotech sector.

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Novavax Announces COVID-19 Vaccine Clinical Development Progress

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Therefore, the Company has been working closely with the FDA to complete trial-initiation gating activities related to its commercial-scale production at FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. NVX-CoV2373 (SARS-CoV-2 vaccine) FDA Approval History. Novavax was awarded $1.6 Source link.

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Harmony Biosciences Receives FDA Approval For Expanded Use Of WAKIX® (pitolisant) For The Treatment Of Cataplexy In Adult Patients With Narcolepsy

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WAKIX is the first and only treatment approved by the FDA for people with excessive daytime sleepiness or cataplexy associated with narcolepsy that is not scheduled as a controlled substance by the U.S. WAKIX received FDA approval for the treatment of excessive daytime sleepiness in adult patients with narcolepsy in August 2019.

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Roche’s Actemra/RoActemra for the treatment of COVID-19 in hospitalised adults

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If approved, Actemra/RoActemra would be the first U.S. FDA approval is expected in the second half of this year. Chief Medical Officer and Head of Global Product Development, Roche. A decision on U.S. 7 Following the emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern, Omicron (B.1.1.529), Actemra/RoActemra is not U.S.

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

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Submission of a BLA, which requires longer-term follow-up data for acceptance and approval, is the next step in the rigorous FDA review process. “We Government,” said Albert Bourla, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Pfizer. “We For more than 170 years, we have worked to make a difference for all who rely on us.