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OCTOBER 6, 2023

The top stories: mRNA pioneers Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman receive Nobel prize The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for their discoveries that enabled the development of mRNA vaccines against Covid-19.

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AUGUST 16, 2023

The whole world realised the power of RNA when the Covid-19 pandemic brought us the first mRNA-based vaccines. Therefore, it is now more critical than ever to advance the science to develop the next generation of RNA therapies, leveraging this molecule as a therapeutic modality with transformational potential.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2023

A Phase III clinical trial has produced promising results for a cancer vaccine targeting patients with a new or recurrent glioblastoma. Trial data show that 13% of patients receiving the vaccine survived the five years, compared to 5.7% receiving existing treatments. Published online November 17, 2022. doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2022.5370

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

27% of patients with non-vaccinal SARS-COV-2 positive serology corresponded to the previously described psychotic disorder subgroup associating HERV-W expression. times more than the control group.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Food and Drug Administration approved Jardiance (empagliflozin) to reduce the risk of cardiovascular death and hospitalization for heart failure in adults. Today’s approval will provide a treatment option for a wider range of patients with heart failure,” said Norman Stockbridge, M.D., Today, the U.S. The FDA, an agency within the U.S.

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MAY 27, 2022

Fast Track is a process designed to facilitate the development and expedite the review of new drugs and vaccines intended to treat or prevent serious conditions and address unmet medical need. Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer, Internal Medicine and Hospital, Pfizer. “We Pfizer Inc. NYSE: PFE) today announced the U.S.

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JANUARY 17, 2021

The treatment could be administered in primary care centers to people who test positive for COVID-19, avoiding hospitalization due to the progression of the disease and complementing the vaccine in the early phase after vaccination. BARCELONA, Spain , Jan. BARCELONA, Spain , Jan.

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JUNE 1, 2022

has been appointed Senior Vice President and Head of the Company’s Vaccine Research & Development (R&D) organization effective August 1, succeeding Kathrin U. Anderson most recently served as Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer for Bacterial Research and Hospital within the Vaccine R&D organization.

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JULY 29, 2021

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has broadened the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for baricitinib to allow for treatment with or without remdesivir, whereas the EUA was previously restricted to use only in combination with remdesivir. The study findings have been submitted to a peer-reviewed journal for future print publication.

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MARCH 22, 2022

NYSE: PFE) announced today an agreement with UNICEF to supply up to 4 million treatment courses of its COVID-19 oral treatment, PAXLOVID™ (nirmatrelvir [PF-07321332] tablets and ritonavir tablets), to 95 low- and middle-income countries, pending authorization or approval. Pfizer Inc.

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MARCH 5, 2021

Novartis announced today that it has signed an initial agreement to manufacture the mRNA and bulk drug product for the COVID-19 vaccine candidate CVnCoV from CureVac to aid in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Preparations for the start of production, technology transfer and test runs are already underway.

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JUNE 17, 2022

In a Phase 2/3 clinical trial, the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine elicited a strong immune response in this age group Three 3-µg doses had favorable safety profile similar to placebo in young children ages 6 months through 4 years in Phase 2/3 clinical trial Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine now authorized in the U.S. Ugur Sahin, M.D.,

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MARCH 14, 2023

QDENGA is the only dengue vaccine approved in Brazil for use in individuals regardless of previous exposure to dengue and without the need for pre-vaccination testing. QDENGA is the only dengue vaccine approved in Brazil for use in individuals regardless of previous exposure to dengue and without the need for pre-vaccination testing.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

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. “We A study conducted from 2014 to 2015 showed 72% of infants hospitalized for RSV were previously healthy with no underlying conditions.3.

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MAY 7, 2021

Pfizer-BioNTech files for US approval of COVID-19 vaccine ( Reuters ) ( NYTimes ) ( Politico ) ( Press ). Covid-19 Vaccines Are Wasted as Special Syringes Run Short ( WSJ ). The US opened pandora’s box on IP waivers for Covid-19 vaccines. . In Focus: US. What happens now?

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JANUARY 21, 2024

Today, refined versions of these human challenge studies have become standard practice in testing vaccines for vector-borne diseases (e.g., yellow fever, malaria, and dengue), evaluating new drugs or treatments, and studying pathogenesis, the process by which a disease develops.

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DECEMBER 21, 2020

Medical Director and Head of the Immunological Tumor Group at University Medicine Halle, Germany, who is a renowned oncology clinician and researcher specializing in the analysis of immuno-oncology treatments and their interaction with tumor tissues. Mascha Binder, M.D., Mascha Binder, M.D.,

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JUNE 7, 2022

based production in support of its COVID-19 oral treatment, PAXLOVID TM (nirmatrelvir [PF-07321332] tablets and ritonavir tablets). increasing Pfizer’s capability to produce and supply treatments and medicines for patients in the U.S. and has manufactured almost 17 million treatment courses total. and around the world.

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APRIL 16, 2021

for the treatment of COVID-19 – as planned with the FDA – follows the modification of contracts with the U.S. Lilly developed bamlanivimab and etesevimab for administration together to meet the potential challenge of treatment-resistant variants likely to resist treatment with either monoclonal antibody used alone.

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MAY 4, 2021

INDIANAPOLIS , May 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) is donating COVID-19 therapies to Direct Relief, enabling the humanitarian organization to provide COVID-19 therapies at no cost to low- and lower-middle-income countries most heavily impacted by the pandemic. Ricks , Lilly chairman and CEO.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Ground-breaking therapies . The company said: “As of the 28 September 2022, patients have been dosed with Auceliciclib, and dosing has completed for Cohorts 1 – 5 of the monotherapy dose escalation, and Cohorts 1a, 1b for the combination therapy arms with Temozolomide (TMZ). The research and academia landscape .

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JANUARY 19, 2021

20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Adamis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (NASDAQ: ADMP) (“Adamis”) announced today the submission of an Investigational New Drug (IND) to FDA for the investigational use of Tempol for the treatment of Coronavirus (COVID-19). SAN DIEGO, Jan. Dr. Dennis J. About Adamis Pharmaceuticals. The company’s subsidiary, U.S.

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AUGUST 28, 2020

The top 10 news stories this week are focused on coronavirus vaccines and treatments, as China is set to move ahead with human testing of a potential vaccine that has been created using insect cells, while AstraZeneca has started a clinical trial of its antibody treatment designed to prevent and also treat symptoms of coronavirus.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2020

These results will be presented by the lead investigators of OBI Pharma’s novel anti-Globo H therapeutic cancer vaccine, OBI-833. Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. Title: OBI-833 was safe and immunogenic, without treatment-related SAEs, in a Phase 1 dose-escalation trial.

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APRIL 6, 2021

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the review period for the supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for baricitinib for the treatment of adults with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis (AD). “We remain confident in baricitinib and believe it has the potential to be an effective new treatment option for these patients.”

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NIH Director's Blog: Drug Development

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

hospitals are stretched to the limit trying to help people battling serious cases of COVID-19. This improvement stems from several factors, including the FDA’s emergency use authorization (EUA) of a number of therapies found to be safe and effective for COVID-19. Credit: NIH Right now, many U.S.

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OCTOBER 9, 2021

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee (AMDAC) voted unanimously to recommend use of maribavir (TAK-620) for the treatment of refractory cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection and disease with genotypic resistance to ganciclovir, valganciclovir, foscarnet or cidofovir in transplant recipients.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

This is unsurprising – our drug discovery industry does, after all, centre itself around creating initiatives that leave no one behind, from cancer therapies to malaria vaccines. . To this end, pharmaceutical company ViiV Healthcare received approval in Japan for its long-acting HIV treatment in May 2022 5. Overview .

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APRIL 20, 2023

There is a clear opportunity to repurpose some of these candidates for preventative/ prophylactic treatment for post-Covid-19 cognitive impairment. Symptoms affect the brain, heart, lungs, GI tract and pancreas, are seen equally in vaccinated populations, and sometimes newly emerge after the acute infection has resolved.

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MARCH 17, 2022

Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) and the European Thoracic Oncology Platform (ETOP) today announced results from the pivotal Phase 3 KEYNOTE-091 trial, also known as EORTC-1416-LCG/ETOP-8-15 – PEARLS. About EORTC. About ETOP.

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OCTOBER 26, 2020

FDA Approval: Last week the FDA approved Veklury (remdesivir) for the treatment of COVID-19 requiring hospitalization in adults and pediatric patients (12 years of age and older). Testing Therapies, Antivirals and Vaccines. Food and Drug Administration as a treatment for the novel coronavirus. portion of the study.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

This is the focus of vaccines in development and convalescent plasma therapy. The majority of current candidate vaccines aim to induce an antibody response against the spike protein. The majority of current candidate vaccines aim to induce an antibody response against the spike protein. “As

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JANUARY 20, 2021

women hospitalized for childbirth, the rates of death and certain adverse events are increased among those diagnosed with COVID-19, according to a research letter published online Jan. Data were included for 406,446 women hospitalized for childbirth; 1.6 WEDNESDAY, Jan. 20, 2021 — Among U.S. 15 in JAMA Internal Medicine.

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MAY 25, 2023

The aim of the researchers is to understand the mechanisms that regulate cancer cell proliferation, survival and dissemination; to identify critical components of these pathways as targets for novel cancer therapies; and to help translate this knowledge to patient benefit.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

ramps up for release of the latest COVID-19 vaccine booster, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that all Americans aged 6 months and older receive the updated COVID booster amid rising cases and hospitalizations across the country. Additionally, how do you ensure that the vaccine distribution is equitable?

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MAY 4, 2021

An initial donation of 400,000 baricitinib tablets is being made immediately available to the Indian government for eligible hospitalized COVID-19 patients in India and Lilly will work urgently to increase the quantity of donated product multifold over the coming weeks. Ricks , Lilly chairman and CEO.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Yet despite this, the biggest players in the global pharma sector are increasingly opening their doors to partnerships with AI and machine learning companies, cognisant of the potential benefits these could provide across broad therapy areas such as oncology, autoimmune and rare diseases. . How AI can streamline drug discovery .

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