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Gene expression delivery tool ‘slides’ instructions into cells

Drug Discovery World

Two methods currently used to deliver protein-making packages into cells, ‘mini promoters’ and serotype-mediated gene expression, vary widely. Together with Alexei Bygrave, Assistant Professor at Tufts University, Blackshaw and Ling made packages of alternative spliced messenger RNA that could be delivered into cells via a benign virus.

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Health Highlights: Dec. 21, 2020

The Pharma Data

The team at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research is checking genetic sequences of the mutated virus variant posted online by British researchers, CNN reported. Congress Strikes Deal on Economic Relief Package. A deal on a $900 billion COVID-19 economic relief package was reached Sunday by the U.S.

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Keeping tabs on Covid-19: Cell and gene clinical trials advance despite Covid-19…

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CluePoints provides clinical studies with risk management support package during Covid-19. Patrick Hughes, Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer of CluePoints, said: “The response to our complimentary risk assessment package has been fantastic.

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Regeneron’s COVID-19 Outpatient Trial Prospectively Demonstrates that REGN-COV2 Antibody Cocktail Significantly Reduced Virus Levels and Need for Further Medical Attention

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In the overall patient group with detectable virus at baseline, the average daily reduction in viral load through day 7 was a 0.36 About REGN-COV2 REGN-COV2 is a combination of two monoclonal antibodies (REGN10933 and REGN10987) and was designed specifically to block infectivity of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

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Regulatory Submissions for Dengue Vaccine Candidate in EU and Dengue-Endemic Countries

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TAK-003 is Being Studied for the Prevention of Dengue Due to any Dengue Virus Serotype in Individuals Ages Four to 60. Takeda’s tetravalent dengue vaccine candidate (TAK-003) is based on a live-attenuated dengue serotype 2 virus, which provides the genetic “backbone” for all four vaccine viruses. About TAK-003.

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Roche to launch SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Antigen Test in countries accepting CE mark, allowing fast triage decisions at point of care

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Point of care testing increases access to high quality diagnostics solutions for the detection of a current SARS-CoV-2 infection, regardless of laboratory testing infrastructure or patient mobility. This is highly beneficial where timely decisions are needed or laboratory testing is inaccessible.

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REGN-COV2 Independent Data Monitoring Committee Recommends Holding Enrollment in Hospitalized Patients with High Oxygen Requirements and Continuing Enrollment in Patients with Low or No Oxygen Requirements

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About REGN-COV2 REGN-COV2 is a combination of two monoclonal antibodies (REGN10933 and REGN10987) and was designed specifically to block infectivity of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.