Human TrialsInfectious Disease February 5, 2021 Johnson & Johnson submits EUA application for single-dose Covid-19 vaccine By vbandhakavi Once the authorisation is issued, Johnson & Johnson plans to immediately supply the vaccine to the US government, with 100 million doses to be distributed in the country
Infectious DiseaseResearch & Development February 4, 2021 GSK and CureVac sign collaboration deal for production of next-gen Covid-19 vaccines By PBR Staff Writer The development programme commences immediately with an aim to introduce the vaccine in 2022, post regulatory approval. This vaccine will be developed with a potential for a multi-valent
Drug ManufacturingProduction & SalesManufacturing February 3, 2021 WuXi STA to buy Swiss pharma manufacturing facility from Bristol Myers Squibb By PBR Staff Writer The Couvet site is a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility with commercial-scale capacity to produce capsule and tablet dosage forms. For WuXi STA, the Couvet site will be its first
Drug DiscoveryResearch & DevelopmentTumor Markers January 28, 2021 Existing drug offers targeted treatment for aggressive breast cancer By PBR Staff Writer As per the study which was published in the journal Cancer Research, the clinical trial showed positive results of the drug palbociclib in a specific type of triple
RegulationApprovalsRespiratory January 27, 2021 AstraZeneca secures China approval for treating mild asthma with Symbicort Turbuhaler By PBR Staff Writer The approval for Symbicort Turbuhaler (budesonide/formoterol 160/4.5mcg) was based on the positive results from SYGMA 1 and SYGMA 2 Phase III trials, which evaluated the efficacy of the
Clinical TrialsDrug DiscoveryResearch & Development January 26, 2021 Merck discontinues Covid-19 vaccine candidates on grounds of poor performance By PBR Staff Writer Merck said that the review findings of the clinical trials showed that V590 and V591 were generally well tolerated, but the immune responses were inferior to those seen
Production & SalesManufacturingRespiratory January 25, 2021 Humanigen gains BARDA access to produce lenzilumab for treating Covid-19 By PBR Staff Writer Through the expanded agreement, Humanigen will now gain access to manufacturing capacity reserved by the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) for the development of lenzilumab as
RegulationApprovalsMedical Products Distribution January 22, 2021 UAE gives approval for use of Sputnik V vaccine to combat Covid-19 By PBR Staff Writer The Sputnik V vaccine was registered under the emergency use authorisation procedure based on the results from the Russian Phase III clinical trials on more than 33,000 people.
Drug DiscoveryResearch & Development January 21, 2021 In vitro study finds Pfizer, BioNTech’s vaccine could inhibit Covid-19 caused by UK strain By PBR Staff Writer The rapidly fast-spreading B.1.1.7 lineage, a variant strain of SARS-CoV-2 detected initially in the UK, has ten mutations located in the spike protein. The two firms had earlier
Research and Development (RD)Immuno ChemistryImmunochemistry Analyzers January 20, 2021 Novartis, GSK team up for $3.6m genetic diversity research in Africa By PBR Staff Writer Novartis and GSK have agreed to provide £2.8m ($3.6m) for the Africa Genomic Research Approach for Diversity and Optimizing Therapeutics (GRADIENT) project (Project Africa GRADIENT), over the next