Maxwell Biosciences Inc. has announced data on the utility of its Claromer drug discovery platform for the treatment and prevention of SARS-CoV-2, and potentially other respiratory viruses, through a series of preclinical in vitro and in vivo studies.
To jumpstart the development of much-needed antibiotics, the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) released a new report Sept. 28 demonstrating the economic benefit of granting additional exclusivity for another drug as a way of incentivizing antibiotic R&D.
Moleculin Biotech Inc.'s WP-1096 molecule is set to be evaluated in animal studies through the preclinical services offered by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).
The race to become the first microbiome-based therapy to reach the market continues between two companies. A positive view by the U.S. FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee on Sept. 22 for RBX-2660 in preventing recurrent Clostridium difficile infection kept Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s microbiota-based live biotherapeutic moving forward.
Spero Therapeutics Inc. has come out swinging after a U.S. FDA rejection for its oral antibiotic, tebipenem Hbr, picking up a potential $600 million licensing deal with pharma giant GSK plc after agreeing on a plan with the regulator to revive the drug.
Enanta Pharmaceuticals Inc. has presented heterocyclic compounds reported to be useful for the treatment of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and metapneumovirus (MPV) infections.
Researchers from Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC) and affiliated organizations presented the discovery of a novel series of compounds acting as Ebola virus (EBOV) entry inhibitors.
An antibody that protects babies against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) from Astrazeneca Ltd. and Sanofi SA was among a string of recommendations from the EMA’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use, paving the way for approval within the next few months and a potential launch in 2023.
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