LONDON – New data have arrived to allay concerns about shortages of COVID-19 vaccines disrupting dosing schedules, and also answering the question of whether third – booster – doses will restore waning immunity and be effective against viral variants.
Regulatory snapshots, including global drug submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Abbvie, Adial, Astellas, Aurinia, Biomarin, BMS, I-Mab, Incyte, Innocare, Jazz, Lynk, Mirati, Morphosys, Nicox, RDIF, Regeneron, Samsung, Y-Mabs.
Biopharma happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Adamis, Adelia, Amydis, Bellicum, Bioeq, Cannabics, Catalyst, Crescita, Croma-Pharma, Cybin, Dydo, Galderma, Ilias, Immunitybio, Inceptua, Mass General, Medicinova, Oasmia, Orphazyme, Redhill, Sol-Gel, Teva, UNC Lineberger.
While the number of biopharma’s nonprofit deals and grants, as well as their values, have dropped by more than 20% compared with last year, almost 71% of the combined funds are targeting COVID-19 therapeutics, vaccines and other pandemic efforts.
PERTH, Australia – Australia will be phasing out the Astrazeneca COVID-19 vaccine by October and will rely on Pfizer Inc./Biontech SE and Moderna Inc. vaccines to ramp up lagging vaccination rates.
Pattern Computer Inc.'s test for SARS-CoV-2 infection gives new meaning to rapid results. Taking 15 seconds from start to result, the test offers balanced accuracy of better than 96%, according to the company. The test is also not dependent on timing, unlike current antibody tests, and takes less time than point-of-care PCR tests. Its light-based system creates patterns based on a saliva sample, which is then matched against a previously developed model.
Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Diabetomics, Oticon Medical, Otolith Labs, Sorrento Therapeutics.
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