Stemirna Therapeutics Co. Ltd., which specializes in mRNA technology, said it raised nearly $200 million to speed up the clinical study of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, SW-0123. It is in phase I study in China and preclinical data have been published in Nature.
LONDON – A new U.K. study indicates the Pfizer Inc./Biontech SE COVID-19 vaccine is less effective against the India variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that was designated as of global concern by the World Health Organization (WHO) on May 10.
Regulatory snapshots, including global drug submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Ortho Regenerative Technologies, Pharmaessentia USA, Pharming Group, Regeneron, Visen.
Clinical updates, including trial initiations, enrollment status and data readouts and publications: 4D, Acadia, Advaccine, Albireo, Alzheon, Beyondspring, Galapagos, Gilead, Mirum, Point, Precision, Valbiotis, Valneva, Vincerx, Virios, Zynerba.
With the U.S. launch of the first deployable airborne COVID-19 detection system, Bioflyte Inc. is working to provide effective ways to sample the air and deliver results within an hour. The Sentinel integrated solution aims to prevent widespread infection in schools and workplaces.
Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Cognoa, Edwards, Sorrento.