Investigators at the University of California at San Francisco have identified a confounder that appears to be behind the purported anti-SARS-CoV-2 effects of a number of therapeutic candidates that were identified via repurposing.
LONDON – The U.K. has set up the first randomized controlled trial of COVID-19 vaccines in pregnant women, to assess different dosing schedules. The aim is to find the balance between longer intervals that are known to spur a greater immune response, against shorter intervals that provide faster protection.
Med-tech happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Experien Group, GE Healthcare, Haliodx, Mindmed, Modivcare, Northstar Medical Radioisotopes, Resolve Bioscience, Sorrento Therapeutics, Veracyte, Veranex, VRI Intermediate Holdings, Zeiss.
Biopharma happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Abbvie, Ancilia, Burning, China Grand Pharmaceutical, Etherna, GT, Impact, Innocan, Insilico, Sanotize, Takeda, Westlake.
Clinical updates, including trial initiations, enrollment status and data readouts and publications: 89bio, Biogen, Biophytis, Cytokinetics, Flugen, Humanigen, Ionis, Moderna, Novartis, Prometheus, Servier, Zentalis.
The world has been running an ultramarathon since the COVID-19 pandemic began, but despite the ups and downs of cases and deaths, the wins and losses of clinical efforts, every day is another step forward toward herd immunity and the finish line.
PARIS – At some point, scientists reported, it may be possible to quarantine viruses rather than humans. For the last two years, European research consortium Virofight has been working on a form of nanotechnology intended to neutralize viruses such as SARS-CoV-2, HIV, influenza and hepatitis viruses.
Med-tech happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Blackford, Breathtek, Evonik, Jenacell, Meridian Bioscience, Paramit, Provista Diagnostics, Sense Neuro Diagnostics, Sensyne, The Tecan Group, Todos Medical.