Regulatory snapshots, including global drug submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Ascendis, Astrazeneca, Evgen, Kezar.
Biopharma happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Allarity, Astrazeneca, Bayer, BMS, Curevac, Entos, Gilead, Immunomedics, Innate, Innocan, KBP, Medicago, Nicox, Orphazyme, Precision Nanosystems.
With the lack of public trust and confidence the biggest barrier to SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in the U.S., the risk of granting an emergency use authorization to a vaccine with safety issues or questionable efficacy could destroy confidence in future FDA-approved products. That message was drummed home throughout the Oct. 22 meeting of the FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee.
Roche Holding AG, already advancing multiple therapies and diagnostics for COVID-19, is adding its support for Boston-based Atea Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s AT-527 to the lineup.
Following a rapid course of development and testing, Gilead Sciences Inc. has secured the first and only FDA approval for a COVID-19 treatment, the antiviral Veklury (remdesivir).
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in diagnostics, including: Study underscores long-term impact of COVID-19; CT scan enhancement via deep learning; Caution in screening for large fetus size.
Regulatory snapshots, including global drug submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Adaptive Phage, Adicet, F2G, Gilead, Leo, Nevakar, Reven.