Biopharma happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Blue Earth, Boehringer, Contrafect, Evotec, Hemostemix, Heron, Hibio, Incyte, J&J, Jupiter, Maia, Morphosys, Oragenics, Pfizer, Pike, Precerv, Telix, Trutino, Vyluma.
Clinical updates, including trial initiations, enrollment status and data readouts and publications: Actinogen, Biomarin, Clover, Codagenix, Exscientia, Freeline, Genexine, Huyabio, Puretech, Soleno, Treadwell, Zhimeng.
Up to now, the Pfizer Inc.-Biontech SE COVID-19 vaccine has had a lock on the U.S. pediatric market, for ages 5 to 17, but that could change as early as next week.
Regulatory snapshots, including global drug submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Amarin, Amivas, Amylyx, Beigene, Bluebird, Guerbet, Homology, Ionis, Mallinckrodt, Merck & Co., Novavax, Nrx, Relief, Veralox.
Biopharma happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Abbvie, Atyr, AVM, Bavarian, Orion, Sarepta, Sirona, Umoja, Valneva.
A lot of eyes are on the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference taking place in Geneva June 12-15, as member countries try to reach a consensus on a proposal that would allow certain members to waive intellectual property (IP) rights on COVID-19 vaccines for at least three to five years.
Sanofi SA and GSK plc were beat to market during the first wave of COVID-19 by vaccines from upstarts such as Biontech SE and Moderna Inc. – but the French and U.K. vaccine specialists are gaining traction in the race to develop booster shots against newer variants.
The EMA has a list and it’ll be checking it frequently to avoid shortages with the help of COVID-19 marketing authorization holders and EU members states.
Biopharma happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: 4basebio, Anpac Bio-Medical Science, Bavarian Nordic, Chromadex, Critical Path Institute, Cyanvac, Eleusis, Frederick Gardner Cottrell Foundation, Genmab, Gritstone, Halozyme, Janssen, Kinarus, Perfect Holding, Silver Spike.