Regulatory snapshots, including global drug submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Aldeyra, Apros, Ascendis, Beigene, Biomarin, Canbridge, Moleculin, Nanomab, Peptilogics, Precision, Reneo, Sellas.
DUBLIN – Spybiotech Ltd. has secured a first vaccine deal for its proprietary Spytag/Spycatcher protein conjugation technology. The Serum Institute of India Pvt. Co. Ltd. (SIIPL) is employing the technology in a COVID-19 virus-like-particle (VLP)-based vaccine, which recently entered a phase I/II trial in Australia. An initial data readout is expected in October or November.
LONDON – Results from two non-randomized phase I/II trials of the Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V that recently received conditional regulatory approval show both a frozen and a freeze-dried formulation of the two-shot vaccine had a good safety profile and induced antibody responses in all 76 participants within 21 days.
Biopharma happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Arcturus, Bioaegis, Curevac, Nanoviricides, Organovo.
Clinical updates, including trial initiations, enrollment status and data readouts and publications: Alligator, Amag, Ampio, Biontech, Blade, Crinetics, Hutchison China Meditech, Lexicon, Mesoblast, Oncopeptides, Relay, Savara.