While the pandemic is nearing its end, Chinese officials are calling for the development of novel, multivalent COVID-19 vaccines as an essential task moving forward. To date, China has 17 COVID-19 vaccine products that have completed or are in phase III trials, according to the NMPA.
Biopharma happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Direct, Everest, Finch, Keyuan Xinhua, Maxion, Nona, Shanghai, Sinopia.
Clinical updates, including trial initiations, enrollment status and data readouts and publications: Abivax, Alzamend, Alzheon, Anixa, Arch, Autobahn, Biolinerx, Clearside, FSD, Lisata, Madrigal, Merus, Nova Mentis, Plus, Renovion, Sellas, Technoderma.
The latest U.S. FDA emergency use authorizations to fall by the wayside, as COVID-19 continues to evolve, are the ones for the first Moderna Inc. and Pfizer Inc.-Biontech SE’s mRNA vaccines.
Additional early-stage research and drug discovery news in brief, from: Dragonfly Therapeutics, Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Kura Oncology, Telix Pharmaceuticals, Tonix Pharmaceuticals.
Clinical updates, including trial initiations, enrollment status and data readouts and publications: Astellas, Gilead, Mindmedicine, Minghui, Ocugen, Sunstone, Travere, Zenshine.
Additional early-stage research and drug discovery news in brief, from: Bioaegis Therapeutics, Evaxion Biotech, Jubilant Therapeutics, Sana Biotechnology.