Keeping you up to date on recent developments in cardiology, including: Differences seen between the sexes in terms of stroke survival; Light used to control cardiac waves; 3D-printed blood vessels ID possible link between coronavirus, stroke.
Biopharma happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Amgen, Aurobindo, Beigene, Biontech, Bridgebio, Chiesi, Cullinan, Elevar, IMV, Inceptua, Lifesci, Oasmia, Pfizer, Proteostasis, Recce, Soligenix, Tonix, United Biomedical, United Therapeutics, Vincera, Ymabs, Yumanity, Zai Lab.
Clinical updates, including trial initiations, enrollment status and data readouts and publications: Aim Immunotech, Algernon, Aprea, Gannex, Inovio, Lysogene, Novavax, Taiwan Liposome.
Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Agilent, Carmat, Interscope, Quidel.
In an exclusive interview with BioWorld on the challenges facing a deeply divided Congress and some of the highlights of his years in the U.S. House, retiring Congressman Greg Walden (R-Ore.) said that once the COVID- 19 pandemic is over, federal policymakers should hold a summit with officials from states and major cities to look at a new preparedness partnership that would ensure the availability of strategic medical supplies.
CAJICA, Colombia – The 33 countries across Latin America, Central America and the Caribbean are taking vastly different approaches to secure, acquire and distribute COVID-19 vaccines. A handful of the region’s wealthier countries have signed deals with vaccine suppliers or plan to manufacture them, but it is unclear how others will source or distribute vaccines to protect roughly 657 million people. Many are counting on the COVAX initiative.