Regulatory snapshots, including global drug submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Abbvie, Astellas, Biogen, Bristol Myers Squibb, Calliditas, Catalyst, Larimar, Invivyd, Minoryx, Pharming, Regeneron, Sanofi, Sifi, SN.
The Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou Vigonvita Life Sciences Co. Ltd. and the Wuhan Institute of Virology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have divulged 3C-like proteinase (3CLpro; Mpro; nsp5) (SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19 virus) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19).
Leyden Laboratories BV has patented polypeptides acting as spike glycoprotein (S) (SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19 virus) ligands reported to be useful for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infections.
Aligos Therapeutics Inc. and Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven ) have jointly developed new 3C-like proteinase (3CLpro; Mpro; nsp5) (SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19 virus) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19), rhinovirus and norovirus infections.
The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) once again called out the usual cast of characters in this year’s Special 301 Report for not playing by the rules when it comes to protecting intellectual property. And once again, industry asked the USTR to go further by placing new players on the list.
Citing the need to protect the public interest, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ordered an immediate government-wide funding suspension May 15 of Ecohealth Alliance Inc. while formal debarment proceedings are pending against the New York-based nongovernmental organization.
Clinical updates, including trial initiations, enrollment status and data readouts and publications: Achieve, Astrazeneca, Bayer, BMS, Hutchmed, Inventiva, Marinus, Recce.
Citing the need to protect the public interest, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ordered an immediate government-wide funding suspension May 15 of Ecohealth Alliance Inc. while formal debarment proceedings are pending against the New York-based nongovernmental organization.
Osaka, Japan-based Shionogi & Co. Ltd. said May 13 that ensitrelvir fumaric acid (Xocova), its oral antiviral for COVID-19, showed no statistical difference against placebo in completely resolving 15 common COVID-19-related symptoms in a global phase III Scorpio-HR trial.