Pertussis Vaccines: Whole-cell & Acellular Vaccines, Different Types & Manufacturers along with the Regimen in Various Age Groups

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Novartis taps Molecular Partners to combat COVI...

Novartis taps Molecular Partners for a novel approach to combat COVID-19 Novartis is spending USD 69 million upfront on a pair of experimental drugs from Molecular Partners. The pact is for MP0420 ...

Oct 29, 2020

Pharma news for Bayer, Novartis, Forma, AskBio
Bayer eyes AskBio’s Gene Therapies; Novartis’ Iptacopan; Forma’s IDH1-Mutated AML Therapy; EpicGenetics teams up with Mayo Clinic

Bayer Set to Fork Over USD 4 Billion for AskBio’s Gene Therapies Germany-based Bayer is set to acquire North Carolina-based Asklepios BioPharmaceutical (AskBio) with motives to get its hands on its gene therapies.  Bayer will pay USD 2 billion in upfront payment in exchange for AskBio's AAV-based gene th...

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Pharma news fro GSK, InCarda, BridgeBio
GSK’s RSV vaccine; SparingVision’s interest in gene therapy; InCarda’s raise; BridgeBio’s R&D deal

GSK eyes robust immune response from RSV vaccine  Cold viruses mostly do not get much attention in terms of R&D. They usually make humans feel miserable for a few days, and later than clear up. However, some cold viruses can hit vulnerable people much harder, which leads to pneumonia and hospitalizations. Th...

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Venclexta full approval; PBP1510 Orphan Status; Roche/ Genesis collab; Immunomodulators for COVID-19

Full FDA Approval for Venclexta Combinations for Acute Myeloid Leukemia   The US FDA has granted its full approval to Venclexta (venetoclax) for newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in adults 75 years or older who are unfit for intensive induction chemotherapies.  The approval is based on the res...

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Brain’s immune cells research update; Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine; Pfizer funnels $200 M into CStone; Myovant’s relugolix falls short in metastatic prostate cancer; Alnylam’s lumasiran phase 3 result

The immune cells of the brain could treat neurodegenerative diseases Human behavior relies on the stimulation and inhibition of neurons, and scientists have long considered that neurons are mainly responsible for maintaining this circuit of activity in balance. However, now, a research team led by the Icahn Scho...

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COVID-19 Vaccine News-Inovio, AZ, J&J; Latest HES Rare Disease News
Inovio’s COVID vaccine trial On-hold; Appeal to Pfizer; XtalPi’s massive raise; GSK Nucala’s HES approval; J&J’s COVID vaccine

Inovio’s shares plunge after FDA holds-off its COVID-19 vaccine Phase II/III trial  Inovio’s COVID-19 vaccine, INO-4800, Phase II/III clinical trials’ have been put under partial hold after the USFDA raised questions. The firm mentioned the reason behind the halt of the trials is not due to adverse events i...

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Lilly’s COVID-19 antibody reduces hospitalization rate; Tiny biologic drug to combat COVID-19; Aziyo Biologics files for $57.5 M IPO; BMS exercises option on Obsidian’s CD40L cell therapy

Lilly links COVID-19 antibody to a reduce hospitalization rate Eli Lilly has linked its anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody to a lower rate of hospitalization in patients lately diagnosed with mild to moderate cases of COVID-19. Nevertheless, two of the three doses, including the highest studied in the phase 2 trial, flunk...

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AZ corona Vaccine trial | Merck and Gilead Deal
While AZ resumes its COVID-19 vaccine trial in the UK; Merck and Gilead are busy making sizeable Breast cancer deals

AstraZeneca/ Oxford resumes the trial of their COVID-19 vaccine in the UK After receiving a go-ahead from the UK’s Medicines Health Regulatory Authority, AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford have resumed the trials of their experimental coronavirus candidate AZD1222 in the country. A rapid review by the tria...

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Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine trials; OncoImmune raises $56 M; Recursion Pharma nets $239 M; Breast cancer research updates

Pfizer, BioNTech report shows the immune response in animals to COVID-19  Pfizer and its partner BioNTech have five potential COVID-19 vaccines in clinical trials, each based on a different mRNA format. The companies are now exhibiting that the most advanced candidate, BNT162b2, performed well in trials in ...

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Pharma news for Bayer Verona Cycle Pharma
Cycle Pharmaceuticals’ USD 25M Debt Financing; Bayer’s Phase IV REPLACE Trial; Verona’s Pilot Study with pMDI Ensifentrine in COVID Patients

Cycle Pharmaceuticals Hauls In USD 25 Million In A Debt Financing Agreement  Cycle Pharmaceuticals, a biotech company focusing exclusively on rare diseases, announced a strategic financing agreement worth USD25 million credit facility with Deutsche Bank AG.  Headquartered in the UK, Cycle Pharmaceut...

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An inherited disorder, Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) syndrome is characterized by the formation of tumors .....

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Vitiligo is a chronic complex pigment disorder where pale white patches develop on the skin. Any loc.....

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AAV Vectors are the leading viral vectors for gene delivery to treat a variety of human diseases. Ad.....

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A genetic disorder, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), is a progressive form of muscular dystrophy w.....

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With worldwide dissemination and now over 9 million cases and nearly 500,000 deaths recorded, the ef.....

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In the past few years, online buying has become the easiest way to purchase products and services. T.....

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