Pfizer hit by DMD delay & halts BCMA trial...

Cough! Cough! Every time something goes down the wrong pipe, we cough it out. Within seconds, it gets normal. We catch flu, or cold, cough accompanies for a week or two. However, what if cough decides to befriend the person for a time period more than usual, say, around eight weeks or more? It can be worrisome, and...

Ikena secures USD 120 Million to advance a growing pipeline of cancer drugs Ikena Oncology has bagged USD 120 million to develop its expanding pipeline of cancer drugs. The Series B round begins as Ikena prepares to add a TEAD inhibitor to its roster of clinical programs and pushes a first-in-class KRAS asset th...

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a serious lung condition that is associated with a substantial rate of morbidity and mortality. It is a common cause of respiratory failure in infants and critically ill patients.  Characterized by the acute onset of noncardiogenic pulmonary oedema, hypoxaemia, ARD...

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 and MP0423, two antivirals out of the biotech’s so-called DARPin tech, which Molecular Partners says that it has ...

Researchers call out Gilead over the diversity of remdesivir trials Researchers have challenged the sponsors of COVID-19 clinical trials to run more diverse studies. The call follows an evaluation of Gilead’s remdesivir clinical trials, which found the studies that flunked to offer an equal representation of Bla...

Infectious diseases or communicable diseases are one of the leading causes of death worldwide. These diseases are spread by pathogenic microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses, parasites, or fungi. Infectious diseases possess greater risk as these diseases can easily transfer from human to human or by other modes....