Alzheimer’s disease

Mar 01, 2022

GSK’s Covifenz, A Plant-Based COVID Vaccine, Receives First Approval The recombinant COVID-19 vaccine developed by Medicago, now known as Covifenz, has received approval in Canada, the company's home country. Covifenz employs Coronavirus-Like Particle (CoVLP) technology, with the vaccine consisting of recombinan...

Feb 08, 2022

Biogen's Aduhelm Marketing and Approval are Under Scrutiny in New FTC and SEC Investigations Biogen can't seem to get a break when it comes to the Alzheimer's disease drug Aduhelm. Along with limited sales and a constraining Medicare coverage plan, the medicine is now facing additional scrutiny as part of a pair...

Jan 20, 2022

Suneva Medical Inc. inked a merger agreement with Viveon Health On January 12, 2022, Suneva Medical Inc., a leading regenerative aesthetics company, and Viveon Health Acquisition Corp., a particular purpose acquisition company, entered into a definitive merger agreement to establish a new regenerative aesthetics...

Dec 28, 2021

Biogen-Eisai's potential Aduhelm sequel drug secured speedy review by FDA Biogen and Eisai’s Alzheimer’s disease treatment-in-waiting, lecanemab, has been secured a fast-track tag by the FDA, setting up a potentially swift path through the regulatory process. The drug is the next in line behind the pair’s app...

Dec 07, 2021

Aslan Pharmaceuticals enters into a strategic collaboration with IQVIA   ASLAN Pharmaceuticals announced the appointment of IQVIA Biotech, a provider of analytics, technology solutions, and clinical research services to the life sciences industry, as its preferred clinical research organisation for log...

Mar 11, 2021

Valo Health receives USD 110 Million Series B from Koch Valo Health launched in September with USD 100 million and a couple of acquisitions under its belt to transform drug development and cut years off R&D timelines. Now, it is filling with USD 110 million from Koch Disruptive Technologies that will bolster...

Feb 26, 2021

CNS disorders are a wide-ranging set of disorders in which the brain loses its normal functioning, limiting everyday ability to function. These may arise from various reasons-some are inherited, some result from damage, and some from infections. It contributes to the highest disability-adjusted life years. The curr...

Jan 26, 2021

Hot on the heels, Aurinia launches its drug in the Lupus market after GSK Aurinia Pharmaceuticals has recently got the USFDA approval for its Lupkynis (voclosporin) in combination with a background immunosuppressive therapy regimen to treat adult patients with active Lupus nephritis (LN). Lupkynis is the first o...

Jan 19, 2021

Biohaven's Troriluzole Dwindles Again In Alzheimer’s After Anxiety  Biohaven Pharmaceuticals had put too much faith in its third-generation prodrug, Troriluzole. The company has tested the efficacy of the drug in more than one indication, including generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), obsessive-compulsive di...

Nov 10, 2020

Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine heralded as the showstopper with over 90% effectiveness  Based on the interim data from the Phase III COVID-19 vaccine trial results, the pharma titan, Pfizer, announced that its COVID-19 vaccine is more than 90% effective in preventing coronavirus infection. Tedros Adhanom Ghebrey...