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Roche receives FDA authorization for the quantitative COVID-19 antibody test Roche has got an authorization from the FDA for a more accurate COVID-19 blood test capable of measuring the levels of specific antibodies, which target the cell-unlocking spike protein of coronavirus. The company anticipates the tes...

Pfizer’s Zirabev gets FDA nod for the treatment of five types of cancer The US FDA has approved Zirabev (bevacizumab-bvzr), a drug developed by Pfizer, for the treatment of five different types of cancer namely metastatic colorectal cancer; unresectable, locally advanced, recurrent or metastatic non-squamous no...

SNAPSHOTS: Copiktra receives FDA approval for CLL and FL, Relief for tazemetostat developers after FDA lifted partial clinical hold, Conference highlights from 19th WCLC The United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) has granted approval to Verastem’s Copiktra (duvelisib), for the treatment of patients with...

Orchard files for USD173 Million IPO to run pivotal gene therapy trials Orchard Therapeutics, Transatlantic biotech, has filed to raise USD 173 million in an IPO. This will lead it to take three gene therapies through the clinic. Orchard recognised itself as one of the broadest clinical-phase gene therapy pipelines ...

Hologic complements Focal Therapeutics to its breast-conserving surgery for USD 125 Million Hologic, a global champion of women's health based in Massachusetts, United States, is taking possession of Focal Therapeutics, a medical device company, for USD 125 million to complement its breast-conserving surgery permit...

Fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) belongs to the serine hydrolase family of enzymes. The identification of this enzyme was led by the discovery and characterization of fatty acid amides, including anandamide and oleamide, as a fundamental class of endogenous signaling molecules. FAAH serves as the major metabolic re...

FDA Approves Janssen's STELARA for the Treatment of Adults With Moderately to Severely Active Crohn’s Disease Janssen Biotech Inc. received approval from the U.S. FDA for STELARA (ustekinumab), used for the treatment of moderately to severely active Crohn’s disease in adults (18 years or older). The drug is for the ...

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals and the Duke Clinical Research Institute have expanded their collaboration to create the largest patient registry for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) The IPF-PRO Registry will be widened to cover 1500 patients spread over 45 clinical sites which will stimulate understand...