Stem cell therapy shows promise in COVID-19 respiratory distress
JadiCell™ was shown to significantly improve survival in COVID-19 patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) and also reduce lung scarring associated with long-COVID-19.
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JadiCell™ was shown to significantly improve survival in COVID-19 patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) and also reduce lung scarring associated with long-COVID-19.
Pfizer and BioNTech have agreed to supply Europe with 900 million additional doses of Comirnaty® with the option to request 900 million more in future.
In its latest meeting the CHMP recommended eight medications for approval, 17 medicines for indication extension and concluded reviews of two COVID-19 treatments.
In a presentation, experts revealed that contract services gained significantly through pandemic contracts but cautioned that capacity shortages could continue.
A new study will evaluate COVID-19 vaccines in patients with haematological malignancies who have received cellular therapy.
Ahmed Bouzidi, VP of Biotech Strategic Development at ProductLife Group, discusses the opportunities – and funding and regulatory challenges – facing small and mid-sized biopharma companies as they deliver innovation to the global market.
Researchers have shown that the early immune response in a person who has been vaccinated for COVID-19 can predict the level of protection they will have to the virus over time.
Research suggests patients who receive COVID-19 vaccines prior to a transplant and subsequent immunosuppression may be protected from the disease.
The study will assess whether APR-AOS2020 can reduce the viral load of recently infected COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms.
Organicell’s Zofin™ therapy has been approved by the Pakistani regulators to be used for a patient with severe COVID-19 on compassionate grounds.
The Comirnaty® vaccine’s emergency use authorisation has been extended to allow its administration to those 12 years of age and above in the US.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has initiated a rolling reviews of Vero Cell, an inactivated COVID-19 vaccine, and sotrovimab, a monoclonal antibody.
In its May meeting, the EMA’s drug safety committee (PRAC) concluded two safety signal reviews for COVID-19 vaccines and began several more.
The inactivated Vero Cell COVID-19 vaccine is now eligible for global rollout alongside the four other vaccines with World Health Organization Emergency Use Listing.
Preliminary Phase II data shows a dose of mRNA-1273.351, Moderna’s strain-matched booster, is safe and may offer protection against the B.1.351 and P.1 variants of concern.