ViroCell Biologics and GOSH to address gene and cell therapy “logjam”
ViroCell Biologics and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) partner to tackle the viral vector manufacturing bottleneck for clinical trials.
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Taletrectinib displays 90.5 percent objective response rate in NSCLC
Innovent Biologics and AnHeart Therapeutics jointly announced the interim clinical data from a Phase II trial (TRUST) evaluating taletrectinib (AB-106), an investigational next-generation ROS1/NTRK inhibitor in ROS1-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The data was announced at the Chinese Society of Clinical Oncology (CSCO) 2021. Taletrectinib is an investigational next-generation…
3D-printed vaccine patch boasts greater immunity than usual vaccine shot
A newly designed 3D-printed microneedle patch demonstrated immune responses 50 times greater than typical subcutaneous injection in animals.
Takeda breaks ground on its first Zero Energy building in Singapore
Takeda announced the official ground-breaking of its first building to follow the Singapore Green Mark Zero Energy certification scheme.
Biological safety cabinet safest place for parenteral product compounding, says study
Researchers recommend the biological safety cabinet be used whenever possible to compound parenteral products in a clinical setting.
Lynparza® with abiraterone delays prostate cancer progression
Lynparza with abiraterone is the first PARP inhibitor to demonstrate clinical benefit in combination with a hormonal agent in this setting.
Babies with SMA able to swallow with Evrysdi® treatment
All five pre-symptomatic babies with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) were able to swallow and feed orally after 12 months of treatment.
New radionuclides network to revolutionise nuclear medicine and molecular imaging
The European PRISMAP consortium will provide access to novel radioisotopes for medical research and promote the development of new radio-medicinal products.
FDA authorises Comirnaty® booster dose for certain populations
The US FDA amended the emergency use authorisation to allow for a Comirnaty booster dose in individuals at high-risk for COVID-19.
Temperature stable microneedle patch successfully delivers DNA COVID-19 vaccine
A microneedle patch, which can be stored for >30 days at room temperature, safely delivered a DNA-based COVID-19 vaccine in mice.
Veklury® (remdesivir) reduces COVID-19 hospitalisation risk by 87 percent
Veklury (remdesivir) significantly reduced the risk of COVID-19 related hospitalisation and death in high-risk patients in Phase III study.
AstraZeneca to collaborate with VaxEquity on RNA therapeutics
AstraZeneca will partner with VaxEquity for the discovery and development of a self-amplifying RNA (saRNA) therapeutics platform.
Novartis acquires Arctos Medical to develop gene therapy programme
The Arctos Medical acquisition will expand Novarits’ optogenetics portfolio to bring gene therapies to patients with severe vision loss.
J&J vaccine booster dose displays 94 percent protection
Johnson & Johnson announced Phase III data demonstrating effective COVID-19 protection and an increase in protection with a booster dose.
AstraZeneca to invest $360 million in Irish manufacturing facility
The next-generation active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturing facility should meet the needs for AstraZeneca’s new medicines pipeline.
