Study shows no benefit of convalescent plasma for COVID-19 patients
An NIH trial found that COVID-19 convalescent plasma did not prevent disease progression in high-risk outpatients with early symptoms.
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Infrared thermography can detect pre-visual bacterial growth, shows study
A new paper shows thermal imaging (infrared thermography) can detect E. coli and S. aureus bacteria after just six hours of incubation, long before it is visible to the human eye.
FDA approves Jardiance® for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction
The FDA have approved Lilly’s Jardiance (empagliflozin) to treat adults living with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.
FDA approve GSK’s Jemperli for patients with dMMR solid tumours
GSK receives FDA accelerated approval for Jemperli for adults with mismatch repair-deficient (dMMR) recurrent or advanced solid tumours.
Lilly announces leadership changes and creation of new business units
Eli Lilly and Company have announced executive leadership changes and the creation of neuroscience and immunology business units.
MHRA approves COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna in 12-17-year olds
The MHRA has approved the use of the Spikevax vaccine (formerly COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna) in children aged 12-17 years old.
ICMRA set out recommendations for AI regulation in medicine
The ICRMA has set out recommendations to help regulators tackle the challenges posed by artificial intelligence (AI) in medicine.
Pfizer and BioNTech submit Phase I data to FDA for COVID-19 booster
Pfizer and BioNTech have announced the submission of initial data to the US FDA to support booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
Moderna announces first patient dosed in mRNA-3705 study
Moderna have announced that the first patient has been dosed in Phase I/II study of mRNA-3705 for methylmalonic acidemia (MMA).
Machine learning boosts spirulina bioproduction by up to 100 percent
Collaborating with Google, Lumen Bioscience applied Bayesian black-box optimisation, a machine learning approach, to increase spirulina biomanufacturing productivity.
Partnership to stabilise essential medicines supply with synthetic biology
Under a new collaboration, Antheia will use Ginkgo Bioworks’ cell programming platform to expand the capabilities of its whole-cell engineered pharmaceutical production pathways.
Drug price reduction could have no impact on future approvals, study finds
New research shows that drug price reductions under the US's H.R. 3 policy could have no impact on innovation in the pharmaceutical industry.
Low-cost plant-derived COVID-19 vaccine to be developed for developing countries
Researchers are developing a low-cost plant virus based COVID-19 vaccine to be produced in Botswana for pandemic prevention in developing countries.
FDA approves TicoVac™ tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) vaccine
The FDA has approved Ticovac, a tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) vaccine, for people aged one year and older when travelling to TBE endemic areas.
FDA approve a new indication for Xywav to treat chronic sleep disorder
The FDA have granted a first of its kind indication for Xywav for the treatment of idiopathic hypersomnia (IH) in adults.
