Celonic to produce 100 million doses of CureVac’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate
Production of CureVac’s CVnCoV vaccine will take place in Germany, with over 50 million doses expected to be produced in 2021.
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Evrysdi™ approved for treatment of spinal muscular atrophy in Europe
The European Commission has granted marketing authorisation to Roche’s Evrysdi™ (risdiplam) as a treatment for spinal muscular atrophy in infants, children and adults.
First ever Award for Extraordinary Impact on Health bestowed on Moderna and Pfizer
While announcing 2021’s Top 10 Clinical Research Achievement Awards, the US Clinical Research Forum revealed that Pfizer and Moderna would be honoured for their COVID-19 vaccines.
What strains should be in this year’s seasonal influenza vaccines?
The European Medicines Agency has published its recommendations for 2021-2022 seasonal influenza vaccine composition.
Lenzilumab™ significantly improves survival in hospitalised COVID-19 patients
In a Phase III trial, adding Lenzilumab™ to steroid and remdesivir regimens improved the likelihood of survival without need for mechanical ventilation by 54 percent.
Immunotherapy vaccine shows promise in prostate cancer patients
The multi-targeted hAd5 immunotherapy vaccine was found to be safe and showed initial signs of efficacy in patients with advanced metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.
African Union to receive 220 million doses of Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine
The African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT) has entered into an advanced purchase agreement for 220 million doses of Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine.
Pemazyre® approved for adult patients with cholangiocarcinoma in Europe
The approval of Pemazyre® (pemigatinib) was based on Phase II trial results in which the treatment met its primary endpoint, demonstrating a 37 percent overall response rate.
GSK to provide fill and finish capacity for Novavax’ COVID-19 vaccine
Under a new agreement, GlaxoSmithKline will provide the fill and finish manufacturing capacity for 60 million doses of Novavax’ COVID-19 vaccine for use in the UK.
WHO issues alert for falsified COVID-19 vaccine
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that a falsified COVID-19 vaccine, identified as Pfizer’s BNT162b2, could still be in circulation in the Americas.
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European Medicines Agency’s CHMP meeting highlights March 2021
In its March meeting the EMA’s human medicines committee recommended five medicines for approval and concluded its review of regdanvimab as a treatment for COVID-19.
FDA approves Abecma, the first cell-based gene therapy for adults with multiple myeloma
Abecma (idecabtagene vicleucel) was approved for adults with relapsed or refractory myeloma based on its 72 percent overall response rate in a trial.
EMA approves increased manufacturing capacity for COVID-19 vaccines
The approval of at least one new manufacturing site based in Europe for each of the approved COVID-19 vaccines should increase supply for the EU.
AstraZeneca confirms COVID-19 vaccine efficacy with primary analysis
Following DSMB concerns about the data released regarding the Phase III US trial, AstraZeneca has now confirmed that its vaccine is 76 percent effective against symptomatic COVID-19.
Machine learning used to predict most effective cancer drugs
According to a new study, Drug Ranking Using Machine Learning (DRUML) can accurately rank cancer therapies by efficacy across a range of cancer types.
