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Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine highly effective in preventing disease
New Phase III trial data suggests Novavax’s investigational COVID-19 vaccine, NVX-CoV2373, is 90 percent effective at preventing COVID-19 illness.
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US government purchases additional 1.4 million doses of REGEN-COV™
Regeneron announced a new US government agreement to purchase additional doses of REGEN-COV (casirivimab and imdevimab) antibody cocktail.
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Biden Administration to support resilience of US pharma supply chain
US President announces $60 million in funding to support domestic API production and a consortium to onshore essential medicine manufacturing.
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Current innovations in the vaccine pipeline
As the global COVID-19 response continues, so does the rapidly expanding pipeline for a novel COVID-19 vaccine. Here, experts from Avalere Health outline ongoing US and global vaccine development efforts, including the role of public-private partnerships in accelerating vaccine development. They will also focus on the broader context of respiratory…
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Innovative filtration technologies to shoulder responsibility for pharmaceuticals
Akshita Pacholi outlines why the filtration market is so important to the pharmaceutical industry and discusses its predicted growth in the near future.
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US pharma initiates litigation challenging HHS and FDA action
PhRMA and other organisations have challenged action by the HHS and FDA that permits the importation of drugs from Canada without drug manufacturers’ oversight.
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How will Trump’s ‘Buy American’ executive order impact pharmaceutical supply chains?
On 6 August 2020, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order, dubbed ‘Buy American’, with the aim of increasing the production of essential medicines in the US for domestic use. Here, Victoria Rees discusses the order and what it means for drug manufacturers in the US and rest of…
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US enters agreement for experimental prophylactic COVID-19 antibody cocktail
The US government will develop and manufacture AstraZeneca’s investigational monoclonal antibody cocktail, AZD7442, a potential prophylactic treatment for COVID-19.
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Phase III testing of AstraZeneca’s AZD1222 vaccine has begun in the US
The clinical study will evaluate the efficacy of AZD1222, a COVID-19 vaccine candidate, in preventing symptomatic COVID-19 at 80 sites across the US.
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J&J agrees to manufacture 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine for US
J&J will supply the US with 100 million doses of the company’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate following an agreement with the country's government.
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US invests over $240 million into seven new COVID-19 diagnostic tests
The National Institutes of Health in the US has awarded contracts to seven biomedical companies to develop and manufacture COVID-19 diagnostics.
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Is global COVID-19 expertise accessible enough?
Does expert knowledge on COVID-19 need to be more accessible across the globe? This article explores this issue and addresses how greater accessibility could help fight the pandemic in emerging countries.
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Outsourcing update: the latest developments in pharma
European Pharmaceutical Review explores some of the latest developments in outsourcing, including clinical development and production agreements; acquisitions and collaborations; and expansions.
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FDA grants Fast Track Designation to Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine
The US FDA has given Fast Track Designation to Moderna's mRNA vaccine candidate, mRNA-1273, designed to protect against COVID-19.
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Sterile and antiviral packaging: unlocking the potential of business continuity and resilience during COVID-19 pandemic
Amid the disruptions due to COVID-19, companies providing sterile and antiviral packaging solutions look forward to opportunities arising from the concern over viral exposure itself. Regulatory compliance will play a significant role in the rapidly shifting risk terrain.
