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Concern as India approves COVID-19 vaccine before trial completion

January 4, 2021
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Experts have expressed concern over India’s emergency approval of its homegrown COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin, before studies have been completed. The …

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Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine achieves over 90% efficacy in Phase III trial

January 4, 2021
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Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine has achieved over 90% efficacy in interim safety and primary efficacy results following its Phase III trial. …

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RedHill announces positive top-line data for COVID-19 pneumonia drug

January 4, 2021
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RedHill Biopharma has announced that preliminary top-line data from its US Phase II study with orally-administered opaganib (Yeliva) in patients …

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UK becomes first country to roll out Oxford University-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

January 4, 2021
Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, COVID-19, Vaccine

The UK has become the first country to administer the Oxford University-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to its population as coronavirus case …

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Pharmafile.com’s top 10 stories of 2020

December 23, 2020
Research and Development

The COVID-19 pandemic has, unsurprisingly, dominated the news this year. The site’s most popular articles of 2020, focused largely on …

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BioInvent receives $3m payment for antibodies selected by Pfizer

December 23, 2020
Research and Development BioInvent, Cancer, Pfizer

BioInvent International, a biotech company focused on the discovery and development of novel and first-in-class immune-modulatory antibodies for cancer immunotherapy, …

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Zogenix gets EU marketing authorisation for anti-seizure drug

December 23, 2020
Research and Development

The European Commission (EC) has granted marketing authorisation for Zogenix’s FINTEPLA (fenfluramine), an oral solution for the treatment of seizures …

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Pharmafile.com’s weekly COVID-19 news round-up

December 23, 2020
Research and Development COVID-19, Vaccine

The United States’ mission to inoculate its population is well underway this week; not only has the FDA given emergency …

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Vicore Pharma study suggests C21 could complement COVID-19 vaccines

December 23, 2020
Research and Development COVID-19, Vicore Pharma

Vicore Pharma, a Swedish company focused on developing medicines for severe lung disorders, has published data suggesting that its oral …

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Novavax appoints Rick Crowley as Executive Vice President, Chief Operations Officer.

December 22, 2020
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Novavax, a late-stage biotechnology company developing next-generation vaccines for serious infectious diseases, has announced the appointment of Rick Crowley to …

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Polyphor granted Clinical Trial Authorisation for inhaled antibiotic

December 22, 2020
Manufacturing and Production Polyphor, cystic fibrosis

Polyphor, a Swiss clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, has announced that the MHRA has granted a Clinical Trial Authorisation (CTA) to begin …

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Pfizer and Moderna test COVID-19 vaccines against new strain

December 22, 2020
Manufacturing and Production COVID-19, Moderna, Pfizer, Vaccine

Pfizer and Moderna have begun testing their COVID-19 vaccines against the new, fast-spreading strain of the virus that was recently …

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Genentech announces positive Phase III results for faricimab

December 22, 2020
Manufacturing and Production

Genentech, a member of the Roche group, today announced positive top-line results from two identically designed global Phase III studies …

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Kobayashi Kako under inspection over contaminated medicines

December 22, 2020
Manufacturing and Production Kobayashi Kako, rilmazafone

Japanese pharmaceutical firm Kobayashi Kako is under inspection by authorities after it emerged that the company adopted illegal manufacturing procedures …

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EU gives green light to Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine

December 22, 2020
Manufacturing and Production COVID-19, EMA, Pfizer, Vaccine

The EMA has recommended the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for use across the EU’s 27 countries, with the first doses set …

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The importance of ethics and patient centricity in managed and early access programmes

December 21, 2020
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Matt Fellows explores how early and managed access schemes are mutually beneficial to sponsors and patients alike, as well as how …

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4BIO Capital appoints Akiko Iwasaki to its Scientific Advisory Board

December 21, 2020
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4BIO Capital, an international venture capital firm focused on advanced therapies addressing high unmet medical and social needs, has appointed …

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Shionogi’s novel antibiotic selected for UK pilot subscription reimbursement model

December 21, 2020
Sales and Marketing NICE, Shionogi, antibiotic

Japanese pharmaceutical company Shionogi today announced that NICE and NHS England and Improvement (NHSE&I) have selected its novel antibiotic Fetcroja …

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European Commission approves EU’s first peanut allergy treatment

December 21, 2020
Sales and Marketing Aimmune, European Commission, allergy

Aimmune Therapeutics today announced that the European Commission (EC) has approved PALFORZIA as the EU’s first-ever treatment of peanut allergy. …

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AstraZeneca’s cancer drug Tagrisso gets FDA approval

December 21, 2020
Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Cancer, FDA

The FDA has approved AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso (osimertinib) for the adjuvant treatment of adult patients with early-stage epidermal growth factor receptor-mutated …

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