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Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine receives emergency approval from FDA

December 21, 2020
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Moderna has announced that the FDA yesterday authorised the emergency use of mRNA-1273, the biotechnology company’s vaccine against COVID-19 in …

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ViiV Healthcare announces authorisation of Europe’s first long-acting HIV injection

December 21, 2020
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ViiV Healthcare, the global specialist HIV company majority owned by GlaxoSmithKline, has announced the authorisation of Europe’s first complete long-acting …

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Ionis founder Stanley T Crooke to retire

December 18, 2020
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Ionis Pharmaceuticals has announced that its founder, Dr Stanley T Crooke, will retire from the company and its board of …

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Sage Therapeutics appoints Barry Greene as CEO

December 18, 2020
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Sage Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing treatments for central nervous system disorders, has appointed Barry Greene as Chief …

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NICE recommends GSK’s Nucala for more asthma patients

December 18, 2020
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NICE has today published final draft guidance recommending GlaxoSmithKline’s Nucala (mepolizumab) as an add-on treatment option for severe refractory eosinophilic …

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Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week

December 18, 2020
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The top news stories of the past week continue to centre around the COVID-19 pandemic; a new variant of the …

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Regeneron announces initial clinical data for COVID-19 antibody cocktail

December 18, 2020
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Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has announced that initial clinical data published in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that its antibody …

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Ena Respiratory’s nasal spray reduces COVID-19 replication by 96%

December 18, 2020
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Australian biotech Ena Respiratory has revealed that its self-administered nasal spray INNA-051, when taken once or twice weekly, reduced viral …

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Biogen agrees to pay $22m to settle kickback allegations

December 18, 2020
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Biogen has agreed to pay $22 million to put an end to an investigation into claims that it illegally used …

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Samsung Biologics names John Rim as CEO and President

December 17, 2020
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Samsung Biologics has appointed John Rim as the company’s President and CEO. The appointment was made effective immediately and formalised via the …

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

December 17, 2020

Developments in the race to vaccinate against COVID-19 have dominated the news this week; a vaccine roll-out is underway in …

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European approval for Kite’s CAR-T therapy Tecartus in elapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma

December 17, 2020
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Gilead-owned Kite Therapeutics has secured marketing authorisation from the European Commission for its chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy …

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Novavax secures deal with New Zealand for 10.7m doses of COVID-19 vaccine

December 17, 2020
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Novavax has announced an Advance Purchase Agreement with New Zealand for the purchase of 10.7 million doses of NVX-CoV2373, the …

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FDA says Pfizer vaccine vials contain extra doses, boosting US supply

December 17, 2020
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The FDA has announced that extra doses contained in Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine vials could expand America’s supply of the jab …

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Novartis acquires Cadent Therapeutics in potential $770 million deal

December 17, 2020
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Novartis has sealed an agreement with Cadent Therapeutics to acquire the firm in a deal worth up to $770 million, …

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NICE recommends Novartis’ Beovu for wet age-related macular degeneration

December 16, 2020
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NICE has published its final appraisal of Novartis’ Beovu (brolucizumab), recommending that the drug be made available via the NHS …

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Quarter of the world may not access COVID-19 vaccine until 2022

December 16, 2020
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Almost a quarter of the world’s population may not have access to a COVID-19 vaccine until 2022, according to a …

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AbbVie buys COVID-19 antibody licence from Harbour BioMed

December 16, 2020
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Harbour BioMed (HBM) and Utrecht University (UU) have announced that their fully human, SARS-CoV-2 neutralising antibody 47D11 and programme, has …

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FDA panel backs Novartis’ Entresto for different form of heart disease

December 16, 2020
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Novartis’ heart failure drug Entresto has received recommendation from the FDA’s Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee for use in …

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Eli Lilly scoops up gene therapy specialist Prevail Therapeutics for a potential $1.04bn

December 16, 2020
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Eli Lilly has struck a deal to acquire Prevail Therapeutics in a transaction that could be valued at up to …

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