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FDA authorizes COVID-19 antibody cocktail for younger children
The FDA will allow the use of Lilly’s (NYSE:LLY) bamlanivimab and etesevimab antibodies for younger pediatric patients, including newborns. The revised expanded emergency use authorization (EUA) specifically includes children with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 who face a high risk of disease progression. The EUA previously covered children at least 12 years of age who weigh at least…
9 predictions for pharma in 2022
The pharma industry has been slower to embrace technologies such as AI and digital technology than many less-regulated sectors. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the equation, forcing pharma companies to become more agile and open-minded in approaching drug discovery and development, including managing evolving clinical trials. In this article, several experts offered their predictions of…
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Gilead Sciences, Merck near the top of Newsweek’s most responsible companies list
A handful of big names in drug discovery and development are among the 500 “most responsible,” according to Newsweek. The outlet published its “America’s Most Responsible Companies 2022” list, marking the third installment of the compilation (in partnership with Statista), this time expanded to include 500 of the largest public corporations around. Companies were judged with an overall…
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AI technology automates tedious cell culture work and analysesBy Joanna Hawryluk, PhD, Product Manager, Olympus Life Science Since the early 20th century, cell culture has been considered the…
What is Human AB Serum?By Trevor Smith, MS MBA, Product Manager, Immune Cells Human AB Serum is a staple in the biological research field,…
Resolving binding kinetics on a microplate readerWith a better understanding of the causes and mechanisms behind diseases arises a need for new treatment options and drugs…
Noble expands its services for its clients into Human FactorsHuman Factors + (HF+) is a natural extension of Noble’s deep understanding of the patient experience relative to self-administering drug…
Micro 3D Printing Advances Biomarker DetectionResearchers in China have used Projection Micro Stereolithography (PµSL) to improve the fabrication of micropillar array electrodes (µAEs) for the…
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DNA Script raises $165M Series C for DNA printing platform
DNA Script announced today that it raised $165 million in a Series C financing round, bringing its total capital raised to $280 million. South San Francisco-based DNA Script earmarked the funds raised to accelerate expansion and commercialization for the company’s Syntax benchtop nucleic acid printer and to broaden its portfolio of products powered by enzymatic…
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FDA authorizes COVID-19 antibody cocktail for younger children
The FDA will allow the use of Lilly’s (NYSE:LLY) bamlanivimab and etesevimab antibodies for younger pediatric patients, including newborns. The revised expanded emergency use authorization (EUA) specifically includes children with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 who face a high risk of disease progression. The EUA previously covered children at least 12 years of age who weigh at least…
FDA’s Woodcock reassures about COVID-19 tests, vaccines under Omicron
FDA advisory committee votes in favor of COVID-19 pill molnupiravir
Why Public Citizen is skeptical about the COVID-19 antiviral molnupiravir
Early data suggest COVID-19 monoclonal antibodies offer less protection against Omicron variant
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Hutchmed and AstraZeneca launch Phase 3 to test Orpathys and Tagrisso in lung cancer
Hutchmed (HKG:0013) and AstraZeneca (LON:AZN) have announced the launch of the SACHI Phase 3 study to test the combination of Orpathys (savolitinib) and Tagrissso (osimertinib) as a treatment for locally advanced or metastatic epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation-positive non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Specifically, the study will focus on patients with amplification of the MET…
