Moderna’s mRNA Access program (Nasdaq: MRNA) enables researchers to use its mRNA technology platform for research projects related to emerging and neglected infectious diseases. “It takes a community of scientists and disease experts to develop novel vaccines to tackle our greatest public health threats,” said Hamilton Bennett, Moderna’s senior director, vaccine access and partnerships. “mRNA Access was…
Remdesivir — a new blockbuster
In one sense, Veklury (remdesivir) is not a new drug. Gilead Sciences initially developed remdesivir (GS-5734) in reaction to the 2014 Ebola outbreak. The drug remained investigational, however, until the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, it became the first FDA-approved drug to treat COVID-19. Last year, it raked in $2.811 billion in revenue.
Regeneron exec shares how Ebola inspired COVID-19 treatment
The speed that pharmaceutical companies developed COVID-19 treatments and vaccines was “seemingly miraculous,” said Dr. George Yancopoulos, co-founder of Regeneron (NSDQ: REGN), in remarks when receiving a Titans of Global Health award. “But these miracles were actually born many decades earlier,” he said at the virtual event ceremony from the American Friends of the Hebrew University.…
FDA approves first Ebola virus treatment
The FDA granted approval to Inmazep, a mixture of three monoclonal antibodies, making it the first FDA-approved treatment for Ebola virus. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (NSDQ:REGN) received the approval, having recently been in the news for providing its investigational COVID-19 therapeutic to President Donald Trump. Inmazeb targets the glycoprotein that is on the surface of the Ebola virus.…
10 Things You Might Not Know About Ebola
The 2014 outbreak of Ebola virus in West Africa has the world on high alert. Currently deemed an international public health emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO), the virus has racked up more than 1,060 deaths and sickened 1,975 – making it the deadliest Ebola outbreak ever. Here are 10 interesting facts you might…