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A pill that releases RNA in the stomach could offer a new way to administer vaccines

Like most vaccines, RNA vaccines have to be injected, which can be an obstacle for people who fear needles.

FDA Approves Glenmark Pharmaceuticals’ Generic Metronidazole Gel

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals USA has received FDA’s approval for its generic version of MetroGel-Vaginal Gel (metronidazole) 0.75 percent made by Bausch Health.

ImmunityBio announces positive study results for ‘Kick and Kill’ HIV cure strategy to reduce HIV viral load with Anktiva therapy

ImmunityBio, Inc., a clinical-stage immunotherapy company, announced promising study results that demonstrate the activation of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells and natural killer (NK) cells in people living ...

Oxford Biomedica, Homology Medicines to create AAV manufacturing JV in US

Oxford Biomedica, a UK-based gene and cell therapy company, has agreed to form a joint venture (JV) to undertake an adeno-associated virus (AAV) manufacturing and innovation business in the US with...

Lilly to build $1bn manufacturing plant in Concord, North Carolina

Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly) said that it will invest more than $1 billion to build a new manufacturing plant in Concord, North Carolina.

Pfizer and Ionis End Vupanorsen Program for Heart Disease

After disappointing phase 2 results, Pfizer and Ionis Pharmaceuticals have scrapped their development program for vupanorsen for heart disease and severe hyperglyceridemia indications. ...

China NMPA accepts BeiGene’s sNDA for Brukinsa to treat CLL and grants breakthrough therapy designation

BeiGene, a global, science-driven biotechnology company, announced that the Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) of the China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has accepted a supplemental...

EU Approves Pfizer’s Lorviqua for Treating ALK-Positive Advanced Lung Cancer

The European Commission has granted Pfizer’s Lorviqua (lorlatinib) — branded in the U.S. as Lorbrena — marketing authorization as a first-line treatment for adults with anaplastic lymphoma ki...

Glenmark Pharma arm gets final USFDA approval for blood pressure drug

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd on Thursday said its US subsidiary has received final approval from the country’s health regulator (FDA) for its generic Bisoprolol Fumarate and Hydrochlorothiazide t...

Senhwa's Pidnarulex Receives US FDA Fast Track Designation for the Treatment of Solid Tumors with BRCA1/2, PALB2 and other HR Gene Mutations

Senhwa Biosciences, Inc. (TPEx: 6492), a drug development company focusing on first-in-class therapeutics for oncology, rare diseases, and novel coronaviruses, announced today that the US Food and...

Samsung shells out $2.3 billion for Biogen stake in biosimilar joint venture

Samsung Biologics announced Thursday that it has agreed to buyout Biogen's stake in their nearly decade-long biosimilars joint venture Samsung Bioepis for $2.3 billion. ...

IAVI and Moderna Launch Trial of HIV Vaccine Antigens Delivered Through mRNA Technology

IAVI, the nonprofit scientific research organization, and biotechnology company Moderna announced today that first doses have been administered in a clinical trial of experimental HIV vaccine antig...