Gennao Bio nabs $40M for its gene monoclonal antibody platform Gennao Bio has closed $40 million in financing to support the advancement of its proprietary gene monoclonal antibody platform and the development of targeted nucleic acid therapeutic product candidates for the treatment of cancer and rare monogenic skeletal muscle diseases.Read More
Flagship Pioneering unveils eRNA platform from Laronde Flagship Pioneering unveiled its Laronde platform for the development of endless RNA (eRNA), a novel, engineered form of RNA that can be programmed to express therapeutic proteins inside the body. The company has initially committed $50 million to support the development of the platform and initial pipeline medicines.Read More
Pfizer, BioNTech initiate rolling submission of BLA for COVID-19 vaccine Pfizer and BioNTech announced on Friday that they have started a biologics license application (BLA) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for approval of their messenger RNA vaccine to prevent COVID-19 in individuals ages 16 years and older.Read More
GSK, Vir start EMA rolling review for anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Vir Biotechnology have announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has started a rolling review of data on sotrovimab, an investigational dual-action SARS-CoV-2 monoclonal antibody.Read More
Moderna booster produces antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 variants Moderna announced that initial results from a phase II study suggest a single booster dose of its messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine candidates mRNA-1273 or mRNA-1273.351 given to previously vaccinated individuals increased neutralizing antibody titer responses against SARS-CoV-2 and two variants.Read More