Novavax submits EUA request to FDA for COVID-19 vaccine Novavax submitted a request to the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for emergency use authorization (EUA) for NVX-CoV2373, its protein-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate for the immunization of individuals 18 years of age and older against SARS-CoV-2.Read More
Sarepta Therapeutics, GenEdit collaborate on gene editing therapies Sarepta Therapeutics and GenEdit have released results from a research collaboration and option agreement under which the companies are employing GenEdit's NanoGalaxy platform and Sarepta's technology to develop gene editing therapeutics for the treatment of neuromuscular diseases.Read More
Specifica highlights research for its antibody discovery platform Specifica, a privately held antibody engineering company focused on in vitro antibody library and discovery tools, announced the publication of two peer-reviewed articles describing its Generation 3 Antibody Discovery Platform.Read More
Exopharm, AIRM collaborate on exosome manufacturing Exopharm has signed a master collaborative services agreement with the Astellas Institute for Regenerative Medicine (AIRM). The agreement entails laboratory work to demonstrate the effectiveness of Exopharm's LEAP, LOAD, and EVPS platforms using AIRM's cell-based therapeutic technologies.Read More
PrecisionLife announces series A financing PrecisionLife closed its first series A investment round. The financing will enable the expansion and progression of the company's pipeline of commercial opportunities targeting complex chronic diseases. PrecisionLife said it anticipates the second close of the series A investment round in the coming months.Read More
Pfizer, Ionis discontinue vupanorsen Pfizer and Ionis Pharmaceuticals have discontinued the Pfizer-led clinical development program for vupanorsen, an investigational antisense therapy that was being evaluated for potential indications in cardiovascular risk reduction and severe hypertriglyceridemia.Read More
I-Mab announces partnership agreement I-Mab has signed a partnership agreement with the Hangzhou Qiantang New Area in Hangzhou, China, to manufacture the company's drugs and accelerate its transition to commercialization. The strategic partnership will accelerate I-Mab's commercialization strategy with an execution plan and timeline to commercialize its assets, which include felzartamab (TJ202/MOR202), an investigational human monoclonal antibody derived from MorphoSys' HuCal antibody technology.Read More