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Novartis announces broad range of initiatives to respond to COVID-19 Pandemic; Creates USD 20 million global fund to support impacted communities
Novartis today announced a broad set of measures to support the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These measures include the creation of a global fund to support communities around the world impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the company's decision to join two key cross-industry R&D initiatives. Roche's cobas SARS-CoV-2 Test to detect novel coronavirus receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization
Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the cobas® SARS-CoV-2 Test. It is intended for the qualitative detection of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 disease, in nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swab samples from patients who meet COVID-19 clinical and/or epidemiological criteria for testing. U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves Opdivo® (nivolumab) + Yervoy® (ipilimumab) for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) previously treated with sorafenib
Bristol Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) today announced that Opdivo (nivolumab) 1 mg/kg plus Yervoy (ipilimumab) 3 mg/kg (injections for intravenous use) was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients who have been previously treated with sorafenib.1,2 Approval for this indication has been granted under accelerated approval based on Voluntis and Bristol-Myers Squibb to co-develop digital therapeutics for oncology
Voluntis (Euronext Paris, Ticker: VTX - ISIN: FR0004183960), a leader in digital therapeutics, and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) announced a collaboration agreement to create and investigate digital therapeutic solutions that will support cancer patients. Leveraging Theraxium Oncology, Voluntis' core platform for digital therapeutics in oncology, International research partnership and EDCTP to invest €44m in next-generation antimalarials to combat drug-resistant malaria in Africa
The European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) awarded a new grant to the new PAMAfrica research consortium led by Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV). The consortium will support the development of new treatments for malaria in the most-at-risk populations, including babies, patients with severe malaria, and those with drug-resistant infections. First-of-its-kind global collaboration launched to develop transformative treatment regimens for tuberculosis
The consortium of philanthropic, non-profit and private sector organisations launched a collaboration that aims to accelerate the development of novel "pan-TB" drug regimens for the treatment of tuberculosis (TB) that are ready for phase 3 development. The regimens will be designed to have little to no drug resistance and an acceptable safety profile, and be better-tolerated, shorter in duration and simpler to use than existing options. More Pharma News ...
Business & Industry
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Research & Development
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- Designed antiviral proteins inhibit SARS-CoV-2 in the lab
- Progress toward antiviral treatments for COVID-19
- Tiny antibody component highly effective against SARS-COV-2 in animal studies
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- Genome analyses track SARS-CoV-2's early introduction to the US and Europe
- COVID-19 study links strict social distancing to much lower chance of infection
Conferences & Events
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- Locking down shape-shifting spike protein aids development of COVID-19 vaccine
- COVID-19 vaccine innovation could dramatically speed up worldwide production
- Wearable Injectors and Connected Devices Conference 2020
- Preparing for the new world of drug safety: Embracing cloud and AI
- Pre-filled Syringes San Francisco Conference 2020
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Regulatory Affairs
- FDA issues emergency use authorization for convalescent plasma as potential promising COVID-19 treatment
- FDA Takes Action to Help Facilitate Timely Development of Safe, Effective COVID-19 Vaccines
- FDA announces first of its kind pilot program to communicate patient reported outcomes from cancer clinical trials
- FDA revokes emergency use authorization for chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine
- Global regulators commit to cooperate on observational research in the context of COVID-19