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European Commission approves contract with BioNTech-Pfizer alliance

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11 November 2020
European CommissionToday, the European Commission approved a fourth contract with pharmaceutical companies BioNTech and Pfizer, which provides for the initial purchase of 200 million doses on behalf of all EU Member States, plus an option to request up to a further 100 million doses, to be supplied once a vaccine has proven to be safe and effective against COVID-19.
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Work to develop a COVID-19 vaccine is faster than ever

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21 October 2020
While the Americas urgently awaits a breakthrough, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) will only support the distribution of a vaccine that has proven to be safe and effective in clinical trials, reviewed by National Regulatory Authorities and recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), PAHO Director Carissa F Etienne, said today.
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A vaccine project funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy develops a second generation COVID-19 vaccine

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20 October 2020
A vaccine project funded by the EXIST programme initiated by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (Germany) is developing a second generation Covid-19 vaccine. The "Prime Vector Technologies - PVT" start-up from Tübingen is engaged in a successful demonstration of Germany's scientific capabilities. This new generation of vaccines directly addresses the most common SARS-CoV-2 variants.
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NIH begins large clinical trial to test immune modulators for treatment of COVID-19

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19 October 2020
The National Institutes of Health has launched an adaptive Phase 3 clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of three immune modulator drugs in hospitalized adults with COVID-19. Some COVID-19 patients experience an immune response in which the immune system unleashes excessive amounts of proteins that trigger inflammation - called a "cytokine storm" - that can lead to acute respiratory distress syndrome, multiple organ failure and other life-threatening complications.
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World Bank approves $12 billion for COVID-19 vaccines

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14 October 2020
The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors today approved an envelope of $12 billion for developing countries to finance the purchase and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, tests, and treatments for their citizens.

The financing, which aims to support vaccination of up to a billion people, is part of an overall World Bank Group (WBG) package of up to $160 billion through June 2021 to help developing countries fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

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New clinical trial for a COVID-19 vaccine authorised in Germany

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02 October 2020
The Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Federal Institute for Vaccines and Biomedicines has authorised another Phase-1 clinical trial of a vaccine against COVID-19 in Germany. The new vaccine candidate is a so-called vector vaccine. Trials on vaccine candidates in humans are a significant step in the direction of authorising safe and efficacious vaccines against COVID-19.
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Boost for global response to COVID-19 as economies worldwide formally sign up to COVAX facility

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21 September 2020
WHO64 higher income economies have joined the COVAX Facility, a global initiative that brings together governments and manufacturers to ensure eventual COVID-19 vaccines reach those in greatest need, whoever they are and wherever they live. These 64 economies include commitments from 35 economies as well as the European Commission which will procure doses on behalf of 27 EU member states plus Norway and Iceland.
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Business & Industry

  • Bayer opens new Research & Innovation Center in Boston-Cambridge demonstrating its commitment to precision oncology
  • New Novartis extension phase data show nearly 80% of RMS patients treated with Kesimpta® (ofatumumab) had no evidence of disease activity (NEDA-3)
  • Pfizer and BioNTech announce Omicron-adapted COVID-19 vaccine candidates demonstrate high immune response against Omicron
  • GSK announces £1 billion R&D investment over ten years to get ahead of infectious diseases in lower-income countries
  • Novartis announces Nature Medicine publication of Zolgensma data demonstrating age-appropriate milestones when treating children with SMA presymptomatically

Research & Development

  • Researchers discover new leukemia-killing compounds
  • Oral antiviral drug effective against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) identified by researchers
  • Biomarkers found that could be drug targets against a deadly form of brain cancer
  • COVID-19 rebound after taking Paxlovid likely due to insufficient drug exposure
  • Novel drug combo activates natural killer cell immunity to destroy cancer cells
  • Broadly neutralizing antibodies could provide immunity against SARS-CoV-2 variants
  • A new technology offers treatment for HIV infection through a single injection

Conferences & Events

  • New approach to treatment of deadly kidney cancer
  • SAE Media Group proudly presents the 2nd Annual Aseptic Processing Conference
  • Pharma join together to achieve new standards in digital and patient innovation for clinical transformation
  • SMi's 22nd Annual Pain Therapeutics Conference
  • SMi Group Introduces the 4th Annual Injectable Drug Delivery Conference 2022
  • SMi's 5th Annual Pharmaceutical Microbiology East Coast Conference
  • SMi's 3rd Annual AI in Drug Discovery Conference

Regulatory Affairs

  • FDA approves first systemic treatment for alopecia areata
  • FDA urges drug manufacturers to develop risk management plans to promote a dtronger, resilient drug supply chain
  • FDA limits use of Janssen COVID-19 vaccine to certain individuals
  • EMA establishes Cancer Medicines Forum with academia to optimise cancer treatments in clinical practice
  • FDA approves first generic of Symbicort to treat asthma and COPD
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