US mRNA specialist Moderna today announced Health Canada has approved mRESVIA (respiratory syncytial virus mRNA vaccine) for active immunization for the prevention of lower respiratory tract disease caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in adults 60 years of age and older. 8 November 2024
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Israeli company BiomX has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Adaptive Phage Therapeutics, a USA-based, privately-held, biotech developing phage-based therapies to combat bacterial infections. 6 March 2024
A bold move to rip up intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines appears to have been quietly dropped, after the World Trade Organization (WTO) opted not to extend the measure. 6 March 2024
Sales of Gilead Sciences’ antiviral medication Veklury (remdesivir) decreased by 44% to $2.2 billion last year compared to 2022, primarily driven by lower rates of COVID-19 related hospitalizations in all regions. 6 March 2024
Early data from the AFFINITY DUCHENNE trial of a new gene therapy, RGX-202, raise hopes for a breakthrough in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). 6 March 2024
Today Boston, USA-based Sionna Therapeutics announced it closed a $182 million Series C financing, one of the largest late-stage rounds in biotech so far this year. 6 March 2024
Marking a fourth deal this year, Japanese drugmaker Ono Pharmaceutical today announced that it has entered into a license agreement with pre-clinical stage Korean biotechnology NEX-I for NXI-101. 6 March 2024
A preliminary report from the US Food and Drug Administration could raise concerns about the safety of new vaccines for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). 5 March 2024
The UK's National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has decided not to recommend Xenpozyme (olipudase alfa) as a treatment for acid sphingomyelinase deficiency (ASMD; Niemann-Pick Disease) in people with type AB or type B. 5 March 2024
The Phase II KARDIA-2 study of zilebesiran, an investigational RNAi therapeutic in development for the treatment of hypertension (high blood pressure) - the leading cause of cardiovascular disease worldwide - met its primary endpoint. 5 March 2024
GigaGen has been awarded a contract by the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), part of the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) within the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). 4 October 2024
BeiGene has announced plans to rebrand as BeOne Medicines, a move the cancer specialist says reflects its commitment to fighting cancer through collaboration. 15 November 2024