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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USA-based biopharma firm Paratek Pharmaceuticals has announced positive top-line efficacy data for Nuzyra (omadacycline) as post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) in a non-human primate (NHP) model of inhalational anthrax. 5 March 2024
Announcing its financial results for 2023, diversified German drugmaker said it would delay a plan to break up the group for at least a couple of years. 5 March 2024
Californian cardiovascular specialist Bitterroot Bio has entered into a partnership with Biotheus, a Chinese company working on antibodies. 4 March 2024
In another legal blow for opponents of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), a federal judge has now rejected a bid from AstraZeneca to prevent price negotiations on its diabetes med Farxiga (dapagliflozin). 4 March 2024
California-based Gritstone bio, a biotech company aiming to develop the world’s most potent vaccines, has announced an approximately 40% reduction of its workforce. 4 March 2024
Drugmakers, patient advocate groups, policymakers and others have come together for Rare Disease Day, which took place at the end of February, to both celebrate progress and call for more action in this therapy area. 4 March 2024
Swiss pharma giant Novartis today presented new data that continue to support the clinical benefits of Zolgensma (onasemnogene abeparvovec), the only one-time gene therapy for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). 4 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