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Novavax begins Phase III COVID-19 vaccine efficacy trial
The trial will evaluate the safety and efficacy of the Novavax’ NVX-CoV2373 vaccine candidate in approximately 10,000 UK participants.
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UK and EU pharma call for medicines to be prioritised in Brexit trade talks
The ABPI and EFPIA have both emphasised the need for trade talks to mitigate medicine supply chain disruptions following Brexit.
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Phase III trial of J&J COVID-19 vaccine candidate enrols first volunteers
A Phase III clinical trial to evaluate J&J's COVID-19 vaccine in multiple countries has enrolled its first patients.
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EU to receive 300 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from Sanofi and GSK
A contract for 300 doses of the investigational COVID-19 vaccine candidate has been signed by the European Commission (EC).
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EUA requested for potential COVID-19 respiratory failure treatment
An Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) request for the use of RLF-100™ (aviptadil) in critical COVID-19 patients was submitted to the US FDA.
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Serum Institute of India: outsourced manufacturing of COVID-19 vaccines
As the COVID-19 pandemic and the search for an effective preventative vaccine continues, the Serum Institute of India has entered into manufacturing agreements with both Novavax and Codagenix to help supply their experimental COVID-19 vaccine candidates.
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Herd immunity is an impractical COVID-19 mitigation strategy, says study
Researchers who designed a transmission model for COVID-19 demonstrated that attempting to establish herd immunity against COVID-19 would be too challenging.
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US expands COVID-19 convalescent plasma treatment trials
Operation Warp Speed and the NIH are funding the expansion of two trials evaluating the efficacy of convalescent plasma therapy in hospitalised COVID-19 patients.
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IND granted to Ampion as COVID-19 treatment after Phase I study
The FDA has given the green light to an IND and further Phase I clinical trial of Ampio Pharmaceuticals' Ampion as an inhaled COVID-19 therapy.
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EMA recommends seven medicines for approval after September meeting
Following its latest meeting, the EMA's CHMP has suggested granting marketing authorisation to seven medicines and extending the indications of 15 others.
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UK Prime Minister visits the UK Vaccines Manufacturing and Innovation Centre (VMIC)
Prime Minister Boris Johnson visited the construction site of the VMIC and met scientists and engineers at the forefront of the UK’s COVID-19 response.
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Post-Brexit product supply: which way next for pharma?
Cecilia Avram details the requirements for pharma companies post-Brexit and provides practical pointers on minimising the disruption to cross-border product availability as new rules come into force.
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An overview of Indian COVID-19 vaccine supply and development
Prashant Khadayate, Pharma Analyst at GlobalData, explains what the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic is in India and what vaccine options are currently under development/testing.
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Baricitinib and remdesivir reduce time to recovery in COVID-19 patient trial
A study of baricitinib in combination with remdesivir has met its primary endpoint in COVID-19 patients, by reducing time to recovery in comparison with only remdesivir.
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UK government inks deal for 60 million doses of Valneva COVID-19 vaccine
Valneva has agreed to supply the UK government with 60 million doses of its potential COVID-19 vaccine by the second half of 2021.
