COVID-19 vaccines highly effective against hospitalisation by Delta variant
21 June 2021 | By
An analysis shows Comirnaty® and the COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca are both over 90 percent effective in preventing hospitalisation from the Delta variant.
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Collaboration to develop novel polymer-based drug delivery system for mRNA
Evonik and Stanford University will collaborate over three years to advance an innovative polymer-based drug delivery system that could further the use of mRNA therapeutics.
Funding to support trial of ketamine in patients with bipolar depression
The Canadian Government is funding studies to establish ketamine as a safe and effective treatment for patients with bipolar depression.
Collaboration to develop an automated CAR T-cell manufacturing system for clinics
German oncology clinics are working with Optima Pharma to create an automated manufacturing unit for decentralised production of CAR T-cell therapies in treatment centres.
Chinese patent reforms to bolster pharma innovation
Market research suggests the new drug patent reforms in China, in addition to other regulatory changes, will incentivise innovative pharma research.
Targeted drug delivery enabled by genetically engineered nanoparticles
In a pre-clinical study, researchers were able to genetically engineer cell membrane-coated nanoparticles to deliver dexamethasone directly to the inflamed lungs of mice.
Global clinical trials market to value $77 billion by 2026
Market analysts suggest COVID-19 and the rising prevalence of chronic disease will both contribute to growth in the global clinical trials market.
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MBE awarded to NICE’s Interventional Procedures Advisory Committee chairman
Professor Tom Clutton-Brock was awarded an MBE for his work in approving novel ventilators for the UK’s National Health Service during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Antibody cocktail improves survival in seronegative hospitalised COVID-19 patients
Phase III data shows REGEN-COV™ (casirivimab and imdevimab) reduced risk of death by 20 percent in hospitalised COVID-19 patients lacking an immune response to SARS-CoV-2.
CAR T therapy achieves high remission rate in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia trial
Trial data shows 71 percent of adult B cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia patients receiving Tecartus® autologous anti-CD19-transduced CD3+ cell infusion achieved complete remission.
NVX-CoV2373 vaccine 90 percent effective in preventing symptomatic COVID-19
US trial results show NVX-CoV2373 was safe and effective in preventing symptomatic COVID-19, including in high-risk populations.
beti-cel gene therapy demonstrates durable efficacy in beta thalassaemia patients
The betibeglogene autotemcel (beti-cel) gene therapy caused paediatric and adult beta thalassaemia patients to achieve transfusion independence lasting over two years.
Alzheimer’s vaccine shows promise in Phase II trial
Study results show AADvac1, a first-in-man Alzheimer's disease tau vaccine, is safe and potentially of benefit for patients with mild disease.
Co-administration of flu and COVID-19 vaccines safe and effective
A trial comparing co-administration of influenza and COVID-19 vaccines to COVID-19 vaccine dosing alone found little effect on vaccine efficacy.
New consortium to develop PAT for cell and gene therapies
The Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult’s new consortium aims to accelerate therapeutic development by developing process analytical technologies (PAT) for cell and gene therapy manufacturing.
