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Biopharma pledges to uphold scientific integrity in COVID-19 vaccine development
Nine biopharma CEOs pledged to make the integrity of the scientific process and sufficient supply priorities in the development of COVID-19 vaccines.
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MHRA issues positive opinion to avelumab for Early Access to Medicines Scheme
The UK MHRA has given a positive scientific opinion for Merck and Pfizer's avelumab on the Early Access to Medicines Scheme (EAMS).
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NDMA: a recall trigger for the drug development industry
Product recalls due to contamination issues can be extremely costly for companies, in addition to the associated health implications. In this article, Marc Baiget Francesch explores the potential risks associated with N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) contamination, why is it such a frequent contaminant and how to detect and eliminate the risks.
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Pfizer agrees to manufacture remdesivir, investigational COVID-19 drug
Pfizer is to manufacture and supply the investigational COVID-19 treatment remdesivir for Gilead Sciences at one of its facilities.
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NICE recommends avelumab and axitinib to treat renal cell carcinoma
Bavencio (avelumab) and Inlyta (axitinib) are recommended by NICE for the treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma, available on the Cancer Drugs Fund.
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Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine candidate enters Phase II/III trials
The BNT162b2 mRNA-based vaccine produced by Pfizer and BioNTech will enter Phase have II/III clinical trials to test its safety and efficacy against COVID-19.
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Pfizer and BioNTech to supply up to 600 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to US
An agreement between the US government and Pfizer and BioNTech will have the companies produce an initial 100 million doses of their COVID-19 vaccine candidate, with the potential for 500 million more.
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COVID-19: the big repurpose and even bigger pharmaceutical partnership
Heidi West discusses how academia, government and the pharmaceutical industry can work together to potentially repurpose drugs for the treatment of COVID-19.
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First patient dosed with Pfizer’s potential COVID-19 vaccine in US
Pfizer and BioNTech have initiated Phase I/II trials in the US to determine the safety and optimal dose of four mRNA COVID-19 vaccine candidates.
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Germany to begin first clinical trial of COVID-19 vaccine candidate
A Phase I/II clinical trial for BioNTech's BNT162 vaccine programme to prevent COVID-19 infection has been granted approval in Germany.
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Environmental monitoring breaches at facility prompts FDA letter
The FDA has handed a warning letter to an Indian manufacturing facility for inadequate sterility testing and environmental monitoring.
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COVID-19 and big pharma: what are 15 leading companies doing to develop a coronavirus vaccine?
A new report has revealed the vaccine R&D efforts of 15 of the leading pharmaceutical companies to combat the COVID-19 coronavirus.
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Pharma programmes for employees to volunteer in fight against COVID-19
Lilly, Merck and Pfizer have announced how they will enable their employees to volunteer in programmes to combat COVID-19 while on base pay.
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Potential COVID-19 therapeutics currently in development
As the world rushes to identify the best coronavirus treatments and vaccines, John Cahill rounds up the latest developments in potential COVID-19 therapies.
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How will the rise of biosimilars impact biologics?
Once patents expire for biologic medicines, a market opportunity opens up for biosimilars, a cheaper alternative. With more patents due to expire soon, what will the future look like for biologic medicines?
