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Alzheimer’s vaccine granted Fast Track designation
The US FDA has given Fast Track designation to an active immunotherapy vaccine that “specifically targets the most toxic forms of amyloid beta (Abeta)”.
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FMF World Congress 2023: Janssen shares new data in HDFN
If approved, nipocalimab would be the first anti-FcRn therapy for EU pregnancies at high risk of haemolytic disease of the foetus and newborn.
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Microbiome therapies: a maturing movement
On World Microbiome Day 2023, Hervé Affagard, CEO and co-founder of MaaT Pharma and Jeffrey Silber, Chief Medical Officer of Vedanta Biosciences delve into the current innovative landscape of microbiome-based therapeutics.
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Lonza and Vertex to partner to manufacture diabetes cell therapies
The proposed collaboration between Lonza and Vertex Pharmaceuticals will support manufacture of stem cell-derived, fully differentiated insulin-producing islet diabetes cell therapies.
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FDA publishes recommendations on psychedelic clinical trial design
New draft guidance published by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is intended to aid clinical study design in psychedelic drug development programmes.
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TAK-755 trumps plasma-based therapy, trial shows
Compared to plasma-based therapies, the only recombinant ADAMTS13 protein in development showed strong efficacy in a trial for congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (cTTP), Takeda revealed.
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How can real-world evidence support regulatory decision making?
Strategies to further accelerate real-world evidence generation to aid EU regulatory decision-making are needed, states a European Medicines Agency (EMA) report.
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First RNA CAR-T therapy autoimmunity trial shows potential
A novel RNA CAR-T cell therapy demonstrated long-term clinical benefit for most generalised myasthenia gravis (gMG) patients in a landmark study.
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Reducing bioburden testing and sterility testing volumes for gene therapies
A reduced sampling plan was recommended in a Biophorum report for reducing required bioburden and sterility testing volumes for gene therapy batch yield.
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Gene therapy approved for Duchenne muscular dystrophy
The first approved gene therapy for certain paediatric Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) patients leads to production of the Elevidys micro-dystrophin protein.
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Webinar: A rational approach to excipient selection for solid dose formulation and development
When developing a formulation for an immediate-release tablet, critical attributes of the active ingredient, including concentration, compactability, flowability, and solubility typically guide excipient selection.
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New approach for small molecule nanosimilar analysis reported
A study on the small molecule antibiotic rifabutin has highlighted benefits of mechanistic compartmental analysis in evaluating nanomedicines.
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AMR certification: recognising responsibly in antibiotic manufacture
Following the recent launch of the BSI’s AMR certification, EPR invited Steve Brooks from the AMR Industry Alliance and BSI’s Courtney Soulsby to elucidate its significance for antibiotic manufacturers and the wider pharma industry.
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New mass spec technique identified for electron ionisation direct analysis
A paper has depicted extractive-liquid sampling electron ionisation-mass spectrometry (E-LEI-MS) as a new real-time MS technique for direct analysis.
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First adult anti-inflammatory cardiovascular drug approved
An FDA-approved anti-inflammatory drug can reduce cardiovascular disease risk by an additional 31 percent in adults, on top of standard of care, clinical data has shown.
