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FDA approves first drug to treat common form of dwarfism in children
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves vosoritide injection to improve growth in children at least five years of age with achondroplasia and open epiphyses.
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Is cell-free protein synthesis the future of bioproduction?
Looking at patent and publication data, researchers show the applications and potential of cell-free protein synthesis systems are growing.
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Transfection technologies market to value $1.5 billion by 2026
Growth in the global transfection technologies market will be driven by emerging methods and the increasing prevalence of chronic diseases over the next five years.
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What to consider when formulating bacteriophages
In this article, Dr Michael Koeris, Associate Professor, Bioprocessing at Keck Graduate Institute, and Carolina Moraes de Souza, Keck MEng graduate, now Process Development Senior Associate at Amgen, discuss the key formulation considerations for bacteriophages, a potential solution to antimicrobial resistance, and why process development should be an early consideration.
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Oral milvexian reduces risk of postoperative venous thromboembolism
Milvexian showed a 12 percent rate of postoperative venous thromboembolism compared to the benchmark rate of 30 percent in a Phase II study.
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NICE approves first long-acting injectable HIV-1 treatment
NICE has published draft guidance recommending cabotegravir, the first long-acting injectable treatment for HIV-1 infection in adults.
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Crohn’s patients achieve 65 percent clinical remission with Tremfya®
At week 48 of the Phase II trial, 65 percent of patients with Crohn's disease receiving Tremfya® achieved clinical remission.
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Perfusion offers significant advantages in bioproduction of therapeutic enzyme
Research comparing intensified bioprocesses to fed-batch shows high cell density perfusion significantly advances productivity while maintaining quality and costs.
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Social media is transforming our understanding of drug safety
Here, Daniel Ghinn of CREATION.co discusses the growing role social media analysis is playing in helping to provide pharmaceutical companies and health regulators with real-world evidence on drug safety.
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Pfizer and MPP to expand COVID-19 oral antiviral treatment access
The license agreement between Pfizer and the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) will enable access to Pfizer's antiviral candidate in 95 countries.
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NICE does not recommend elosulfase alfa for Morquio A syndrome
The new draft guidance does not recommend Vimizin (elosulfase alfa) for the treatment of Morquio A syndrome following new evidence.
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FDA approves Besremi to treat rare blood disease
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves Besremi (ropeginterferon alfa-2b-njft) injection to treat adults with polycythemia vera.
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Protein catenation to advance development of therapeutic proteins
Higher order protein catenation enables the development of artificial antibodies with improved binding affinity and prolonged serum half-life, shows study.
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Drug combination an alternative leukaemia treatment to chemotherapy
A clinical trial found that all-trans retinoic acid and arsenic trioxide is an effective treatment for acute promyelocytic leukaemia.
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EMA endorses two monoclonal antibody medicines for COVID-19
The European Medicines Agency’s human medicines committee (CHMP) has recommended authorising Ronapreve™ and Regkirona for COVID-19.
