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AstraZeneca to deliver Covid-19 antibody therapy doses to Switzerland

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AstraZeneca has signed a deal with the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) of Switzerland to deliver over 1,200 doses of antibody therapy, tixagevimab and cilgavimab combination (AZD7442), for Covid-19 prevention and treatment. In June 2020, these antibodies, discovered at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, were licensed to AstraZeneca.

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Oral COVID-19 vaccine beckons, as ImmunityBio licenses iosBio tech

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ImmunityBio has licensed technology underpinning a COVID-19 vaccine that could be administered orally rather than by injection from UK biotech iosBio. They also offer the potential for self-administration at home rather than in a health setting, making compliance with booster dosage potentially higher.”.

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Coronavirus antibodies tests 'put public at risk'

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Poor regulation of antibodies tests – that could indicate if someone has had coronavirus – could be putting the public at risk, doctors have warned. It is still not known whether having antibodies will protect people from a second infection. Coronavirus infection triggers the immune system to produce antibodies.

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Pfizer/Biohaven migraine drug rimegepant gets EU green light

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billion licensing deal with Biohaven for rights to oral migraine drug rimegepant is approaching a payoff after the European Commission approved the drug. Pfizer’s $1.2 Qulipta hasn’t been approved in Europe yet but is following hard on Vydura’s heels, setting up what is expected to be a closely fought battle in the market.

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Amgen To Acquire Privately Held Teneobio For $900 Million In Cash With Future Contingent Milestone Payments

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Acquisition Complements Amgen’s Antibody Research Capabilities Across Therapeutic Areas Acquisition Includes a Portfolio of Early-Stage Oncology Assets, Including a Phase 1 Bispecific Antibody for Patients With Advanced Prostate Cancer. billion in cash. Reese, M.D., executive vice president of Research and Development at Amgen.

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Enhertu granted Priority Review in the US for patients with previously treated HER2-mutant metastatic non-small cell lung cancer

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Enhertu is a HER2 – directed antibody drug conjugate (ADC) being jointly developed by AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo. Enhertu consists of a HER2 monoclonal antibody attached to a topoisomerase I inhibitor payload, an exatecan derivative, via a stable tetrapeptide-based cleavable linker.

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ImmVira Announces Series C Financing with Leading Specialist Investors

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For MVR-T3011 intratumoural program, a landmark license program was achieved with Shanghai Pharma along with a validating strategic investment. The OvPENS platform team supported our manufacturing partner to scale and meet regulatory compliance such that production for all pre-clinical and clinical requirements ahead are secured.