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Regeneron’s antibody cocktail active against coronavirus, cuts symptoms

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Regeneron’s antibody cocktail seems to reduce levels of coronavirus and improve symptoms in patients, according to early test results. REGN-COV2 is a combination of two monoclonal antibodies and was designed to block infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 , the virus that causes COVID-19. There were no deaths in the trial.

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WuXi Biologics and InflaRx to jointly manufacture Covid-19 therapy Gohibic

Pharmaceutical Technology

WuXi Biologics and InflaRx have entered a manufacturing partnership for advancing Gohibic (vilobelimab) to treat certain critically ill Covid-19 patients. Under the collaboration, WuXi Biologics will be responsible for providing cGMP manufacturing of Gohibic.

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Covid-19 Omicron boosters will reinvigorate injectables manufacturing

Pharmaceutical Technology

Pfizer (New York, New York) and Moderna’s (Cambridge, Massachusetts) Omicron-specific Covid-19 vaccines are in late-stage development, have demonstrated good efficacy against the variant and will likely be available to the public later this year to provide an additional booster and increase demand for injectable manufacturing.

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Irish research centre announces major partnership with five major BioPharma companies

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The rising need for early diagnosis of chronic diseases, coupled with growing demand for drugs which work better and have fewer side effects, is largely responsible for the growth of the protein A resin market. Chromatography requires an antibody to bind to a protein A resin.

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Regeneron tests COVID-19 antibody therapy in UK’s RECOVERY trial

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Regeneron’s COVID-19 antibody cocktail has been added to the UK’s RECOVERY trial, one of the largest of its kind in the world that is testing several potential coronavirus therapies at the same time. REGN-COV2 is a combination of two monoclonal antibodies, designed to block infections of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

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Hipra’s Covid-19 booster gets EMA nod and enters an uncertain landscape

Pharmaceutical Technology

Bimervax is a recombinant protein subunit vaccine, marketed by the Girona, Spain-based Hipra. A study involving 765 adults indicate that Bimervax, in addition to reducing antibodies against original SARS-CoV-2 strain, led to higher levels of antibodies against Beta and Omicron variants.

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AbbVie begins trials of COVID-19 antibody therapy

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AbbVie is to begin clinical development of an antibody designed to neutralise the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus after licensing the therapy in from Harbour BioMed and Utrecht University. AbbVie has begun a phase 1 clinical trial of the antibody, with clinical development beginning in the US and expanding into Europe.