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Biotech founder arrested in US amid murder-for-hire investigation

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His work on a technique known as Hijack RNA, which tricks viruses into killing the cells they infect, underpins Enochian’s antiviral pipeline. The DoJ notes that the indictment charging Gümrükcü and Eratay “contains accusations only, and the defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.”

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Monkeypox cases are rising. Should we be worried?

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While health authorities are on alert, the WHO said it thinks the outbreak can be contained and that the overall risk to the population remains low. Monkeypox is considered less likely to mutate quickly because it is a DNA virus rather than an RNA virus like influenza or COVID-19.

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Top 10 Fastest Growing Biotech Companies in 2023

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Related: Top 30 Pharma Companies in 2023: Statistics and Trends 1) Moderna Compound annual growth rate: 415 percent Moderna, headquartered in Massachusetts, is a prominent biotechnology company specializing in RNA therapeutics, particularly mRNA vaccines. million, compared to $1.1 million for the same period in 2022.

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Pfizer to Provide U.S. Government with an Additional 3.7 Million Treatment Courses of PAXLOVID™ to Help Combat COVID-19

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Nirmatrelvir is designed to inhibit viral replication at a stage known as proteolysis, which occurs before viral RNA replication. One carton contains five blister packs of PAXLOVID, as co-packaged nirmatrelvir tablets with ritonavir tablets, providing all required doses for a full five-day treatment course. Disclosure Notice.

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Eloxx Pharmaceuticals to Report Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results and Provide Business Update on November 5, 2020

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is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel RNA-modulating drug candidates (designed to be eukaryotic ribosomal selective glycosides) that are formulated to treat rare and ultra-rare premature stop codon diseases. Premature stop codons are point mutations that disrupt protein synthesis from messenger RNA.

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Janssen Announces U.S. FDA Approval of CABENUVA (rilpivirine and cabotegravir), the First Long-Acting Regimen for the Treatment of HIV

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In the ATLAS study, CABENUVA met the primary endpoint for noninferiority (the proportion of participants with plasma HIV-1 RNA ?50 50 copies per milliliter [c/mL] at Week 48), with a comparable number of patients receiving either CABENUVA or their daily current antiretroviral regimen (CAR) having an HIV-1 RNA level ?50

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Pfizer and BioNTech Announce Data from Preclinical Studies of mRNA-based Vaccine Candidate Against COVID-19

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Immunization of non-human primates (rhesus macaques) with BNT162b2, a nucleoside-modified messenger RNA (modRNA) candidate that expresses the SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein, resulted in strong anti-viral effects against an infectious SARS-CoV-2 challenge. The information contained in this release is as of September 9, 2020.

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