pharmaphorum

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Japan’s medicines regulator has approved the first vaccine based on self-assembling RNA, a spin on the mRNA technology used in current shots, which is designed to deliver greater efficacy with a lower dose.

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XTalks

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

With RNA therapies being the next hot thing in genetic medicine, Eli Lilly is joining the RNA editing race by partnering with Netherlands-based ProQR Therapeutics NV (Nasdaq: PRQR), a biotech company developing RNA-based therapies for rare genetic diseases with a focus on blinding disorders of the retina.

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pharmaphorum

MARCH 16, 2021

European regulators questioned the integrity of early batches of Pfizer/BioNTech’s mRNA vaccine, although the matter was resolved before approval, according to information leaked online following a cyberattack. As it conducted its analysis of the vaccine in December, the European Medicines Agency’s systems were targeted by unknown hackers.

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XTalks

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Perhaps popularized by the COVID-19 vaccines, RNA-based technologies now have the potential to become the next best pesticide to combat crop pests, like insects and fungal pathogens. Over the last year, researchers have been studying the effectiveness of RNA-based pesticides, and there are already a handful of sprays in the works.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

APRIL 20, 2023

Targovax has unveiled plans to rebrand as Circio , reflecting its strategic shift to focus on expediting the development of its innovative circular RNA (circRNA) platform. Initially reported in 2011, CircRNA is a naturally occurring class of RNA.

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pharmaphorum

MAY 11, 2021

Flagship Pioneering, the VC fund run by Moderna’s co-founder Noubar Afeyan has launched a new biotech Laronde , with an ambitious plan to create a new class of drugs based on Endless RNA. Called eRNA for short, this class of medicines is programmable and can continuously express therapeutic proteins inside the body.

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STAT News

JANUARY 12, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO — When BioNTech was founded in 2008, messenger RNA therapies and vaccines were still an unproven idea. The German company has now shipped out billions of doses of its mRNA Covid-19 vaccine worldwide — and BioNTech’s leaders say that’s just the beginning of a larger revolution in medicine.

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pharmaphorum

DECEMBER 24, 2020

The UK’s COVID-19 vaccination programme could get a speed boost, with the country’s drugs regulator expected to make a decision on a shot from Oxford University/AstraZeneca in the next few days. Just how this will be viewed by regulators is unclear, as are the plans to distribute the vaccine.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

AUGUST 24, 2022

Mode rna has submitted an application to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to obtain emergency use authorization (EUA) for mRNA-1273.222, its BA.4/BA.5 5 Omicron-targeting bivalent booster vaccine for Covid-19. The submission is made for a 50µg booster dose of the vaccine for usage in adults aged 18 years and above.

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Pharma Mirror

APRIL 21, 2024

With the rapid development of biotechnology and molecular medicine, the introduction of mRNA as a vaccine or therapeutic agent enables the production of almost any desired functional protein/peptide within the human body.

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JAMA Internal Medicine

JULY 25, 2021

This case series study examines the safety of second doses of messenger RNA COVID-19 vaccines after first-dose allergic reactions.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JANUARY 30, 2023

According to GlobalData’s Drugs database, there were 22 prophylactic vaccines in development for COVID-19 with sales forecasts available in H2 2022. Of these 22 vaccines, mRNA-derived vaccines dominate, with Comirnaty and Moderna’s Spikvax accounting for 88% of 2022 sales, with 58% and 30%, respectively.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

RSV researchers at major pharmaceutical companies are currently working to develop new RSV drugs to beat future waves of RSV infection and gain the first RSV vaccine FDA approval. Pharmaceutical companies are pushing to develop drugs and vaccines for RSV with these populations in mind.

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Scienmag

JULY 6, 2022

Army scientists and industry partners were among the first to demonstrate that messenger RNA (mRNA)—the technology recently used in COVID-19 vaccines and others—could also be used to develop treatments for infectious diseases. Credit: Study: USAMRIID / […].

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BioSpace

MAY 9, 2021

Over the past year, the world at large has become more familiar with mRNA technology thanks to vaccines developed against COVID-19. Now the world will be introduced to a new type of RNA-based medicine called Endless RNA, or eRNA for short.

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JAMA Internal Medicine

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Several recent case series have described acute myocarditis after COVID-19 messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccination. While the cardiac complications of vaccines are important, discussion has been limited by small sample sizes that lack gender and racial and ethnic diversity. 414 fully vaccinated individuals). women and 31.2%

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 8, 2023

Within the emerging innovation stage, cell therapy for ocular disorders, coronavirus vaccine components, and DNA polymerase compositions are disruptive technologies that are in the early stages of application and should be tracked closely. These viruses carry the genetic information to synthesise an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase.

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pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Genomic medicine is a rapidly growing space in which researchers use the information in a person’s genes to identify and administer medical treatment.”. The evolving field of genomic medicine. There are two components to genomic medicine, known as the payload and the vector.

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pharmaphorum

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Tuesday has been dubbed “V-day” in the UK, when the first doses of Pfizer/BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine will be distributed to the public outside of a clinical trial. Health secretary Matt Hancock reportedly came up with the wartime analogy to describe what will be the largest scale vaccination programme in the country’s history.

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pharmaphorum

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Pfizer and BioNTech have filed their COVID-19 vaccine with the European medicines regulator, paving the way for a potential approval before the end of the year. Despite the fast review, the company insisted that the potential vaccine will be assessed according to the EMA’s normal standards for quality and safety.

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pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 18, 2021

SMi Group’s 13th Annual Conference: RNA Therapeutics 2022. Bolstering the latest advances and opportunities in RNA-based medicine. BENEFITS OF ATTENDING: •Explore how mRNA vaccines have led the way in the response against COVID-19 and key takeaways for the industry. 9th – 10th February 2022. London, UK. Hashtag: #SMiRNA.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The swift development and deployment of messenger-RNA (mRNA) vaccines against the SARS-CoV-2 virus during the COVID-19 crisis has catapulted the pharmaceuticals industry into a new paradigm. Used in the COVID-19 vaccines, LNPs have shown a promising track record of protecting the mRNA cargo from degradation. Does it degrade?

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XTalks

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Carlsbad, California-based Ionis Pharmaceuticals announced it will be sharing promising new trial data for its RNA-targeted prophylactic treatment donidalorsen for hereditary angioedema (HAE) at the 2025 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI)/World Allergy Organization (WAO) Joint Congress in San Diego, California.

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Delveinsight

AUGUST 26, 2021

Shape’s RNA editing technologies can modify the RNA sequence, which makes the body’s protein building blocks. This system is designed to deliver RNA editing technology or other payloads directly to particular body areas, such as the nervous system or muscle. was swooped up by Real Chemistry in January.

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pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Shares in Moderna were ticking upwards today after Merck & Co took up an option on a personalised RNA-based cancer vaccine with a payment of $250 million. As we all know, cancer vaccines have had a rough history. The post Merck gets on board with Moderna cancer vaccine in $250m deal appeared first on.

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pharmaphorum

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

As the death toll from COVID19 inexorably mounts, Pfizer and BioNTech have announced that their COVID-19 vaccine candidate is more than 90% effective at countering the disease in an interim analysis. This means that protection is achieved 28 days after the initiation of the vaccination, which consists of a 2-dose schedule.

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pharmaphorum

JANUARY 10, 2022

The arrival of COVID-19 brought precious few positives, but one that emerged for the pharmaceutical industry was the emergence and validation of mRNA vaccine technology to prevent disease. Pfizer already has a head start on competitors in the field, having achieved the first US FDA approval for an mRNA vaccine, alongside BioNTech.

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XTalks

JUNE 5, 2023

Pfizer has announced that its respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine, Abrysvo, has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Abrysvo, the bivalent RSV prefusion F (RSVpreF) vaccine, is intended for the prevention of lower respiratory tract disease (LRTD) caused by RSV in individuals aged 60 years and older.

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pharmaphorum

DECEMBER 13, 2021

It started with two Covid-19 vaccines – 2021 is the year interest in mRNA therapeutics boomed, reports Katrina Megget. The Covid-19 pandemic showed what could be done with resources and collaboration to accelerate the development of vaccines. There are multiple other mRNA vaccines that are being developed.

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XTalks

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The RNA Revolution: From mRNA Vaccines to RNA Editing. The age of RNA is officially here, and it’s here to stay as more than a passing life science trend. The power of its real-world application was demonstrated by the resounding success of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. RNA in the Making.

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STAT News

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

When Jacob Becraft addressed a bustling party of a hundred-plus employees, friends, and investors at his startup’s lab last month, he credited messenger RNA for bringing everyone back together in one room. Yes, the mRNA vaccines had allowed the large group to gather in person — not a mask in sight.

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pharmaphorum

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Pfizer and BioNTech are preparing to deliver their COVID-19 vaccine to the UK after the country’s drugs regulator became the first authority in the world to approve it. Pfizer and BioNTech have an agreement to supply the UK with 40 million doses of the vaccine, which is called BNT162b2 and was shown to be 95% effective in a phase 3 trial.

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pharmaphorum

AUGUST 31, 2021

Just a few months after breaking cover with its new take on RNA therapeutics, Laronde has raised an impressive $440 million in second-round financing backed by Flagship Pioneering – which was behind the founding of mRNA specialist Moderna. The company has an ambitious goal of producing 100 eRNA medicines in the next decade.

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pharmaphorum

MAY 11, 2021

Novavax has finally provided some clarity about when its long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine will be ready, saying regulatory filings in the US, UK and Europe are due in the third quarter. The vaccine could play an important role in the next stage of the pandemic as phase 3 trials have shown encouraging safety and efficacy data.

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pharmaphorum

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

AstraZeneca’s research chief has said that the more effective dosing regimen of its coronavirus vaccine was discovered by accident. According to Reuters , the AstraZeneca development team made a minor mistake that made them realise they could significantly boost the success rate of the vaccine, codenamed AZD1222.

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STAT News

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Thirty years ago, Katalin Karikó had what was then an outlandish idea: use messenger RNA as a medicine. Her outlandish idea has since provided the platform for the vaccines that are helping protect people around the world from Covid-19 and is being used to develop other treatments. Read the rest…

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pharmaphorum

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

AstraZeneca is preparing to file its COVID-19 vaccine with regulators after phase 3 trial results showed it is up to 90% effective. AZ made the announcemen t as the UK regulator reportedly gears up to make a decision on the rival vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech, ahead of counterparts in the US and Europe.

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