April 16 was a big day for Moderna, a Massachusetts biotech company on the verge of becoming a front-runner in the U.S. government’s race for […]
Tagrisso Approved in the US for the Adjuvant Treatment of Patients with Early-Stage EGFR-Mutated Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
21 December 2020 — AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso (osimertinib) has been approved in the US for the adjuvant treatment of adult patients with early-stage epidermal growth factor receptor-mutated (EGFRm) […]
Pfizer and BioNTech Celebrate Historic First Authorization in the U.S. of Vaccine to Prevent COVID-19
Friday, December 11, 2020 U.S. FDA authorizes COVID-19 mRNA vaccine for emergency use; companies are prepared to deliver first doses in the U.S. immediately Pfizer […]
FDA Approves Gallium 68 PSMA-11
FDA Approves Gallium 68 PSMA-11 as the First PSMA-Targeted PET Imaging Drug for Men with Prostate Cancer December 01, 2020 — Today, the U.S. Food […]
RDIF and União Química File Documents for Registration of Sputnik V Vaccine with Regulator in Brazil
Moscow, October 30, 2020 –The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF, Russia’s sovereign wealth fund), União Química Farmacêutica Nacional and the Government of the State of Paraná […]
Inventiva Receives Positive FDA Feedback to Advance its Lead Drug Candidate Lanifibranor into Pivotal Phase III in NASH
Daix (France), November 10, 2020 – Inventiva (Euronext Paris and Nasdaq: IVA), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of oral small molecule therapies for […]
Genentech Announces Full FDA Approval for Venclexta Combinations for Acute Myeloid Leukemia
South San Francisco, CA — October 16, 2020 — Genentech, a member of the Roche Group (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY), today announced that the […]
Johnson & Johnson Prepares to Resume Phase 3 ENSEMBLE Trial of its Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate in the U.S.
October 23, 2020 — Johnson & Johnson announced today that it is preparing to resume recruitment in the pivotal Phase 3 ENSEMBLE trial of its […]
MacroGenics Announces Publication of Flotetuzumab Interim Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial Results in Blood
ROCKVILLE, MD, Sept. 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MacroGenics, Inc. (NASDAQ: MGNX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing innovative monoclonal antibody-based therapeutics for […]
Cyclosporine investigated for external treatment of psoriasis and atopic dermatitis
A research team from the University of Valencia, DrugBiOp, coordinated by professors Teresa Mª Garrigues and Ana Melero (Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology and […]
Wonder drug? Exploring the molecular mechanisms of metformin, a diabetes drug with Medieval roots
At only pennies per dose, metformin is a Type 2 diabetes drug with distant roots in Medieval folk medicine and a powerful capacity to reduce […]
Dazed and confused about the benefits of CBD? You’re not alone.
The number of products advertised as containing CBD, a compound derived from cannabis plants, has skyrocketed. Consumers can purchase CBD-infused burgers, coffee, beer, and toothpaste, […]
Pittsburgh region’s Narcan dose may be waning: More deaths feared as funds dip
A veritable flood of naloxone helped to slash opioid overdoses since 2017, but the lifesaving tide may be ebbing, at least in Allegheny County. The […]
Parents: Turkey makes great leftovers—opioids do not
Leftover prescription opioids pose big risks to kids, yet most parents keep their own and their child’s unused painkillers even after they’re no longer medically […]