Every year, tuberculosis, malaria and HIV cause over five million deaths worldwide PhaSER Biomedical has received a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation worth $2.3m to accelerate drug discovery and development. PhaSER’s technology, 8HUM, will become a collaborating institution within the Global Health Discovery Collaboratory Programme, funded by the Gates Foundation. As part of the three-year programme, PhaSER will provide 8HUM transgenic mouse models, humanised for key pathways involved in the metabolism and disposition of drugs, to all grantees of the foundation. Collaborating researchers involved in combating diseases including malaria, tuberculosis (TB), HIV, pandemic preparedness and non-hormonal contraception will be provided with access to the drug discovery and development platform. Considered the ‘big three’ infectious diseases, TB, malaria and HIV are responsible for more than five million deaths worldwide every year. Formed in 2022 in collaboration with researchers at the University of Dundee, CXR Biosciences, Taconic Farms and ...
On February 23, 2024, Abbisko Therapeutics announced that its independently developed new-generation EGFR Exon20ins inhibitor ABSK112 has completed the first patient administration in its Phase I clinical trial for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Previously, ABSK112 has obtained clinical research licenses from China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and is conducting Phase I clinical trials simultaneously in China and the United States. ABSK112 is a new generation of EGFR Exon20ins oral inhibitor with high activity, high selectivity and brain entry properties. Compared with the previous generation of EGFR Exon20ins inhibitors that have been on the market or entered clinical trials, ABSK112 has demonstrated better brain entry properties, high selectivity against wild-type EGFR, and broader Exon20ins mutation coverage in preclinical studies. It has shown excellent in vivo efficacy in multiple mouse tumor models with EGFR Exon20ins mutations. It has the potential to obtain ...
Recently, SHR-A1912, an innovative CD79b antibody-drug-conjugate (ADC) drug for injection independently developed by Hengrui, was granted fast track designation (FTD) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). ), for the treatment of relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (R/R DLBCL) that has received at least two lines of therapy in the past. This will help accelerate the advancement of clinical trials and marketing registration. This is also the company’s second product to obtain fast tracks designation from the US FDA. In January this year, the company announced that its independently developed HER3 ADC innovative drug SHR-A2009 for injection has been granted fast track designation by the FDA for the treatment of third-generation EGFR-positive tumors, EGFR-mutated metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with disease progression after amino acid kinase inhibitors and platinum-containing chemotherapy. Previously, the clinical trial application of SHR-A1912 for the treatment of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma has been implicitly approved ...
On February 21, the National Medical Product Administration approved the marketing application pf the innovative traditional Chinese medicine Category 1.1 drug Jiuwei Cough Oral Liquid applied by Zhuohe Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Zhuohe Pharmaceutical”). According to the NMPA official website, a randomized, double-blind, placebo and active drug parallel controlled multi-center clinical trial has been conducted. The results show that in terms of the main efficacy indicators: cough disappearance rate and cough disappearance time the test group is better than the placebo group and non-inferior to the positive drug group. This medicine is used for relieving lungs and cough, acute tracheobronchitis and cough that belongs to wind-heat syndrome according to traditional Chinese medicine. The launch of this drug provides more treatment option for patients with acute tracheobronchitis cough. Anti-rheumatic, anti-tumor… According to Zhuohe Pharmaceutical’s public information, the company has professional R&D and innovation capabilities in multiple disciplines ...
Recently, Suzhou Shengdia Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Hengrui Pharmaceuticals, received the “Notice of Acceptance” issued by the National Medical Products Administration. The company submitted the Class 1 new drug Vunakizumab Injection (SHR-1314) The drug marketing authorization application was accepted by the NMPA. This product is used for adult patients with active ankylosing spondylitis whose conventional treatment is not effective. This application for marketing is based on a multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled adaptive seamless phase II/III clinical trial (SHR-1314-302). Research shows that Vunakizumab injection provides statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvements in active ankylosing spondylitis compared with placebo. At the same time, SHR-1314 injection is safe and well tolerated in the long-term treatment of patients with active ankylosing spondylitis. About SHR-1314-302 Research In November 2023, the main research endpoint of the Phase III clinical trial (SHR-1314-302) of SHR-1314 injection for the treatment of active ankylosing spondylitis in subjects with ...
Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals have received yet another approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) for Dupixent (dupilumab), this time as a treatment of chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU). The Japanese agency approved Dupixent in CSU patients ages 12 and older whose symptoms are inadequately controlled by H1-antihistamines. This is the first approval for the therapy in this indication. Dupixent, a monoclonal antibody that inhibits the signalling of the interleukin-4 (IL-4) and interleukin-13 (IL-13) pathways, has been a high-grossing drug for Sanofi and Regeneron. In 2023, the therapy netted $11.59bn in global sales in 2023, as per Regeneron’s financials. GlobalData forecasts Dupixent sales to maintain their upward trajectory and generate $20.4bn in sales in 2030. Dupixent has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and European Commission (EC) for five indications: atopic dermatitis, asthma, chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis, eosinophilic esophagitis and prurigo nodularis. ...
Gonorrhea, ranked as the second most reported bacterial sexually transmitted infection (STI), affected approximately 82 million people globally in 2020. The infection can lead to severe health complications, including pelvic inflammatory disease, chronic pelvic pain, and infertility. Untreated gonorrhea may progress to the bloodstream, posing a life-threatening risk and increasing the likelihood of HIV infection. Many cases go unreported due to asymptomatic patients, implying that the actual burden of the disease may be significantly higher. Now, a rapid test aims to identify gonorrhea and also determine its antibiotic susceptibility. Visby Medical (San Jose, CA, USA) has been awarded up to USD 1.8 million by CARB-X (Boston, MA, USA) for the development of a portable rapid polymerase chain reaction (PCR) diagnostic to identify the presence of Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG), the pathogen responsible for gonorrhea, and ascertain its susceptibility to ciprofloxacin. Ciprofloxacin was once a primary oral antibiotic for treating NG but ...
Key trends such as the resilience of the emerging biopharma space, the complexities of Medicare, and the revolutionary role of data and AI are shaping the future of the industry. By SUJAY JADHAV Beneath the Californian sunshine (and a few showers) at JP Morgan, a revolution simmers. Not a political one, but a healthcare revolution propelled by necessity and fueled by innovation. Imagine a future where groundbreaking therapies reach patients years sooner, personalized treatments offer hope for chronic diseases, and healthcare costs become more manageable for everyone. This isn’t science fiction; it’s the promise of the cutting-edge trends made at the annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference earlier this month. For those that attended JPM in early 2023, you may recall it was quite gloomy coming off of a soft 2022 and an interest rate burdened 2023. JPM 2024 had an air of optimism. Emerging biopharma space: Challenges and innovations One ...
Eli Lilly said its experimental gene therapy restored hearing in a boy born with profound hearing loss. The results for this experimental treatment come three months after Regeneron Pharmaceuticals reported early but encouraging data for its hearing loss gene therapy. By FRANK VINLUAN Gene therapy made its first breakthroughs slowing vision loss from inherited eye disorders. Eli Lilly is making the ear this therapeutic modality’s next proving ground, and the pharmaceutical giant now has some encouraging early clinical trial results showing it can work. An 11-year-old boy with profound hearing loss experienced restored hearing within 30 days of receiving the gene therapy, AK-OTOF, Lilly announced Tuesday. These are results for just one patient—the first in a clinical trial that could enroll up to 150 participants. But this early result is a promising sign for the therapy, which Lilly gained in 2022 through the $487 million acquisition of its developer, Akouos. ...
Drugdu.com expert’s response: For the export of in vitro diagnostic (IVD) medical devices to the European Union, certain types of products may require assessment or testing by designated European Union Reference Laboratories (EURLs). These reference laboratories mainly focus on high-risk in vitro diagnostic medical devices, particularly those closely related to public health. The types of IVD products typically evaluated by EURLs include: Infectious Disease Diagnostic Devices: For detecting major infectious diseases such as HIV, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C. Blood Screening Devices: Used for blood safety testing, such as devices for detecting pathogens in blood. High-Risk Cancer Biomarker Diagnostic Devices: For detecting high-risk biomarkers of certain types of cancer. Genetic Disease Diagnostic Devices: For detecting specific genetic diseases or susceptibilities. The EU designated reference laboratories include: ECDC (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control): Responsible for the detection and control of infectious diseases. EURL for Blood Borne Infections: Specifically responsible ...
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