Plants could be an alternative vaccine platform for both COVID-19 and future pandemics, shaking up a biologics sector that is currently mostly protein-based. South Korean company Bioapplications Inc., for example, is aiming to have a plant-derived booster shot for COVID-19 in the clinic in 2022.
PERTH, Australia – Investment in regenerative medicine in Australia in 2020 was AU$394.1 million (US295.8 million), accounting for nearly 23% of the overall capital invested in the Australian biotech sector, according to a new report published by Australia’s Regenerative Medicine Consortium.
Brii Biosciences Ltd. shared interim data from a phase III trial of its neutralizing monoclonal antibody (mAb) combination therapy for SARS-CoV-2, BRII-196 and BRII-198, that showed a 78% reduction in the risk of hospitalization or death in patients receiving single dose of the cocktail.
Data presented at the American Association for Cancer Research virtual International Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics, including Hummingbird Bioscience.
Despite Beyondspring Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s phase III study meeting its primary and key secondary endpoints of a plinabulin/docetaxel combination in treating non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the company stock (NADAQ:BYSI) took a pounding. Shares sunk 32.9% on Sept. 20 to close at $15.36 each.
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