Suzhou Longbotai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has disclosed benzimidazole derivatives reported to be useful for the treatment of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections.
The State University of New Jersey (Rutgers) has synthesized non-structural protein 3 (nsp3; PL-pro) (SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19 virus) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of viral infections.
The increasing resistance to intravenous artemisinin therapy for malaria highlights the urgent need for new treatments that offer better patient compliance and a single-dose cure to address this global health threat. Novartis AG recently presented the discovery, development and evaluation of aminoisoquinolines as fast-acting intravenous therapeutic agents for severe malaria treatment.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has established a pandemic preparedness research network to conduct research on high-priority pathogens most likely to threaten human health with the goal of developing effective vaccines and monoclonal antibodies.
To date, there have not been any reported robust small-animal models of human parainfluenza virus type 3 (HPIV-3) infection. Researchers from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and affiliated organizations thus developed a novel inbred mouse HPIV-3 infection model for prophylactic and therapeutic modalities.
Moderna Inc.’s shares (NASDAQ:MRNA) sank 19% to a $64.11 low in early trading Sept. 12 as investors learned during the annual R&D Day event of a $1.1 billion reduction to R&D and the U.S. FDA’s reluctance to support an accelerated approval filing for its individualized neoantigen therapy for melanoma.
Ascletis Bioscience Co. Ltd. has patented nucleoside and nucleotide analogues reported to be useful for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19).
TFF Pharmaceuticals Inc. has announced promising preclinical data advancing a multivalent universal influenza vaccine manufactured by its Thin Film Freezing (TFF) technology to protect against seasonal and pandemic viruses.
A drive to overcome the limitations of traditional antibodies led Toronto-based scientists Jean-Philippe Julien and Bebhinn Treanor to work toward discovering a multivalent, multispecific platform to develop therapies that can reach difficult targets. As a result, through the support of VC firm Amplitude Ventures, Radiant Biotherapeutics emerged in 2020 armed with what has become its Multabody platform.
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