CSL Ltd. subsidiary CSL Seqirus signed a licensing and development deal with Arcturus Therapeutics Inc. to in-license Arcturus’ late-stage self-amplifying mRNA vaccine platform technology. Arcturus will receive $200 million up front and is eligible to receive more than $1.3 billion in development milestones and over $3 billion in commercial milestones. In addition, it could capture a 40% net profit share for COVID-19 vaccines and up to double-digit royalties for vaccines against flu, pandemic preparedness and three other respiratory pathogens.
Regulatory snapshots, including global drug submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Apex, Astrazeneca, Aulos, Brim, Karyopharm, Moderna, Rhythm, Shanghai Henlius, Stealth.
Biopharma happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Aim, Coeptis, Cytosorbents, Epivax, Intravacc, Intrinsix.
Nearly six months after ditching its phase II/III COVID-19 vaccination study to chase a booster strategy, Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc. is now ditching the heterologous booster. The decision to stop internally funding INO-4800 as a booster was made after sifting through data on global demand for COVID-19 vaccines, the condition of the market and Inovio’s own portfolio.
Regulatory snapshots, including global drug submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Avrobio, Diamedica, Dyadic International, ITM Isotope Technologies München, Myeloid, Novo Nordisk, Reveragen, Santhera, Simcere.
Pfizer Inc. has divulged 3C-like proteinase (3CLpro) (SARS-CoV-2) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19).
Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Novacyt, Radiaction, Transit Scientific.
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