HONG KONG – Incheon, South Korea-based Celltrion Inc. is rapidly advancing CT-P59, its antiviral antibody treatment for the COVID-19 virus, after receiving its second green light to begin phase I trials.
Regulatory snapshots, including global drug submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Ana, Biophytis, Biosight, Cerecor, DBV, Deciphera, Eloxx, I-Mab, Leo, Myr, Reviral, Vivoryon.
Clinical updates, including trial initiations, enrollment status and data readouts and publications: Angion, Arch, Avelas, Cellectar, Clene, Karuna, Keros, GT, Novartis, Oncopeptides, Regenxbio.
TORONTO – Dishing out hundreds of millions of dollars for new COVID-19 fighting ventilators, test kits and antibody detection platforms Ottawa has another vital gap to close: the time it takes to approve these technologies for the marketplace. A new Canadian pilot program could significantly reduce the amount of time it takes to determine if these technologies are ready for prime time.
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Keeping you up to date on recent developments in cardiology, including: Genetic variants contribute to heightened death risk from stroke in those of African descent; Pathologists publish report on likely MIS involving the heart; Studying COVID-19’s impact on the heart.
Since more than 40% of U.S. coronavirus deaths have links to U.S. long-term care facilities, Eli Lilly and Co. is getting on the road with a clinical trial design that takes researchers directly to outbreaks.