DUBLIN—Can high-dose inhaled nitric oxide (NO) make a meaningful contribution to patients with COVID-19 infection? The FDA was sufficiently persuaded by the data presented by Bellerophon Therapeutics Inc. to grant it expanded access approval for its iNOpulse system for pulmonary delivery of NO.
BEIJING – China was the first country to face serious disruptions in clinical trials caused by COVID-19, and policy advocates in the country moved quickly to identify lessons for future outbreaks and address the concerns of a biotech industry in dismay.
BioWorld looks at translational medicine, including: Heparan sulfate DAMPens acetaminophen toxicity; Study links GABA, mitochondria, social defects; Recruiting NK cells to the antitumor battle; Potassium channel blocker improves motor learning in fetal alcohol syndrome; A20s inflammation-fighting properties decoded; Brown fat activity without fat browning; Agonists selectively wake up melatonin receptor subtypes; Multistep method wrests causality from GWAS; BET on BD1 for cancer, BD2 for inflammation.
Regulatory snapshots, including global drug submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Agex, Bellerophon, Imstem, Oncology Ventures, Viiv.
Biopharma happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Adaptive Biotechnologies, Immune Therapeutics, Junshi, Lexicon, Olix, Polarisqb, Revive, Ridgeback, Sciclone, Sorrento, Sosei, Tarveda.
Med-tech happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Alibaba Cloud, Avellino Labs USA, Aytu Bioscience, Bio-Rad Laboratories, Boqi International Medical, Chongqing Guanzan Technology, Co-Diagnostics, Cosara Diagnostics, Endra Life Sciences, Medtronic, Milken Institute, Novocure, Paragon Genomics, Vitalhub, Vizient, Zorion.
Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Abbott, CHF Solutions, Qiagen.
Abbott Laboratories, of Abbott Park, Ill., is the latest company to receive emergency use authorization (EUA) from the U.S. FDA for a test to detect SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. The company said it is shipping 150,000 Realtime SARS-CoV-2 tests immediately to existing customers in the U.S., with plans to produce 1 million tests a week by the end of the month.
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