One of the big regulatory and pandemic stories of 2022 with global impact was the June 17 World Trade Organization’s (WTO) agreement on a five-year intellectual property (IP) waiver for COVID-19 vaccines and their components.
Biopharma happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Abbvie, Bioxytran, Eva, Exicure, Harrow Ipsen, Lilly.
Shionogi & Co. Ltd.’s orally administered COVID-19 antiviral, 3CL protease inhibitor Xocova (ensitrelvir/S-217622), scored emergency regulatory approval from Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare for SARS-CoV-2 infection, and the Japanese government has agreed to purchase 1 million courses of Xocova for domestic supply of the antiviral.
Regulatory snapshots, including global drug submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Brainstorm, Evergreen, Galera, Ideaya, Janssen, Medivir, Pfizer, Recce, Sobi, Vertex.
Biopharma happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Abbvie, Asieris, Astrazeneca, Biosion, Calidi, Calliditas, Glycotope, Immunogen, Lantern, Sosei, Therabest, Viatris, Zyversa.
Regulatory snapshots, including global drug submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Alnylam, Antengene, Biogen, Braeburn, Janssen, Pfizer, Recce.
Vaxxas Pty. Ltd. raised AU$34 million (US$23 million) to advance its needle-free COVID-19 vaccine program, which began in early November, and readouts from the study are expected in late February or early March, Vaxxas CEO David Hoey told BioWorld. The COVID-19 vaccine patch is based on the company’s high-density microarray patch technology that delivers Hexapro, a second-generation version of the spike protein used in all major U.S.-approved COVID-19 vaccines.
Regulatory snapshots, including global drug submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Akero, Bioxytran, Bloomsbury Genetic, Brim, Cerecin, Emmaus, In8bio, Liscure, Moderna, Molecular Targeting, Numinus, Quralis, Takeda, VBI, Visiox, Y-mabs.
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