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Eli Lilly to Codevelop Inhibitors for Neurodegenerative Diseases

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Eli Lilly and Company and Rigel Pharmaceuticals recently announced an agreement and strategic collaboration to codevelop and commercialize inhibitors for immunological and neurodegenerative...

HHS, DoD Buy 100M More Doses of Moderna, Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccines

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HHS and the Department of Defense (DoD) recently purchased an additional 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from both Pfizer and Moderna to boost vaccine supply in the US. The recent order brings...

GoodRx Reports Largest Uptick in Prescription Drug Prices in Years

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In January 2020, prescription drug prices increased for 832 medications by an average of 4.6 percent, the largest increase that has occurred in years, according to a GoodRx analysis.  Of the...

Eli Lilly Enhances Local Access to COVID-19 Antibody Therapies

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Eli Lilly and Company recently partnered with local health systems to enhance access to crucial COVID-19 antibody therapies.   The partnership will work to launch dedicated infusion center...

Pfizer Boosts Access to Cancer Treatments in Developing Countries

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Pfizer and the IDA Foundation recently partnered to provide equitable access to quality cancer treatments in nearly 70 developing countries. Under the partnership agreement, millions of more patients...

GSK, CureVac to Develop Next Generation mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines

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GSK and CureVac recently announced a $180.5 million collaboration to jointly develop next-generation mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. The companies will contribute resources and expertise to research, develop,...

Top Pharma Companies Boost Access to Drug Development Pipeline

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Eight top pharmaceutical companies are moving to systematically enhance their drug development pipeline, with plans to boost access to products in low-and middle-income countries, according to the 2021...

COVAX Purchases 40M Doses of Pfizer, BioNTech’s COVID-19 Vaccine

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Pfizer and BioNTech recently announced an advanced purchase agreement with COVAX for up to 40 million doses of its mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, BNT162b2. The first doses of the vaccine are expected to be...

FDA Authorizes First Long-Acting Injectable for HIV Treatment

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FDA recently approved ViiV Healthcare’s Cabenuva, the first and only complete long-acting injectable HIV treatment for positive adults.  The drug will be administered to HIV-positive adults...

Eli Lilly, Merus to Develop T-Cell Bispecific Antibody Therapies

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Loxo Oncology, a subsidiary of Eli Lilly and Company, and Merus N.V. recently announced a collaboration and exclusive license agreement to research and develop up to three CD3-engaging T-cell...

Switzerland Authorizes Moderna’s mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine

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Moderna recently announced that Swissmedic, the Swiss Agency for therapeutic products, has authorized its mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine for use in Switzerland. The Swiss authorization comes over a month...

HHS Buys 1.25M More Doses of Regeneron’s COVID-19 Antibody Cocktail

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Roche recently announced that HHS and the Department of Defense (DoD) will purchase additional doses of Regeneron’s COVID-19 antibody cocktail, casirivimab and imdevimab. Under the agreement,...

Fujifilm to Invest $40M in Viral Vector Manufacturing Facility

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Fujifilm Corporation will invest $40 million to establish a new processing facility to advance viral vector manufacturing and perform cutting-edge research in the field of advanced therapies in the...

FDA Approves First Generic Drug for Severe Hypoglycemia

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FDA recently approved the first generic drug for the treatment of severe hypoglycemia, which may occur in patients with diabetes mellitus.  Amphastar Pharmaceutical’s generic of glucagon...

Moderna Ups COVID-19 Vaccine Manufacturing Estimate to 600M in 2021

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Moderna recently released a COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing update for its mRNA-based vaccine, mRNA-1273. The company announced that it is increasing its base-case global production estimate from 500 to...

EU to Acquire Extra 100M Doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine

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Pfizer and BioNTech recently announced that an additional 100 million doses of their mRNA COVID-19 vaccine will go to 27 European Union (EU) member states this year.  The commitment comes just...

US Buys Extra 100M Doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine

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The Trump Administration, through HHS and the Department of Defense (DoD), will purchase an additional 100 million doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate, mRNA-1273.  mRNA-1273 would...

Treameau Looks to Bring Back Vioxx for Non-Opioid Pain Relief

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Tremeau Pharmaceuticals recently announced that Gurnet Point Capital will fund its non-opioid program to clinically develop its investigational drug, TRM-201. Additionally, the funding will also...

Canada Opts to Double Doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine

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Moderna recently announced that the Canadian Government will now acquire an additional 20 million doses of its mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, bringing the total to 40 million doses.  The updated...

Bayer Launches Cell, Gene Therapy Platform for Pharma Innovation

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Bayer recently announced the launch of a cell and gene therapy platform (C&GT) within its pharmaceutical division. The platform will further consolidate its emerging leadership in the cell and...