The foundation is donating to help supply Merck/Ridgeback’s antiviral to low-income nations; also Pfizer got one step closer to full approval for booster shots of Comirnaty, while the FDA authorized Moderna and J&J boosters, and Daiichi Sankyo made progress on its own mRNA vaccine candidate. Shionogi's once-daily oral antiviral is also moving forward.
Merck & Co., Inc. and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics LP’s molnupiravir is set to become accessible to COVID-19 patients in lower-income countries as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation said it would fund efforts to increase its availability, shortly after the companies announced results showing the oral drug as highly effective in treating the disease.
The foundation said 19 October that it would commit up to $120m to accelerate access to molnupiravir – pending regulatory...
Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna rapidly adapted Comirnaty and Spikevax for the 2024-2025 season to address the KP.2 variant after the US FDA had advised them to target JN.1 in June.
The companies said their combination mRNA vaccine showed protection against SARS-CoV-2 and influenza A, but not influenza B.
The UK giant’s COVID-19 prophylactic sipavibart could soon reach Europe and competition is sparse.
When life hands a biotech company the equivalent of good grapes, the expectations are for its products to be the equivalent of fine wine. Before that Moderna looks likely to make lemonade.
Lilly's first Phase III triplet win opens the door to a label expansion in BTK-pretreated CLL, with analysts suggesting Jaypica could attain blockbuster status. However, the window to capitalize may be brief as next-generation BTK degraders close in with head-to-head trials.
Lilly's first Phase III triplet win opens the door to a label expansion in BTK-pretreated CLL, with analysts suggesting Jaypica could attain blockbuster status. However, the window to capitalize may be brief as next-generation BTK degraders close in with head-to-head trials.
