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OSE Immunotherapeutics Announces COVID-19 Prophylactic Vaccine Program
americanpharmaceuticalreview
May 11, 2020
OSE Immunotherapeutics announced its team of immunologists is actively working on the development of a prophylactic vaccine against the pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2.
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Twist Bioscience identifies competitive antibodies for SARS-CoV-2
pharmaceutical-business-review
May 11, 2020
Twist Bioscience reported it has identified competitive antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, which could potentially be used for diagnostic tests or therapeutic treatments.
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Laurent Pharmaceuticals receives Health Canada’s approval to initiate Covid-19 clinical trial
pharmaceutical-business-review
May 11, 2020
Laurent Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Montreal-based biopharmaceutical company, announced that it has obtained the approval from Health Canada.
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Japanese regulator approves Gilead’s remdesivir to treat Covid-19
pharmaceutical-technology
May 11, 2020
Gilead Sciences has received approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) for its antiviral drug remdesivir, under the brand name Veklury, to treat Covid-19 infection.
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COVID-19 restricts Indian pharma export growth to 7.6 per cent in FY’20
expresspharma
May 11, 2020
India exported pharma products to 202 destinations in FY’20.
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New triple antiviral drugs combo shows promise against COVID-19: Study
expresspharma
May 11, 2020
Treatment involving a combination of the drugs interferon beta-1b, plus antiviral therapy lopinavir-ritonavir and ribavirin, is better at reducing the viral load.
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Pharma Inc opposes 15 per cent COVID-19 anti-dumping duty on Chinese chemicals
expresspharma
May 11, 2020
Associations like FICCI, IDMA, FOPE have opposed CHEMEXCIL’S recommendations stating that it will adversely impact the pharma sector.
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US FDA approves antigen test for rapid detection of COVID-19 virus
expresspharma
May 11, 2020
These diagnostic tests quickly detect fragments of proteins found on or within the virus by testing samples collected from the nasal cavity using swabs.
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Sun Pharma official tests positive after visit to Baddi facility
expresspharma
May 11, 2020
The state government has decided to seal the factory on Monday and quarantine all employees.
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Medivant Launches Pharma Mfg. Ops in US
contractpharma
May 11, 2020
Initial products will include sterile liquid injectables that are in dire need in the ICU for COVID19 patients.