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Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine 58.5% effective in preventing illness -Chile real world study
firstwordpharma
August 04, 2021
Chilean health authorities said on Tuesday that Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine was 58.5% effective in preventing symptomatic infection among millions of Chileans who received it between February and July, as reported This is Money
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Rethinking Remdesivir
firstwordpharma
August 04, 2021
Remdesivir is an antiviral drug originally discovered as part of a program to develop antiviral agents with activity against novel emerging viruses.
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Vanda Pharmaceuticals Closes Enrollment In The ODYSSEY Study Comparing Tradipitant And Placebo In Hospitalized COVID-19 Pneumonia Patients
prnewswire
August 04, 2021
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Vanda) (Nasdaq: VNDA) today announced that enrollment has closed in the ODYSSEY study comparing tradipitant and placebo in hospitalized COVID-19 pneumonia patients.
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Tech transfer: a many-layered artform that demands precision and communication
cphi-online
August 04, 2021
Tech transfer is a crucial phase that converts clinical promise into commercial gain but pressure on sponsors to reduce time to market in the age of COVID-19 means CDMOs have to be on top of their game to deliver.
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VironAire Donates 200 Medical-Grade HEPA Air Purifiers to Assist Oregon Region with Toxic Wildfire Smoke and Covid Delta Variant
prnewswir
August 04, 2021
VironAire (https://VironAire.com) announced its donation of 200 medical-grade HEPA air purifiers to the Oregon region to assist with toxic smoke from the 400,000-acre Bootleg Fire and an alarming rise in Covid-19 Delta Variant cases.
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Affinity Empowering to Offer No-cost COVID-19 Testing to Historically Black Colleges & Universities Under Operation Expanded Testing
prnewswir
August 04, 2021
Affinity Empowering, Inc. today announced that Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs) are now eligible to sign up to receive no-cost COVID-19 surveillance testing programs through the federal Operation Expanded Testing (OET) initiative.
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Cosmetics packaging needs to respond to increasing consumer awareness of sustainability: CPhI Webinar panel
cphi-online
August 04, 2021
The cosmetics packaging sector will need to respond to increasing consumer awareness of climate change by transitioning from fossil-based materials to long-term carbon neutral and carbon negative alternatives, according to industry experts.
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FDA approve emergency use of REGEN-COVTM for COVID-19 prevention
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
August 03, 2021
The FDA have authorised REGEN-COV monoclonal antibody therapy for emergency use as prevention for COVID-19 in certain patients.
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NICE approves cost-comparison fast-track appraisal pilot
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
August 03, 2021
A new approach to the cost-comparison fast-track appraisal process is being piloted this summer for the review of low-risk appraisals.
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Insilico Medicine and Westlake Pharma Announce Cooperation Relationship on Accelerating the Innovative Drugs R&D for Novel Coronavirus
prnasia
August 03, 2021
Insilico Medicine and Westlake Pharma announced a strategic partnership to jointly develop innovative small-molecule drugs for Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) today.