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Moderna Highlights Publication of Antibody Persistence Data of its COVID-19 Vaccine out to 6 Months in the New England Journal of Medicine
americanpharmaceuticalreview
April 12, 2021
Moderna, Inc. highlighted the publication of antibody persistence data out to 6 months following the second dose of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine in The New England Journal of Medicine.
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Mologic’s COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Self-Test Selected by NIH for RADx Initiative Funding
americanpharmaceuticalreview
April 09, 2021
Mologic announced its rapid antigen self-test for COVID-19 has been selected by the Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADxSM) initiative launched by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).
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Sound Pharmaceuticals Receives $3.1M NIH Grant for COVID Treatment
contractpharma
April 08, 2021
Sound Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (SPI) has received a Cooperative Grant award from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) at the NIH for $3.1 milion to support the testing of SPI-1005 in two Phase 2 clinical trials for the ...
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NIH begins trial of Moderna’s Covid-19 variant vaccine
pharmaceutical-technology
April 02, 2021
The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has initiated dosing in a new Phase I clinical trial of Moderna’s investigational vaccine candidate, mRNA-1273.351, in adult subjects.
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NIH-funded study finds evidence that SARS-CoV-2 infects cells in mouth
pharmaceutical-technology
March 29, 2021
A team led by scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill in the US has found evidence that SARS-CoV-2, which causes Covid-19, infects cells in the mouth.
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US health agency questions AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine trial data
pharmaceutical-technology
March 24, 2021
US health officials have questioned the validity of AstraZeneca’s most recent vaccine trial results, saying the data provided by the company may be “outdated”.
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Rigel concludes subject enrolment in NIH-sponsored Covid-19 trial
pharmaceutical-technology
March 15, 2021
Rigel Pharmaceuticals has concluded patient enrolment in a Phase II clinical trial of its oral spleen tyrosine kinase (SYK) inhibitor, fostamatinib, for treating hospitalised Covid-19 patients.
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NIAID grants $2.5m to 12 institutes for bacteriophage therapy research
pharmaceutical-business-review
March 12, 2021
A branch of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has granted $2.5m to 12 institutes across the world for bacteriophage therapy research.
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NIH launches last trial of anticoagulant treatments for Covid-19
pharmaceutical-technology
March 10, 2021
The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has initiated the last of three Phase III clinical trials of blood thinners (anticoagulant) to prevent life-threatening blood clots in adults with Covid-19.
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US closes enrolment in two COVID-19 antibody studies due to futility
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
March 08, 2021
The sub-studies evaluating VIR-7831 and BRII-196 with BRII-198 have stopped enrolment based on recommendations from the Data and Safety Monitoring Board.