AstraZeneca, Silence Therapeutics in $2.0-Bn Deal for siRNA Therapeutics
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AstraZeneca has formed a collaboration with Silence Therapeutics, a London-based biopharmaceutical, to discover, develop and commercialize small interfering RNA (siRNA) therapeutics for treating cardiovascular, renal, metabolic and respiratory diseases, in…

Pharma Companies Join Gates Foundation in Consortium for COVID-19
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Fifteen pharma companies have formed a consortium with the COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator, launched by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to fasten COVID treatments.   A consortium of 15 pharmaceutical…

Pfizer Outlines Five-Point Plan for Combating COVID-19
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Pfizer has issued a five-point plan for its collaboration with industry and government on R&D and manufacturing for vaccines and treatments against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).  “In this troubling time,…

Sanofi, Regeneron Begin Clinical Trial for Antiviral Kevzara for Coronavirus
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Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Tarrytown, New York-based biopharmaceutical company, have started a clinical program evaluating Kevzara (sarilumab), an antiviral compound, in patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19 (the novel…

Novartis Forms $20-M COVID-19 Response Fund; Collaborates in EU Research Pact
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Novartis has announced funding and research projects relating to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), including the creation of a $20-million global fund to support communities impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and…

Lilly, AbCellera To Develop Antibody Therapeutics Against COVID-19
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Eli Lilly and Company and AbCellera, a Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada-based biopharmaceutical company, have formed an agreement to co-develop antibody products for the treatment and prevention of COVID-19, the disease…

Biogen, Sangamo in $2.72-Bn Deal for Gene-Regulation Therapies in Neurology
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Biogen and Sangamo Therapeutics, a genomic medicine company, have formed a global licensing collaboration agreement for gene-regulation therapies in neurology in a deal worth up to $2.72 billion ($350 million…

Global Pharma Briefs: News from Asia, Europe and the US
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A roundup of developments from Malaysia (Biocon), Saudi Arabia (Grifols), UK (AstraZeneca), and the US (Merck & Co., Taro Pharmaceuticals). Malaysia Biocon Receives FDA Form 483 for Insulin Mfg Plant…

GSK, Immatics Partner to Develop Adoptive Cell Therapies in $600-M-Plus Pact
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Immatics Biotechnologies GmbH, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company for T-cell redirecting cancer immunotherapies, has entered into a strategic collaboration agreement with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) to develop novel adoptive cell therapies targeting multiple…

Gilead Sciences, GSK, Moderna Advance Treatments Against Coronavirus
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Gilead initiates Phase III studies for remdesivir, an investigational antiviral drug, Moderna ships batch of vaccine for Phase I study, and GSK provides adjuvants. Gilead Sciences Initiates Studies of Investigational…