Feb 18, 2021 | News, Regulatory
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Novartis’ Entresto expanded indication for chronic heart failure, making it the only drug therapy approved in the US to treat patients afflicted with guideline-defined heart failure. Approximately 83% of...
Feb 17, 2021 | News, Regulatory
OSE Immunotherapeutics, a clinical stage biotechnology company, announced today (2/17) that it was granted a patent by the European Patent Office (EPO) for its anti-interleukin-7 receptor (IL-7R) antagonist OSE-127/S95011. The patent, set to last until 2037, covers...
Feb 16, 2021 | News, Regulatory
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced yesterday (2/15) its approval of emergency use authorization (EUA) of the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine is currently approved in the UK and EU, and the WHO’s approval opens more doors for other nations...
Feb 12, 2021 | News, Regulatory
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted BD Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for a new molecular diagnostic test for COVID-19 and the Influenza A+B virus that provides results within 2-3 hours. The test has already been CE marked for the IVD Directive....
Feb 11, 2021 | News, Regulatory
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) the Eli Lilly’s etesevimab in combination with another AbCellera and Eli Lilly’s monoclonal antibody bamlanivimab for treating mild to moderate COVID-19 in patients 12 years or...
Feb 10, 2021 | News, Regulatory
Pfizer announced that it was withdrawing its application for emergency use authorization (EUA) in India for its COVID-19 vaccine. The pharmaceutical company failed to meet India’s regulatory requirements for a local immunogenicity study to ensure the safety of the...