Essential Tremor Treatment Receives Funding from National Health Service (England)
INSIGHTEC, a global healthcare therapeutics company, has received funding from England’s public healthcare provider for their neurological disorder treatment, one that effects 41 million people globally. The treatment utilized acoustic sound energy, a...
WHO Declares Gilead’s COVID-19 Fighting Drug Ineffective
After an expert panel review of Gilead’s Remdesivir, no evidence was found that it was effective in treating COVID-19. In October, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted the drug approval for usage in hospitals, and after rescinding the...
B-Cell Lymphoma Drug Receives FDA Priority Review
ADC Therapeutic’s Biologics License was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for their relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell Lymphoma drug candidate. The antibody conjugate drug, that catalyzes cancer cell death is being investigated in a...
Phase 3 Trial of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Underway in Spain
The Agency for Medicines and Health Products, the Spanish health regulator, has just approved the trial of the second segment of Phase 3 for Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in 9 hospitals across the country. The New Brunswick based...
At-Home COVID-19 Test Gets FDA Emergency Use Authorization
Lucira Health, a California based company, has just received emergency use authorization (EUA) status from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its fully-at-home COVID-19 diagnostic test. It will be available on a national level in Spring of 2021...
Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Shows 95% Efficacy Rate
Based on long-term data from a late-stage trial including 30,000 participants, Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate has shown results of a 95% efficacy rate in fighting the virus. Moderna is planning to file for Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) in the coming...