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News from AACR 2024: Sunday’s highlights

Drug Discovery World

The American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting launched on Sunday 7 April in San Diego with an Opening Plenary Session showcasing cutting-edge technological advances opening new frontiers in cancer science.

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Evusheld long-acting antibody combination approved in the EU for pre-exposure prophylaxis (prevention) of COVID-19 in a broad population

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AstraZeneca’s Evusheld (tixagevimab co-packaged with cilgavimab), a long-acting antibody combination, has been granted marketing authorisation in the European Union (EU) for the pre-exposure prophylaxis (prevention) of COVID-19 in a broad population of adults and adolescents aged 12 years and older weighing at least 40 kg.

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Evusheld long-acting antibody combination recommended for approval in the EU for the pre-exposure prophylaxis (prevention) of COVID-19

The Pharma Data

AstraZeneca’s Evusheld (tixagevimab co-packaged with cilgavimab), a long-acting antibody combination, has been recommended for marketing authorisation in the European Union (EU) for the pre-exposure prophylaxis (prevention) of COVID-19 in a broad population of adults and adolescents aged 12 years and older weighing at least 40 kg.

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AstraZeneca to supply the US with up to half a million additional doses of the potential COVID-19 antibody treatment AZD7442

The Pharma Data

AstraZeneca has modified an existing agreement with the US Government to supply up to 500,000 additional doses of AZD7442, a long-acting antibody (LAAB) combination which is in late-stage development for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19. Financial considerations.

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Tampa General Hospital is First in Florida To Offer Monoclonal Antibody Treatments to COVID-19 Patients

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Eli Lilly and Company’s antibody therapeutic will be distributed as part of the federal government’s Operation Warp Speed. . 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Tampa General Hospital provided the first monoclonal antibody treatment to a COVID-19 positive patient today. TAMPA, Fla.,

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Vir awarded $1 billion multi-year BARDA influenza contract

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The US Government’s Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) has made an initial investment of approximately $55 million for rapid development of VIR-2482, the Vir Biotechnology’s investigational prophylactic monoclonal antibody (mAb) for seasonal and pandemic influenza viruses.

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Ginkgo Bioworks awarded DARPA contract for therapeutic proteins 

Drug Discovery World

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has announced that Ginkgo Bioworks, which is building a platform for cell programming and biosecurity, has been awarded a four-year contract worth up to $18 million to reimagine how to manufacture complex therapeutic proteins.

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