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Meeting public expectations of diagnostics is the next big test for the NHS

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The UK’s perceived failure to contain the initial spread of the virus was, we were told, in part due to a lesser focus on test and trace procedures than in some other countries, and that was down to us not having a tradition of diagnostics in this country. Over a year ago PCR testing was not a familiar term but is now known by general public.

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Statement from Pfizer Chairman and CEO Albert Bourla on Testing Positive for COVID-19

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Nirmatrelvir has shown consistent in vitro antiviral activity against the following variants: Alpha, Beta, Delta, Gamma, Lambda, Mu, and Omicron BA.1 One carton contains five blister packs of PAXLOVID, as co-packaged nirmatrelvir tablets with ritonavir tablets, providing all required doses for a full five-day treatment course.

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Pfizer Receives Positive CHMP Opinion for Conversion of PAXLOVID™ Conditional Marketing Authorization to Full Marketing Authorization in the European Union

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The European Commission (EC) will review the CHMP recommendation and is soon expected to make a final decision. This opinion from the CHMP confirms that the benefits of PAXLOVID in helping to reduce severe COVID-19-related outcomes, including hospitalization and death, in high risk patients continue to outweigh its potential risks.

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Biologic Therapeutics Development, Part 1: Definition and Distinct Characteristics

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Essentially, a biologic is a product that is produced from living organisms or that contains components of living organisms. In vitro binding assays and functional tests might be required to identify the test material which is pharmacologically active , and a potency assay is required due to the complexity and heterogeneity of biologics.

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Roche to present a broad range of data across multiple cancer types at the ESMO Virtual Congress 2020

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New and updated data from across our broad cancer portfolio including phase III results in breast, lung and prostate cancers. New integrated analyses from our tumour agnostic Rozlytrek ® (entrectinib) clinical development programme. Join this event on Roche’s LinkedIn page here. Roche highlights featured at ESMO Virtual Congress 2020.

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US FDA Advisory Committee votes in favour of maintaining accelerated approval of Roche’s Tecentriq for PD-L1-positive, metastatic triple-negative breast cancer

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Tomorrow, on 28 April, the ODAC will discuss Tecentriq’s accelerated approval for the treatment of people with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC, bladder cancer) who are not eligible for cisplatin-containing chemotherapy. The FDA has not announced when it will make its final decision for Tecentriq in this indication.

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BetterLife Engages Eurofins Discovery for its Next Generation Psychedelics 2-bromo-LSD FDA IND-enabling Pharmacology Studies

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Eurofins Discovery will be conducting the IND-enabling in-vitro preclinical primary pharmacology and safety pharmacology studies on TD-0148A at its state-of-the-art facilities at Eurofins Cerep, DiscoverX and Panlabs. FDA Investigational New Drug (“IND”)-enabling pharmacology studies. About BetterLife Pharma: BetterLife Pharma Inc.