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FDA Authorizes Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine for Children 5 to 11 + Genentech’s Ocular Implant for Macular Degeneration – Xtalks Life Science Podcast Ep. 35

XTalks

In this episode, Ayesha discusses the FDA’s authorization of Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for children between five and 11 years of age. The team also learned about the FDA approval of Genentech’s new ocular implant drug delivery system, called Susvimo, for the treatment of neovascular, or wet, age-related macular degeneration (nAMD).

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Covid-19 vaccine success bolsters nanoparticle drug delivery research

Pharmaceutical Technology

Covid-19 vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer /BioNTech, which use lipid nanoparticles, became the only two FDA-approved vaccines for almost all ages. However, after a period of slow movement in the field, the FDA approved the first nanodrug, Doxil, for Kaposi sarcoma in 1995.