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Genentech’s New Ocular Implant Drug Delivery System for Macular Degeneration Could Be a Game Changer

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Genentech’s ocular implant drug delivery system for treatment of macular degeneration has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Susvimo delivers ranibizumab via a port delivery system into a surgically placed implant in the eye, allowing for continuous delivery of the drug.

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Considerations for Neuroscience Trials with Intrathecal Delivery and Other Methods of Direct CNS Administration

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Such therapies may involve small interfering RNA (siRNA) or oligonucleotides in viral transfection platforms, large molecules and antibodies. However, according to Dr. Vornov, the use of intrathecal delivery in drug development is unexplored for small molecules and peptides besides what has already been proved.

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Covid-19 vaccine success bolsters nanoparticle drug delivery research

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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.