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Leading innovators in transcription factors for genetically modified cells for the pharmaceutical industry

Pharmaceutical Technology

In the last three years alone, there have been over 633,000 patents filed and granted in the pharmaceutical industry, according to GlobalData’s report on Innovation in Pharmaceuticals: Transcription factors for genetically modified cells. However, not all innovations are equal and nor do they follow a constant upward trend.

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This week in drug discovery (13-16 May) 

Drug Discovery World

From a weight loss drug that prevents heart attacks and a gene therapy that restores hearing, to a vaccine that can treat viruses that don’t exist yet, our chosen news stories this week all represent potential breakthroughs in their respective fields.

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Pfizer/BioNTech say COVID-19 vaccine could be approved in Europe by year-end

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Pfizer and BioNTech have filed their COVID-19 vaccine with the European medicines regulator, paving the way for a potential approval before the end of the year. Despite the fast review, the company insisted that the potential vaccine will be assessed according to the EMA’s normal standards for quality and safety.

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Shape Therapeutics-Roche’s Deal; AllStripes Raises $50M; Datavant-Real Chemistry’s Partnership; BlueWillow’s Nasal Vaccine

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Shape’s RNA editing technologies can modify the RNA sequence, which makes the body’s protein building blocks. This system is designed to deliver RNA editing technology or other payloads directly to particular body areas, such as the nervous system or muscle. The study is set to conclude in the fall.

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Pfizer/BioNTech say vaccine works in 90% of COVID-19 patients

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As the death toll from COVID19 inexorably mounts, Pfizer and BioNTech have announced that their COVID-19 vaccine candidate is more than 90% effective at countering the disease in an interim analysis. This means that protection is achieved 28 days after the initiation of the vaccination, which consists of a 2-dose schedule.

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Race for COVID-19 vaccine hots up as EMA begins review of BioNTech/Pfizer jab

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The European Medicines Agency has begun a second “rolling review” of a potential coronavirus vaccine jointly developed by BioNTech and Pfizer, setting up a race with a rival from AstraZeneca and Oxford University. To date, the trial has enrolled approximately 37,000 participants with more than 28,000 having received their second vaccination.

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Boston Scientific pays $336M; Boehringer Ingelheim acquires Abexxa Biologics; Oncology, RNA biotech 858 Therapeutics inks $60M Series A; Novartis acquires Arctos Medical

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The biotech has evolved a T-cell receptor-like antibody to damage a selected immune checkpoint in oncology. That deal, signed in 2014, had aimed to convey most cancer mRNA vaccines to the marketplace. 858 Therapeutics closes USD 60 Million series A round to drug RNA modulation. Jeffrey Stafford, Ph.D., Stafford and co.

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