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

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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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News from AACR 2024: Sunday’s highlights

Drug Discovery World

Following this, Benjamin Cravatt, Professor and the Norton Gilula Chair in Biology and Chemistry at The Scripps Research Institute, discussed activity-based protein profiling (ABPP) and its use in discovering drug candidates for cancer-relevant proteins.

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AZD1222 US Phase III primary analysis confirms safety and efficacy

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It uses a replication-deficient chimpanzee viral vector based on a weakened version of a common cold virus (adenovirus) that causes infections in chimpanzees and contains the genetic material of the SARS-CoV-2 virus spike protein. The Phase III D8110C00001 trial is part of this funding agreement. BARDA, ASPR, HHS. JPEO-CBRND.

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AZD1222 US Phase III trial met primary efficacy endpoint in preventing COVID-19 at interim analysis

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Ann Falsey, Professor of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine, US, and co-lead Principal Investigator for the trial, said: “These findings reconfirm previous results observed in AZD1222 trials across all adult populations but it’s exciting to see similar efficacy results in people over 65 for the first time. JPEO-CBRND.

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INOVIO Announces Publication of Phase 1 Data from its COVID-19 DNA Vaccine Candidate, INO-4800 in The Lancet’s EClinicalMedicine

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Stanley Plotkin , Professor Emeritus at The Wistar Institute, said, “INOVIO’s DNA vaccine appeared to be quite safe with few significant reactions but yet induced both antibody and T cell responses to SARS-CoV-2.” mg dose group and 84% demonstrating neutralizing antibodies in the 2.0 . mg and 2.0

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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., Have diabetes.