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Evusheld long-acting antibody combination approved in the EU for pre-exposure prophylaxis (prevention) of COVID-19 in a broad population

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Evusheld significantly reduced the risk of developing symptomatic COVID-19 in PROVENT Phase III trial, with protection lasting at least six months Evusheld retains neutralising activity against the Omicron BA.2 2 subvariant, now the dominant strain in Europe. 1-3 Evusheld was generally well-tolerated in the trial. Christoph D.

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Sosei Heptares to Explore Structure-based Drug Discovery (SBDD) Approaches to Ion Channels through Strategic Technology Collaboration with Metrion Biosciences

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As a first step, Sosei Heptares and Metrion will combine their respective capabilities in a drug discovery program to identify novel, highly specific drug leads for further development against a single ion channel associated with neurological diseases. ” About Sosei Heptares.

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COVID-19 Pandemic Coverage

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By the end of August, the World Health Organization (WHO) counted 33 vaccine candidates in some stage of clinical trial evaluation. And in truth, the companies the White House picked were pretty savvy as several are current front-runners in the race to develop a vaccine. The price of that prize is incalculable.