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Covid-19 Omicron boosters will reinvigorate injectables manufacturing

Pharmaceutical Technology

And we are very prepared and have data that will answer those questions, what would be the advantage of shifting to an Omicron-containing vaccine, whether it's monovalent or bivalent.” Bivalent vaccines work by stimulating an immune response against two different antigens, whereas monovalent vaccines only target one antigen.

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Regeneron’s COVID-19 Outpatient Trial Prospectively Demonstrates that REGN-COV2 Antibody Cocktail Significantly Reduced Virus Levels and Need for Further Medical Attention

The Pharma Data

“We continue to see the strongest effects in patients who are most at risk for poor outcomes due to high viral load, ineffective antibody immune response at baseline, or pre-existing risk factors. Yancopoulos , M.D., President and Chief Scientific Officer of Regeneron. Regeneron has shared these results with the U.S.

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Regeneron Announces Encouraging Initial Data from COVID-19 Antibody Cocktail Trial in Hospitalized Patients on Low-flow Oxygen

The Pharma Data

The analysis was prospectively designed to focus on patients who had not yet mounted their own immune response to SARS-CoV-2 (i.e., did not have antibodies at baseline: seronegative), as prior evidence suggested these patients were at greater risk. futility analysis). .

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Novavax COVID-19 vaccine demonstrates 90% overall efficacy and 100% protection against moderate and severe disease in PREVENT-19 Phase 3 trial

The Pharma Data

Nasdaq: NVAX), today announced that NVX-CoV2373, its recombinant nanoparticle protein-based COVID-19 vaccine, demonstrated 100% protection against moderate and severe disease, 90.4% NVX-CoV2373 is a protein-based vaccine candidate engineered from the genetic sequence of the first strain of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 disease.

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New England Journal of Medicine Publishes Positive Initial Regeneron Antibody Cocktail Results in Non-hospitalized Patients with COVID-19

The Pharma Data

To develop this novel medicine, Regeneron scientists evaluated thousands of fully-human antibodies produced by the company’s VelocImmune ® mice, which have been genetically modified to have a human immune system, as well as antibodies identified from humans who have recovered from COVID-19.

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Optimising AAV capsid purification through improved analytics

Drug Discovery World

This helps ensure a high concentration of loaded capsids and adequate removal of impurities, such as host cell proteins and DNA. The threat of empty capsids Capsids are the protein shell that would usually enclose the genetic material of a virus. A crucial part of the AAV workflow is the purification of viral vectors.

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Lilly Delivers Strong Second-Quarter 2021 Financial Results, Updates 2021 Financial Guidance

The Pharma Data

The company confirmed the tirzepatide SURPASS program has met global regulatory submission requirements for evaluating cardiovascular risk and its intention to submit the registration package to regulatory authorities by the end of 2021. The company announced the acquisition of Protomer Technologies Inc.,