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BioIVT acquires Cypex to boost portfolio  

Drug Discovery World

Based in Dundee, Cypex manufactures recombinant xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes with its product portfolio covering a wide range of proteins involved in drug metabolism. . This technology enables the expression of human drug-metabolizing enzymes in bacteria, without requiring large modifications to the proteins.? .

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Pfizer Receives Positive CHMP Opinion for Conversion of PAXLOVID™ Conditional Marketing Authorization to Full Marketing Authorization in the European Union

Pfizer

Current variants of concern can be resistant to treatments that work by binding to the spike protein found on the surface of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. PAXLOVID is currently approved or authorized for conditional or emergency use in more than 70 countries to treat COVID-19.

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It’s All So Simple Now: The First Traditional Marketing Authorization for a Non-PCR Based Test to Detect SARS-CoV-2

FDA Law Blog

This announcement is the first traditional marketing authorization for a non-PCR based test to detect SARS-CoV-2. We are not aware of any other microbiological in vitro diagnostic test that contains the word “simple” in the regulation. symptomatic) when testing is started within 6 days of symptom onset.

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Evotec Expands Oxfordshire Site into a Fully-Integrated R&D Centre Named ‘Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Campus’

The Pharma Data

ADDS IN VITRO PHARMACOLOGY AND EXPANDS PROTEIN SCIENCES. CREATES UNIQUE CO-LOCATED, FULLY-INTEGRATED, HIGH-CAPACITY R&D CENTRE. CREATES CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR STRUCTURE-BASED DRUG DESIGN. ” About Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Dorothy Hodgkin (née Crowfoot) was born in Cairo in 1910.

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Analytical method to simplify the characterization of membrane proteins  

Drug Discovery World

Dr Sofia Ferreira, Director of Applications at Refeyn, discusses how various technologies can address the main challenges in membrane protein characterization, describing how novel technologies, such as mass photometry, can streamline and support analytical processes. Scientists use a multitude of membrane mimetics to overcome this issue.

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AvantGen Announces Licensing of Its Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies to IGM Biosciences for COVID-19 Therapy Development

The Pharma Data

Using its novel yeast display system and large diverse human antibody libraries, AvantGen has identified a panel of high affinity human monoclonal antibody clones that bind to two distinct epitopes on the receptor binding domain of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein. These findings have been published in Frontiers in Immunology ( [link] ).

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Roche launches new quantitative antibody test to measure SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, to support the evaluation of vaccines

The Pharma Data

The test targets antibodies against the spike protein. Basel, 18 September 2020 – Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today announced the launch of its Elecsys® Anti-SARS-CoV-2 S antibody test for markets accepting the CE Mark. This is the focus of vaccines in development and convalescent plasma therapy.