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Cyfendus Anthrax Vaccine Wins FDA Approval

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While there is no evidence of person-to-person transmission, anthrax skin lesions may be contagious through direct contact or contaminated objects. The bacteria usually enter the body through wounds, but infection can also occur through contaminated meat or inhalation of spores.

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Indian pharma manufacturing: rising investment in Andhra Pradesh

Pharmaceutical Technology

There are 13 sites in the region that offer API biologic services and 12 of these are based in Telangana, all offering protein and peptide manufacturing, and one – Loka Biosciences (Hyderabad, Telangana, India) – also offers gene therapy production. Source: GlobalData, Pharma Intelligence Center Drug Database (Accessed March 20, 2023).

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Top 15 Diabetes Drugs in 2023 by 2022 Sales Statistics

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Ozempic (Semaglutide) Ozempic sales in 2022: $8.713 billion Company/Developer: Novo Nordisk Date of first FDA approval: December 5, 2017 Indications Ozempic is FDA-approved for: Type 2 diabetes Price of Ozempic: $1,029 for 1.5 Read on to learn more about the top 15 diabetes drugs in 2023, based on 2022 sales statistics.

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Ycanth (Cantharidin) Revolutionizes Molluscum Contagiosum Treatment with FDA Approval

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has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for treating molluscum contagiosum in adult and pediatric patients aged two years and older in the US. Formerly known as VP-102, Ycanth is the first cantharidin formulation approved for this purpose. Another noteworthy contender is Novan Inc.’s

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The Utility of Liquid Biopsy in Oncology Clinical Trials

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Immunofluorescent staining of CTCs is a CTC isolation method that has been used since the first US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval in 2013 for the CellSearch ® CTC enumeration platform. Regulatory Approvals for CTC-Based Assays in Oncology. Table 1: Some examples of cfDNA-based assays that are approved by the US FDA.

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Hybrid Meat: The Future of Sustainable Meat Consumption?

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UPSIDE Foods, a California-based company, received FDA approval for its chicken grown from animal cells, which marked a significant milestone for slaughter-free meat in the US. Plant-based meats, on the other hand, are often derived from pea or soy proteins and mimic the taste and texture of conventional meats.

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The path to improved safety of gene-based products

Drug Discovery World

Kerstin Pohl , Senior Global Marketing Manager, Gene Therapy & Nucleic Acid at SCIEX, looks at the application of liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry for analysing host cell proteins. Host cell proteins (HCPs) – proteins derived from the host cells used for viral production—are one class of process-related impurities.