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Malaria Vaccine a Breakthrough Success with 77 Percent Efficacy

XTalks

It is the world’s first and only licensed malaria vaccine and also the first licensed for use against a human parasitic disease of any kind. Children have been the focus of malaria vaccine and drug trials because over 90 percent of deaths attributable to malaria are in African children under the age of five.

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What are the top disease areas for clinical drug trials?

Drug Discovery World

AstraZeneca’s Evusheld became the first antibody combination for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) against Covid-19 licensed in the UK. The approval was based on results from the PROpel Phase III trial, however, the drug was rejected by UK regulator NICE because it requires expensive genetic testing.

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LQTT secures $19M; Nanox acquires Zebra Medical Vision; Takeda leads IBD drugVisus raises $20M

Delveinsight

LQTT has a portfolio of in-licensed compounds from Sanofi that prohibit serum/glucocorticoid-regulated kinase 1, or SGK1. That kinase plays a role in inappropriate sodium regulation, a hallmark of arrhythmias like Long QT Syndrome.

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