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2020 review – Pharma’s progress outside of COVID-19

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It has been a year dominated by the pandemic and many life sciences research projects were put on hold as big pharma turned its attention to vaccines and therapies. In the 500 patient trial, patients treated with Trodelvy lived for a median of 12.1 months, compared with 6.7 months in patients treated with chemotherapy.

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The trends driving ELRIG Drug Discovery 2022

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The pandemic might have affected the number of clinical trials taking place for cell and gene therapies, with activity decreasing by around 15% compared to 2020, but major therapies such as Novartis’ gene therapy drug for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) Zolgensma still made it to market. . billion, compared to $19.9

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World RNA Day: What impact RNA it had on drug discovery?  

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As reported by DDW , the aim for the centre is to help future-proof the UK against emerging health threats and the first mRNA vaccine is expected to be produced in the UK in 2025. This Phase I trial will test the experimental vaccine, known as H1ssF-3928 mRNA-LNP, for safety and its ability to induce an immune response.

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