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News from AACR 2024: Sunday’s highlights

Drug Discovery World

In December 2023, Pfizer announced that it had chosen to donate the rights of its royalties from the sale of Bavencio (avelumab) in the United States to the AACR, as an acknowledgment of the AACR’s dedication to sustained innovation in cancer research and treatment.

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Top 10 Medical Device Companies in 2023 by Revenue Statistics and Trends

XTalks

As technology continues to revolutionize every sector of our lives, the medical device industry stands at the forefront of this innovation, playing a pivotal role in enhancing patient care, improving diagnostic accuracy and transforming treatment modalities. Note: When it comes to companies that report in foreign currencies, the conversion to U.S.

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Update on AZD7442 STORM CHASER trial in post-exposure prevention of symptomatic COVID-19

The Pharma Data

AstraZeneca today announced results from the STORM CHASER trial assessing the safety and efficacy of AZD7442, a long-acting antibody (LAAB) combination, for the prevention of symptomatic COVID-19 in participants recently exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The PROVENT trial will give us more clarity in this patient population.

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AZD7442 PROVENT Phase III prophylaxis trial met primary endpoint in.

The Pharma Data

Preliminary ‘in vitro’ findings from investigators at Oxford University and Columbia University demonstrate that AZD7442 neutralises recent emergent SARS-CoV-2 viral variants, including the Delta variant.(1-6). In the placebo arm, there were three cases of severe COVID-19, which included two deaths. About PROVENT.

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COVID-19 Pandemic Coverage

XTalks

Tension is mounting as nations big and small jockey around industry to ensure they are first in line to access a vaccine, should one prove to be successful against COVID-19. By the end of August, the World Health Organization (WHO) counted 33 vaccine candidates in some stage of clinical trial evaluation. The price of that prize is incalculable.