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BioNTech and CEPI Team Up to Develop Mpox Vaccine That Meets 100-Day Goal
The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, or CEPI, has pledged up to $90 million to BioNTech’s messenger RNA vaccine candidates for mpox. This research could help advance the scientific understanding of the application of mRNA technology to Orthopoxviruses, which includes mpox, formerly known as monkeypox.
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FDA Approves Updated Covid-19 Vaccines to Address Now Circulating Variants
The FDA said the updated messenger RNA vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna will protect against the omicron subvariants now prevalent in circulation. Left out of the FDA decision is Novavax, whose protein-based vaccine is still under regulatory review.
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Payer’s Place: Dawn Maroney
Dawn Maroney, President, Markets of Alignment Health and CEO of Alignment Health Plan, to discuss how they are using technology to provide better service and care to consumers.
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At ASCO, BioNTech Shows Encouraging Data for Drug That Led to $200M Deal
BioNTech and OncoC4 reported Phase 1/2 data in non-small cell lung cancer for an immunotherapy called gotistobart. Earlier this year, the German company inked a deal to share in the development of the drug in various types of solid tumors.
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FDA’s Covid-19 Changes Set Stage for the Vaccines to Emulate Seasonal Flu Shots
Older adults and immunocompromised people may now get a second Covid-19 booster shot, according to amendments to the FDA authorizations of the mRNA vaccines. Further changes will be discussed at an advisory committee meeting planned for June.
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BioNTech Buys Into Hot Area of Cancer R&D, Paying $170M for 2 Drug Assets
BioNTech’s alliance with DualityBio gives it two antibody drug conjugate (ADC) candidates, the most advanced of which is in mid-stage clinical development for solid tumors. It addresses the same target as a potential blockbuster AstraZeneca drug.
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BioNTech Puts Up $200M to Partner With OncoC4 in Cancer Immunotherapy
BioNTech is expanding its cancer immunotherapy scope by partnering with OncoC4 on clinical testing of its lead drug. The antibody was designed to offer a safety edge over other CTLA-4-blocking drugs it’s on track for a Phase 3 test in non-small cell lung cancer.
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BioNTech Dives Deeper Into Digital With £362M Buyout of AI Startup InstaDeep
BioNTech says its InstaDeep acquisition will help it expand its use of artificial intelligence in drug discovery and development. The startup specializes in a type of machine learning called reinforcement learning.
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FDA authorizes updated Covid-19 boosters to protect against omicron this fall, winter
The FDA has authorized mRNA Covid-19 booster shots designed to protect against the original strain of the novel coronavirus, as well as the two omicron subvariants that are currently driving U.S. caseloads. An advisory committee to the CDC is scheduled to discuss these vaccines and vote on their recommended use on Thursday.
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Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine patent suit points to different virus to make infringement case against Pfizer
Moderna is suing Pfizer and BioNTech, claiming they copied its messenger RNA work in developing their Covid-19 vaccine. The company notes that its patented work in respiratory infectious disease began years before the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, when the biotech was pursuing an mRNA vaccine for a different coronavirus.
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Applying Remote Patient Monitoring to Surgery Prep and Recovery, Oncology and Women’s Health
Join us to learn about the latest trends in remote monitoring and how to extend its benefits beyond chronic conditions to more patients – all while using fewer staff resources.
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Pfizer, BioNTech seek FDA authorization for omicron-adjusted Covid-19 boosters
Pfizer and BioNTech have completed their filing seeking FDA emergency use authorization of their omicron-adapted Covid-19 booster shot. Production of this bivalent vaccine has already begun, enabling the companies to begin distribution as soon as the FDA authorizes the shot.
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Pfizer, BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine gets full FDA approval for adolescents
The FDA has granted the Pfizer and BioNTech Covid-19 full approval for use in adolescents. In other Covid-19 news, pharmacists were granted additional prescribing powers for an antiviral and Novavax’s European marketing authorization has been expanded to an additional age group.
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CureVac sues BioNTech, claiming Covid-19 vaccine infringes key mRNA patents
Messenger RNA vaccine biotech CureVac is suing BioNTech, alleging that its rival’s Covid-19 vaccine infringes on intellectual property built on more than two decades of research. BioNTech responded that its work is original and the company will defend against the infringement allegations.
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Feds commit $3.2B to lock in Covid-19 vax supply ahead of fall vaccination campaign
New Covid-19 vaccine booster shots are coming and they’ll include protection against the omicron variant. The U.S. government agreed to a purchasing contract covering 105 million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for a planned vaccination campaign in the fall.
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Pfizer, Moderna Covid-19 vaccines are now authorized for kids as young as 6 months
Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna now have FDA emergency use authorization for children as young as 6 months old. If the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention signs off on these shots this weekend, these pediatric vaccines could become available for distribution early next week.
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Covid-19 roundup: Boosters for kids, CAR-NK cell therapy, Paxlovid rebound & more
Pfizer and BioNTech reported positive clinical data for a Covid-19 booster in children younger than 5, results released ahead of a June FDA advisory committee meeting scheduled to discuss the use of that vaccine and Moderna’s in kids. In other Covid news this week, the CDC issued a health advisory for Pfizer’s antiviral Paxlovid and a respiratory failure drug for Covid-19 flunked its clinical trial.