While an mRNA vaccine is still missing, 2021 saw Indian companies strike alliances, battle legal action and gain funding while the regulator played a crucial enabling role in the run up to the approval of eight COVID-19 vaccines from zero in 2020.
Just as 2021 was drawing to a close, the Drugs Controller General of India gave approval for restricted use in emergency situation to COVID-19 vaccines from Novavax, Inc. partner Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd. and Baylor College of Medicine partner Biological E. Ltd.
India got its first two coronavirus vaccines in January 2021 and with four others approved during the course of last...
Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna rapidly adapted Comirnaty and Spikevax for the 2024-2025 season to address the KP.2 variant after the US FDA had advised them to target JN.1 in June.
The companies said their combination mRNA vaccine showed protection against SARS-CoV-2 and influenza A, but not influenza B.
The UK giant’s COVID-19 prophylactic sipavibart could soon reach Europe and competition is sparse.
When life hands a biotech company the equivalent of good grapes, the expectations are for its products to be the equivalent of fine wine. Before that Moderna looks likely to make lemonade.
Lilly's first Phase III triplet win opens the door to a label expansion in BTK-pretreated CLL, with analysts suggesting Jaypica could attain blockbuster status. However, the window to capitalize may be brief as next-generation BTK degraders close in with head-to-head trials.
Mounjaro, Eliquis, and Darzalex buck the Q1 trend to make gains
