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Pfizer and BioNTech announce Omicron-adapted COVID-19 vaccine candidates demonstrate high immune response against Omicron

Pfizer

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX) today announced positive data evaluating the safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of two Omicron-adapted COVID-19 vaccine candidates: one monovalent and the other bivalent, a combination of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine and a vaccine candidate targeting the spike protein of the Omicron BA.1 variant of concern.

GSK announces £1 billion R&D investment over ten years to get ahead of infectious diseases in lower-income countries

GlaxoSmithKline

GSK plc (LSE/NYSE: GSK) announced an investment of £1bn over ten years to accelerate research and development (R&D) dedicated to infectious diseases that disproportionately impact lower-income countries.

This research will focus on new and disruptive vaccines and medicines to prevent and treat malaria, tuberculosis, HIV (through ViiV Healthcare), neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), and anti-microbial resistance (AMR),

Novartis announces Nature Medicine publication of Zolgensma data demonstrating age-appropriate milestones when treating children with SMA presymptomatically

Novartis

Novartis announced that Nature Medicine published final results from both the two- and three-copy cohorts of the completed Phase 3 SPR1NT trial as separate companion manuscripts, reinforcing the transformational benefit of Zolgensma® (onasemnogene abeparvovec) when used early.

Boehringer Ingelheim signs option to acquire Trutino Biosciences

Boehringer Ingelheim

Boehringer Ingelheim announced the signing of an option to acquire Trutino Biosciences Inc. (the "Transaction"), a San Diego-based biotech company.

Trutino Biosciences is a pre-clinical stage biotech company dedicated to the discovery and development of next-generation cytokine therapies to treat immuno-oncology and autoimmune diseases.

Positive Phase 1 data from mRNA-based individualized neoantigen specific immunotherapy in patients with resected pancreatic cancer

BioNTech

BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX, "BioNTech") announced initial data from an ongoing investigator-initiated first-in-human Phase 1 study evaluating the safety and tolerability of the mRNA-based individualized neoantigen specific immunotherapy (iNeST) autogene cevumeran (also known as BNT122, RO7198457) in combination with anti-PD-L1 immune checkpoint inhibitor atezolizumab and chemotherapy in patients with resected pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC).

Sandoz announces new global 'Act4Biosimilars' initiative

Novartis

Sandoz, a global leader in generic and biosimilar medicines, announced the launch of a new global initiative called 'Act4Biosimilars' to help address health inequity and inequality worldwide. Act4Biosimilars aims to increase patient access to advanced medicines by facilitating greater approvability, accessibility, acceptability and affordability (the 4 A's) of biosimilars.

Roche develops unique PCR tests to detect the monkeypox virus

Roche

Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) and its subsidiary TIB Molbiol have developed three unique LightMix® Modular Virus kits in response to recent monkeypox virus concerns. Multiple clusters of the monkeypox virus have been reported within the past two weeks in several European countries and North America, which are regions where the virus is not normally found.

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