According to a Bristol Myers Squibb press release, Zeposia, a new medication for adults with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (RMS), is now commercially available in the U.S. following approval by the FDA on March 25, 2020. “We are pleased to now bring Zeposia… to RMS patients,” said Tina Deignan, vice president and U.S. head […]

Mass Eye and Ear and Mass General Hospital have entered into a manufacturing agreement to produce their novel genetic vaccine with AveXis, a Novartis company. AveXis will begin manufacturing the vaccine this month while the vaccine, known as AAVCOVID, undergoes further safety and efficacy testing in preclinical studies. AveXis, will lead the manufacturing efforts of […]

AstraZeneca is advancing its ongoing response to address the unprecedented challenges of COVID-19, collaborating with a number of countries and multilateral organizations to make the University of Oxford’s COVID-19 vaccine, formerly called ChAdOx1 and now known as AZD1222, widely accessible around the world in an equitable manner. The company has concluded the first agreements for […]

Merck is embarking on three significant scientific initiatives to combat COVID-19: two agreements to develop potential vaccines and a research collaboration to advance the development of a novel antiviral candidate: Merck to acquire Themis Bioscience, a company focused on vaccines and immune-modulation therapies for infectious diseases, including COVID-19; IAVI and Merck collaborate to develop COVID-19 […]