News and Trends 9 Dec 2022 Visiox Pharma announces FDA acceptance of glaucoma new drug application Visiox Pharma, LLC has received notification from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that the agency has completed its filing review and accepted for filing the New Drug Application (NDA) for PDP-716 (0.35% brimonidine tartrate) for the treatment of glaucoma. The FDA has assigned a Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) target action date […] December 9, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 5 Dec 2022 Positive antibody persistence for vaccine treating mosquito disease A single shot vaccine for mosquito-borne disease chikungunya has had positive antibody persistence data 12 months after vaccination. The primary endpoint also met with a 99% seroresponse rate. The disease is caused by the chikungunya virus (CHIKV), a Togaviridae virus, transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes. Following positive immunogenicity and safety data from a phase 3 study […] December 5, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Interview 5 Dec 2022 Interview: why the recently approved fecal microbiome product is causing a rumble The news last week of the FDA approving Ferring Pharmaceuticals’ first fecal microbiome product, Rebyota, caused quite a stir in the field. The news was described as a huge step, a giant leap forward and simply fantastic. Paul Feurstadt is the director of non-inflammatory bowel disease research at the Medical Research Center of Connecticut. He also […] December 5, 2022 - 5 minutesmins - By Liza Laws Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 2 Dec 2022 Tris Pharma and Pediatrix Therapeutics extend partnership for ADHD portfolio Tris Pharma, Inc announced today (December 2) that they have expanded their partnership allowing Pediatrix Therapeutics to receive exclusive rights to commercialize its entire FDA-approved ADHD portfolio as well as ADHD pipeline products in China. Tris says it has a robust portfolio of FDA-approached products for the treatment of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and a pipeline of treatments […] December 2, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Liza Laws Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 1 Dec 2022 FDA’s approval of first fecal microbiota product, Rebyota, hailed an ‘enormous step forward’ for the field The first fecal microbiota product, Rebyota, approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today has been hailed ‘fantastic news’ by those in the microbiome field. Ferring Pharmaceutical’s product is approved to stop Clostridiodes difficile infection (CDI) in people over 18 and to be given after they have completed an antibiotic treatment for the […] December 1, 2022 - 6 minutesmins - By Liza Laws Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
More News! 30 Nov 2022 FDA grants Sensorion Orphan Drug Designation for hearing loss drug Sensorion a clinical-stage biotechnology company has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation (ODD) to OTOF-GT, its lead gene therapy program for hearing loss. The drug is intended for the treatment of otoferlin gene mediated hearing loss. Sensorion is on track to file a clinical trial application (CTA) […] November 30, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 24 Nov 2022 FDA gives IND approval for Ascletis Covid drug Ascletis Pharma Inc. has revealed that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the investigational new drug (IND) application of ASC11, an oral inhibitor drug candidate targeting 3-chymotrypsin like protease (3CLpro) for Covid-19. The FDA has approved Ascletis to study the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of ASC11 at various doses in healthy subjects […] November 24, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 23 Nov 2022 FDA approves CSL gene therapy for hemophilia B CSL has revealed that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved HEMGENIX (etranacogene dezaparvovec-drlb), the first and only one-time gene therapy for appropriate adults with hemophilia B. HEMGENIX is approved for the treatment of adults with hemophilia B who currently use factor IX prophylaxis therapy, or have current or historical life-threatening hemorrhage or […] November 23, 2022 - 5 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 21 Nov 2022 Legend Biotech small cell lung cancer drug gets FDA ok for clinical development Legend Biotech Corporation has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Legend Biotech’s investigational new drug (IND) application to proceed with the clinical development of LB2102, an investigational, autologous chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy for the treatment of adult patients with extensive stage small cell lung cancer (SCLC). LB2102 is […] November 21, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
More News! 18 Nov 2022 Triastek cleared for 3D printed medicine treatment of ulcerative colitis Triastek, Inc. has received clearance for its Investigational New Drug (IND) application from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to initiate clinical studies of the 3D printed medicine, T21, a potential treatment for ulcerative colitis. “We are excited to receive IND clearance to begin clinical trials of this potentially transformative treatment for patients,” […] November 18, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 16 Nov 2022 Ascletis’ monkeypox tablet receives IND approval from the FDA A drug to treat monkeypox from Ascletis Pharma has had its investigational new drug (IND) application approved by the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA made its decision based on the available data, which was 800 mg ASC10 taken twice a day, and Ascletis can now go ahead with a phase 1b clinical […] November 16, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
More News! 15 Nov 2022 Destiny Pharma’s XF-73 dermal infection project advances to safety study The second of two planned preclinical safety studies has started for Destiny Pharma’s XF-73 dermal formulation. The company announced the start of an investigational new drug (IND) today (November 15) and is developing the formulation for the prevention of infections associated with open wounds and broken skin including diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs). This second study […] November 15, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Liza Laws Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email