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MEDICAL

Verona Pharma | November 19, 2020

A British clinical-stage biotech firm with U.S. base camp in Raleigh is investigating the alternative of repurposing its leading drug candidate to treat COVID-19 patients. Flush with $200 million after a July raise, the London-based Verona Pharma is now making large walks with its "first-in-class" drug, ensifentrine, targeting chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Now, against the backdrop of a pandemic, it’s pushing ahead with a pilot clinic...

Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services | May 05, 2020

Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services ("Aji Bio-Pharma"), a leading provider of biopharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing services, is pleased to announce it has entered into a manufacturing services agreement with CytoDyn Inc., a late stage biotechnology company, for the supply of the investigational new drug, leronlimab (PRO 140), which is currently being used in clinical trial protocols for Mild-to-Moderately Ill and Severely Ill COVID-19 patients.Aji Bio-Pharma provide...

FierceBiotech | February 11, 2020

The FDA has placed a clinical hold on LogicBio Therapeutics’ planned genome editing trial. LogicBio wants to trial the therapy in methylmalonic acidemia (MMA) patients aged two years and up but has run into resistance at the FDA. Details of the nature of the regulatory resistance and how soon it is likely to be resolved are scarce. LogicBio provided scant information in its statement to disclose the FDA clinical hold. According to analysts at Jefferies who spoke to management at LogicBio, ...

INDUSTRIAL IMPACT

Vaxess Technologies | October 27, 2021

Vaxess Technologies, a biotechnology startup developing the MIMIXTM sustained-release intradermal microneedle patch, celebrated the grand opening of their 3,600 square feet pilot GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) manufacturing facility on Monday. The facility, which is located in Woburn, MA at one of the Cummings Park properties, will feature a state-of-the-art cleanroom where manufacturing of vaccine patches for clinical trials will take place. Using the clinical-grade patches produced in the ...