Category: Pharmaceuticals
Bharat Biotech develops first vaccine candidate for Zika virus
Indian pharmaceuticals company Bharat Biotech is developing the first vaccine candidates for the Zika virus. The company has two candidates in development for their Zikavac vaccine: a recombinant vaccine and an inactivated vaccine that has reached pre-clinical animal testing. The […]
Painkiller tapped to be future cancer-killer
Researchers found that Diclofenac, a cheap and common painkiller, has anti-cancer properties and be used tot reat cancer in the future. Diclofenac is a well-known and widely used non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) used to treat pain in conditions such as […]
Injectable makes cancer cells glow
Duke University School of Medicine doctors are testing and injectable agent that makes cancer cells glow. The agent will help doctors detect and remove all cancer cells in the first attempt. The agent, a blue liquid called LUM015 (loom – […]
Breast cancer drug may fight other types of cancer
Palbociclib, a new oral drug for treating breast cancer, may also treat other types of cancer, according to research by the Abramson Cancer Center (ACC) in the University of Pennsylvania published this month in JAMA Oncology. The drug targets CDK4 […]
HIV vaccine in the works
Scientists from the Institut Pasteur and Inserm have filmed in vivo the process by which an AIDS vaccine candidate, developed by the French Vaccine Research Institute and the ANRS, triggers the immune response. The footage shows how the vaccine recruits […]
HIV Antibody suppresses virus in infected people
A powerful antibody called VRC01 can suppress the level of HIV in the blood of infected people who are not taking antiretroviral therapy (ART), scientists at the National Institutes of Health report. Researchers also found that giving HIV-infected people VRC01 […]
Antibiotic research offers new way to fight bacteria
Research carried out at the University of Exeter has advanced understanding of how some damaging bacteria behave and may pave the way for new and more targeted antibiotics. A study led by Dr. Nicholas Harmer, Senior Lecturer in Structural Biochemistry […]
World’s first dengue vaccine approved in Mexico
Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of Sanofi, announced that Mexican authorities approved Dengvaxia, making it the first vaccine to be licensed in the world for the prevention of dengue. “Today, with this first marketing authorization of Dengvaxia, we have achieved […]
Gilead Science’s MAA for Hepa-C drug anticipates approval
US biopharmaceutical firm Gilead Sciences, Inc announced that its Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) for an investigational, once-daily fixed-dose combination of the nucleotide analog polymerase inhibitor sofosbuvir (SOF) 400 mg and velpatasvir (VEL) 100 mg, an investigational pan-genotypic NS5A inhibitor, for […]
Clariant to invest for a new pharma packaging plant in India
Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals plans to invest CHF 10 million in a new Healthcare Packaging manufacturing plant in Cuddalore in Tamil Nadu State. The plant will manufacture Clariant’s market-leading moisture control products to support the growing pharmaceutical […]
