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Coronavirus Update: Veklury Shows Mortality Benefit In Real-World Data Analyses

Vir/GSK Announce Positive Phase III Data For Sotrovimab

 
• By Alaric DeArment and Ian Haydock

Sotrovimab data could help with uptake, though the market remains challenging as infections fall. Plus RedHill presents encouraging Phase II data for oral drug to treat COVID-19 infection and inflammation after completing Phase II/III study enrollment and Japan taps its world-leading supercomputer.

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It remains uncertain how long Gilead Sciences, Inc.’s COVID-19 antiviral Veklury (remdesivir) will be a significant source of sales as infection rates fall in the US, vaccination rates increase and more drugs become available, but a new cache of real-world data showing a mortality benefit could help the drug retain its role as a standard of care.

Gilead is presenting data at the World Microbe Forum, running 20-24 June, from three analyses of real-world datasets that it said showed the drug was associated with reduction in

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Arcturus and CSL Take on Pfizer With Longer-Lasting COVID Vaccine

 
• By Kevin Grogan

Kostaive is the first self-amplifying mRNA COVID-19 vaccine to receive approval from the European Commission and could provide serious competition to Pfizer/BioNTech's Comirnaty and Moderna's Spikevax.

Under-Pressure Moderna Banks $590m To Speed Up Bird Flu Vaccine

 
• By Kevin Grogan

A week after a downbeat forecast at J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, the US mRNA specialist has pocketed another sizeable sum from the US Department of Health and Human Services to accelerate development of an H5N1 mRNA pandemic influenza vaccine.

Stock Watch: Q3, Bonfire Of The Vaccine Manufacturers

 
• By Andy Smith

Pfizer’s and Moderna’s quarterly pandemic-related product sales could not mask other weaknesses while GSK’s quarter was marred by unimpressive non-pandemic vaccines sales.

Meiji Considers Legal Action Amid Japan Misinformation On Kostaive Vaccine

 
• By Lisa Takagi

Japanese distributor Meiji Seika Pharma is considering possible legal action against what it views as online slander around COVID-19 vaccine Kostaive, which received its global-first approval in Japan last year and has now been launched for regular vaccination in the country.

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Finance Watch: Deerfield Closes $600m-Plus VC Fund; Gates Speeds Up Health Investments

 
• By Mandy Jackson

Private Company Edition: Deerfield’s third innovations fund will back therapeutics and other opportunities, the Gates Foundation – a sometimes funder of biotech firms – will spend $200bn over the next 20 years, and NewLimit raised a $130m series B round, among other financings.

Pipeline Watch: Six Approvals And Thirteen Phase III Readouts

Pipeline Watch is a weekly snapshot of selected late-stage clinical trial events and approvals announced by pharmaceutical and biotech companies at medical and industry conferences, in financial and company presentations, and in company releases and statements.

Pharma Left Hanging After US/UK Trade Pact

 
• By Kevin Grogan

An ‘historic economic prosperity deal’ does not include the sector.