South African researchers make own version of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine that uses “recipes” available in the public domain but one that is eventually expected to be “second generation” and can be more applicable to use in low- and middle-income countries. The initiative, under the wider WHO-backed mRNA vaccine technology hub, doesn’t see Moderna or BioNTech intellectual property as being a barrier.
South African researchers may have their own Warp Speed-like mRNA COVID-19 vaccine development to talk about, albeit with a wider horizon.
Within months of accessing the requisite equipment and defying cynicism from some quarters, these researchers, under the wider World Health Organization-backed mRNA vaccine technology hub initiative in Afrigen, have done the end-to-end process
Genmab will submit an sBLA for Epkinly in R/R follicular lymphoma in H1 2025, backed by positive Phase III data.
Drugmakers aren’t expecting a big financial hit from tariffs for now, but a report commissioned by PhRMA suggests the cost of pharma-sector tariffs could be steep.
Anil Matai, director general, Organization of Pharmaceutical Producers of India, talks in this audio interview about the evolving intellectual property landscape in India post the 2024 amendments, including long-standing sticking points such as Section 3(d) of India’s patent regulations and innovator firms' experience of the Bolar provision. There’s also a "compelling reason" to consider regulatory data protection, he claims.
