Weekly News Recap #Phispers

Gilead’s remdesivir gets FDA approval to treat Covid-19; Bayer buys AskBio for US$ 4 billion

This week, we have news on Gilead’s antiviral drug remdesivir bagging the full approval of the USFDA to treat Covid-19, d...

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Pfizer shifts timeline of Covid vaccine to November; Remdesivir slumps in WHO’s Solidarity Trial

This week, Phispers has more updates on experimental Covid-19 vaccines and treatments. Gilead’s remdesivir, which bagge...

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European Study highlights reliance on Asia for APIs; Mallinckrodt files for bankruptcy in US

This week, along with updates on the ongoing pandemic, Phispers brings you news on the opioid epidemic cases in the US, and on ...

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Gilead acquires Immunomedics for US$ 21 billion; FDA issues guidance on resuming normal manufacturing

This week, Phispers brings you news of two deals in the antibody drug conjugates (ADCs) space. While Gilead bought cancer dru...

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Kodak’s US$ 765 million loan put on hold; Digital health sees its biggest deal as Teladoc buys Livongo

This week, Phispers brings you news about the world’s first Covid-19 vaccine bagging clearance in Russia, even though its...

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WHO halts HCQ trials for Covid; Merck vs Merck: ‘Mercky’ saga continues; Akorn files for bankruptcy

This week, Phispers brings you updates on clinical trials for Covid-19 treatments and vaccines. While the WHO halted trials o...

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Gilead signs deals for remdesivir production; Pfizer outsources drug-making to focus on Covid vaccine

This week, Phispers brings you news on how Covid-19 is pushing drugmakers to outsource manufacturing of drugs. While Gilead s...

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Trump admin wants to pull global supply chains out of China; FDA okays remdesivir for emergency use

This week, Phispers has news on remdesivir, Gilead’s investigational antiviral drug. The USFDA has issued an emergency ...

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‘FDA compromised standards to get Bayer’s chloroquine’; HCQ study shows no benefits, higher deaths in study

This week, Phispers brings you updates on remdesivir, hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and chloroquine — drugs being touted as tr...

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Covid-19 treatments stumble; India restricts Trump-backed drug (HCQ) exports as FDA lifts ban on Ipca to get supplies

This week, Phispers has some bad news on the potential treatments for Covid-19. First, studies have shown limited clinical im...

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Three drugs enter human trials to treat Covid-19; FDA anticipates drug supply disruptions

This week, Phispers brings you more updates on the novel coronavirus which has so far taken over 2,000 lives. Three existing ...

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US Senator seeks “unannounced” FDA inspections; Nektar reports manufacturing issues with lead project

This week in Phispers, we bring you news about Nektar Therapeutics which disclosed declining efficacy of its lead project due t...

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