Research and Development (RD)

Gilead Sciences selects AWS as preferred cloud provider

US-based biopharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences has selected Amazon Web Services (AWS) as its preferred cloud provider.

Revive Therapeutics, UCSF partner to study Bucillamine for severe Covid-19

Specialty life sciences company Revive Therapeutics has signed a research agreement with University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) to study Bucillamine as a potential treatment for severe Covid-19.

Dyadic and Medytox to co-develop Covid-19 variant fighting vaccines

US-based global biotechnology company Dyadic International has announced the expansion of its partnership with South Korea-based global research biopharmaceutical company Medytox to co-develop C1 manufactured Covid-19 vaccines.

USFDA grants priority review to Merck’s NDA for HIF-2α inhibitor Belzutifan

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted priority review for Merck’s New Drug Application (NDA) for the hypoxia-inducible factor-2 alpha (HIF-2α) inhibitor belzutifan.

NIAID grants $2.5m to 12 institutes for bacteriophage therapy research

A branch of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has granted $2.5m to 12 institutes across the world for bacteriophage therapy research.

NIH study finds severe Covid-19 during pregnancy leads to complications

Preliminary findings from a study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has found that pregnant women with severe Covid-19 symptoms had a higher risk of complications during and after pregnancy.

GE researchers begin in-depth study to understand Covid-19 impact on lungs

Bioscience researchers at GE Research have begun an in-depth study to better understand the impact of the Covid-19 virus on the lungs.

Existing drug offers targeted treatment for aggressive breast cancer

A new study claims palbociclib, an approved breast cancer drug, can treat an aggressive form of the cancer, bringing hope to thousands of afflicted women in the UK.

Merck discontinues Covid-19 vaccine candidates on grounds of poor performance

American pharma giant Merck has announced that it has discontinued the development of its SARS-CoV-2/Covid-19 vaccine candidates V590 and V591, after they performed poorly in phase 1 clinical trials.