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BioTechniques | April 08, 2020

Providing the latest updates in the understanding of coronavirus, drug development and clinical trials for a vaccine for COVID-19. A study seeking to determine which of the lung and bronchi cells are targets for SARS-CoV-2 has been recently published in The EMBO Journal, suggesting the target is progenitor cells that usually develop into respiratory tract cells lined with cilia. This follows previous research that had demonstrated that the virus spike protein attaches to the ACE2 receptor on cel...

FiercePharma | March 04, 2020

Some patients infected with the novel coronavirus can develop uncontrolled immune response, leading to potentially life-threatening damage to lung tissue. After seeing promising results in clinical practice, Chinese authorities now recommend a Roche arthritis drug to tackle that rampage. Roche’s blockbuster Actemra, first approved by the U.S. FDA in 2010 for rheumatoid arthritis, can now be used to treat serious coronavirus patients with lung damage, China’s National Health Commissio...

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CordenPharma | February 01, 2022

Can-Fite BioPharma Ltd. a biotechnology company advancing a pipeline of proprietary small molecule drugs that address inflammatory, cancer and liver diseases, today announced it has enrolled the first patient in a Phase IIb study of its drug candidate Namodenoson in the treatment of NASH. The Phase IIb trial is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in subjects with biopsy-confirmed NASH. The primary efficacy objective of the trial is to evaluate the eff...

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Pneuma Systems Corporation | April 08, 2022

Medical technology company, Pneuma Systems Corporation, has entered a multi-faceted business collaboration with West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. with the goal of improving the patient's experience with drug therapy. West is a leading global manufacturer in the design and production of technologically advanced, high-quality, integrated containment and delivery systems for injectable medicines. Pneuma Systems Corporation has developed a family of fluid flow technologies that a...